Trigger Quotes

The weight behind a single decisive moment

Several quotes here use "pulling the trigger" as shorthand for a hard decision, one made under pressure and hard to undo. Others discuss triggering a reaction more broadly, including political statements meant to provoke intervention. For quotes on what sets people off emotionally, see Emotion.

If somebody I don't like gets in the crosshairs, I pull the trigger. But I don't hunt for them.

Quotes by T. Boone Pickens

When it gets to this point, it's just hard to pull the trigger.

Quotes by Steve Yzerman

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Unplanned urbanisation can create urban chaos and trigger urban violence.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

Guns require a finger to pull the trigger.

Quotes by Rick Perry

That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts.

Quotes by Mario Monti

Agriculture can trigger job-led economic growth, provided it becomes intellectually satisfying and economically rewarding.

Quotes by M. S. Swaminathan

I might as well have pulled the trigger myself.

Quotes by Joan Bennett

They're the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and they will not do that. They will not pull the trigger.

Quotes by Gray Davis

Terrorists have failed in what is arguably al Qaida's most important objective - to trigger revolutions.

Quotes by Gijs de Vries

Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun.

Quotes by Don Marquis

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The tone throughout is one of hesitation weighed against consequence, whether the trigger is literal or a turn of phrase. Explore Reaction for more on how people respond under pressure, or Intensity for the feelings behind that moment.