Quotes with holding

  • Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.
  • Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.
  • Every great work, every great accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
  • When you fly to New York, sometimes they put you on hold and you just go round and around in a holding pattern. Sometimes in a concert, I feel other spirits in a holding pattern that they want to land through my heart and through my fingers.
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  • Florence Scovel Shinn Every great work, every great accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
    Florence Scovel Shinn
    American artist, writer
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  • C. S. Lewis Faith... is the art of holding on to things your reason once accepted, despite your changing moods.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Tommy Lasorda Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.
    Tommy Lasorda
    American Baseball player (1927 - 2021)
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  • Joe E. Lewis A man is never drunk if he can lay on the floor without holding on.
    Joe E. Lewis
    American writer
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  • Plutarch A Roman divorced from his wife, being highly blamed by his friends, who demanded, ''Was she not chaste? Was she not fair? Was she not fruitful?'' holding out his shoe, asked them whether it was not new and well made. ''Yet,'' added he, ''none of you can tell where it pinches me.
    Plutarch
    Greek biographer and essayist (46 - 120)
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  • Bobby Vinton All around as a person, on right decisions, on holding your money, on doing your trade, a good education is a must. I don't think I would've done as good without an education.
    Bobby Vinton
    American singer and songwriter (1935 - )
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  • F. Scott Fitzgerald All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    American writer (1896 - 1940)
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  • Buddy Wakefield All these kids you can't seem to make any sense of would stop holding you so far off the edge of your seats if you'd start holding yourselves to the promises you make. We know you're not perfect because we're not. And I know I ain't perfect. But I believe I was meant to be.
    Poetry Older People
    Buddy Wakefield
    American poet and actor (1974 - )
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  • George S. Patton Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.
    George S. Patton
    American Army General during World War II (1885 - 1945)
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  • Confucius Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • George Orwell Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Barry Lopez Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.
    Barry Lopez
    American author (1945 - )
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  • Heywood Broun Except that right side up is best, there is not much to learn about holding a baby. There are one hundred and fifty-two distinctly different ways -and all are right! At least all will do.
    Heywood Broun
    American Journalist, Novelist (1888 - 1939)
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  • Haniel Long For support, I fall back on my heart. Has a man any fault a woman cannot weave with and try to change into something better, if the god her man prays to is a mother holding a baby?
    Haniel Long
    American writer, poet, journalist (1888 - 1956)
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  • Adlai Stevenson II Golf is a fine relief from the tensions of office, but we are a little tired of holding the bag.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • Dhammapada He who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot, him I call a real driver; other people are but holding the reins
    Dhammapada
    collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form
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  • Buddha Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Joan Lunden Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.
    Joan Lunden
     
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  • Toni Morrison I don't know whether the bird you are holding is dead or alive, but what I do know is that it is in your hands. It is in your hands.
    Toni Morrison
    American novelist, essayist, editor (1931 - 2019)
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  • Anne Morrow Lindbergh I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early mornings setting out, those evenings gleaming with rivers and lakes below us, still holding the last light.
    Anne Morrow Lindbergh
    American Author (1906 - 2001)
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