Quotes with stand

Quotes 121 till 140 of 344.

  • Oliver Wendell Holmes I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Busta Rhymes I have a song called 'Decisions' that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common. It's about people who have made a decision to really stand by you as friends.
    Busta Rhymes
    American rapper, musician, record producer and actor (1972 - )
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  • Anne Campbell I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to.
    Anne Campbell
    English politician (1940 - )
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  • Abraham Lincoln I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Peter de Vries I love being a writer, what I can't stand is the paperwork.
    Peter de Vries
    American writer (1910 - 1993)
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  • Charles M. Schulz I love mankind... it's people I can't stand!
    Charles M. Schulz
    American cartoonist (1922 - 2000)
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  • Charles M. Schultz I love mankind; it's people I can't stand.
    Charles M. Schultz
    American cartoonist (1922 - 2000)
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  • David Gemmell I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
    David Gemmell
    British author of heroic fantasy (1948 - 2006)
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  • Art Linkletter I stand fearlessly for small dogs, the American Flag, motherhood and the Bible. That's why people love me.
    Art Linkletter
    Canadian-born American radio and television personality (1912 - 2010)
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  • Salman Rushdie I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire.
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    Salman Rushdie
    Engels writer (1947 - )
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  • Bruno Tonioli I started dancing before I could talk. Other babies learn to stand and then walk - I just danced.
    Bruno Tonioli
    Italian choreographer and dancer (1955 - )
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  • Terry Pratchett I think the best thing I ever did with my life was stand up and say I've got Alzheimer's.
    Terry Pratchett
    English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works (1948 - 2015)
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  • Kurt Vonnegut I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.
    Player Piano
    Kurt Vonnegut
    American writer (1922 - 2007)
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  • Brock Lesnar I was a true wrestler. I was a Division I national champion. I came into the business wanting one thing and one thing only, and that was to be the champion, and I wasn't going to let anybody stand in my way. I think there was one guy that had a problem with that, and that was Undertaker.
    Brock Lesnar
    American professional wrestler (1977 - )
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  • Allan Carr I was at college doing performing arts, and just spending all my time mucking about, and the lecturers thought I would be pretty good at stand-up, so I gave it a whirl.
    Allan Carr
    American theater producer and manager (1937 - 1999)
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  • Ellen DeGeneres I was doing stand-up at a restaurant and there was a chalkboard on the street out front. It said, ''Soup of the Day: Cream of Asparagus. Ellen DeGeneres.''
    Ellen DeGeneres
    American comedian, actress, writer, and producer (1958 - )
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  • Kin Hubbard I will say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that is more than I can say for prosperity.
    Kin Hubbard
    American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist (1868 - 1930)
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  • Ronald Reagan I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Bernard Berenson I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.
    Bernard Berenson
    American art historian (1865 - 1959)
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  • William Shakespeare I'll never be such a gosling to obey instinct, but stand as if a man were author of himself and knew no other kin.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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