I never held myself as a nice person for most of my life.

When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear…

— Nick Park

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices, it was…

— John Bates Clark

I've never held out. I'm a first-class guy in any relationship. The first way of getting better is showing up, so I'm always going…

— Antonio Brown

Being shy has never held me back.

— Roberto Firmino

I almost gave up on you today... but then I remembered why I held on so long.

— Ritu

We have held forums here at the White House on workplace flexibility, and the first major bill signed into law by President Obama was…

— Valerie Jarrett

I had always held everything in before.

— Neil Diamond

As many of the riders before me had been held up and robbed of their packages, mail and money that they carried, for that…

— Calamity Jane

I was held in the Mazra Tora Prison for my role as leader of the pan-Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alexandria.

— Maajid Nawaz

“The very things that held you down are gonna carry you up and up and up.”

— Timothy Mouse

“Like that box held the last little piece of what was normal, and I wasn't ready to give it up just yet.”

— Sarah Dessen

Only in Washington would the Republican operatives get the entire press corps ginned up over the notion that I'm going to be home campaigning…

— Claire McCaskill

“Ah, Lord Northcliff, how well you look this afternoon!” “Thank you. I feel well indeed.” Taking Amy’s hand, he held it in both of…

— Christina Dodd

When writing about historical characters I try to be as accurate as possible, and in particular not to misrepresent the view they held. With…

— Pat Barker

“Yes, she had held her family together, but at what cost to herself.”

— Lisa See