Stand up Quotes · Page 6

I would say that I have a love-hate relationship with almost everything in my life, including stand-up.

— Chelsea Peretti

President Trump is the first western leader in 50 years to stand up to China.

— Steve Hilton

If you don't have anything to stand up for, you fall for everything.

— Rudy Ruettiger

I love stand-up, but the process of writing is a little more lonely. I want to keep doing both, though.

— Jack Whitehall

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting…

— Don Rickles

These one-dayers and these Twenty20s is where Virat Kohli can really stand up and lead from the front.

— Michael Clarke

Improv seemed to replace stand-up, which was very big before that. Stand-up comedy was real hot in the late '80s and through…

— Joe Flaherty

I am so proud that as a state we can stand up together and show our support of veterans.

— Kay Ivey

Being a stand-up comic, this isn't a stepping-stone for me; it's what I do, and this is what I'm always going to…

— Bill Burr

The Holocaust changed our perception of morality not only because we discovered that morality is the only thing that can stand up…

— Yair Lapid

It's a great shame that the head of our established church is not actually prepared to stand up and fight for our…

— Nigel Farage

I can't believe how much time has passed. The first time I did stand-up I was 17, and I was really a…

— Sarah Silverman

We have to do what we think is right, even though we may have to stand up to some loud voices in…

— Roy Cooper

I stand up for what is right even if it puts me in a political conundrum. Supporting Senator Sanders was one of…

— Nina Turner

Stand-up comedy is a lot about amplifying emotions and situations; movie acting has a lot to do with mellowing things down and…

— Vir Das

The history of the Republican Party is a history of fighting for freedom and equality for all people. We need to stand…

— Mark Robinson

Sikhs were considered the champions of fairness, uplifting people, protecting and defending human rights. Defending equality. So when someone sees a Sikh,…

— Jagmeet Singh

“Eden is the best thing to ever happen to me and I will spend every day showing her just how precious she…

— Sarah Clay

I'm so glad that we have had so many consequential rallies and parades which have now educated people and made them stand…

— Kubra Sait

I want to lead the Liberal Democrats so that we can build a liberal movement to stand up to those nationalist forces…

— Jo Swinson

I always wanted to be a comedic actor - that's what I wanted from the job - to do comedy and to…

— Adam DeVine

I remember being glued to the TV as I watched the Olympics as a kid. There was something so magical, almost otherworldly,…

— Gretchen Bleiler

When I first started on television, people, and even my own manager at the time, would tell me I had to make…

— Jennifer Lopez

I've been on the road since I was 15, in one way or another - on a bus, in a 15-passenger van,…

— Jay DeMarcus

We need to stand up and become a united front against a common enemy. It's important for us to not be divided.

— John Leguizamo

What's right and good doesn't come naturally. You have to stand up and fight for it - as if the cause depends…

— Bill Moyers

Don't be afraid to speak about what you really want to say, some people may not want to hear it, but they…

— TheMonsterAce

I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt…

— Missy Peregrym

“When you're silent, your silence condones it. Thus, whatever you believe in goes down the drain.”

— Jennifer Tindugan-Adoviso

America is weaker when our own partners can't trust us to stand up for our values and interests.

— Andy Kim

Stand-up will always be my first love, and it has been the primary way I've expressed myself since I was 17.

— Hari Kondabolu

Stand-up is hard. Or to keep it at a certain level is hard: I have no writers but me.

— Jerry Seinfeld

I will stand up for Mississippi like no one has done before. My voice will resonate most strongly in our struggling communities.

— Mike Espy

I know how to stand up to a bully - but maybe more importantly how to work around a bully.

— Sara Gideon

When you're so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don't think people recognise or praise consistency enough.

— Katie Taylor

Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but…

— Jack Whitehall

When I started stand-up, the first thing I did was to take an improv class.

— J. B. Smoove

They were unable to stand up and say: 'Here's our policy. It's Unite the world against terrorism.'

— Chris Matthews

It is frustrating, but all I can do is just keep winning, and hopefully, people will stand up and take notice eventually.

— Katie Taylor

We need leaders who are willing to stand up, drive the debate, and commit our fellow citizens to action.

— Seth Moulton