Stand up Quotes · Page 7

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

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.

— John DiMaggio

Be brave and be fearless, and for God's sake, stand up for yourself.

— Gretchen Carlson

Stand-up is the scariest thing - whether it's TV, movies, improv - stand-up is the worst.

— Melissa Peterman

I'm going to stand up for the good name of Mississippi, just like I did for Mike Espy's good name.

— Mike Espy

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

I think the idea that women can stand up and be strong and still be seen as beautiful and sexual is kind…

— Katie Aselton

When I come out to do my stand-up set, I pretty much get bombarded with lines from movies. You try to play…

— Kevin Heffernan

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for…

— Dalia Mogahed

I think that people who do enjoy my stand-up comedy and the people who get it and the people who are taken…

— Dane Cook

It seems the older I get, I hear about cancer more and more but not to get too totally depressed about it…

— Alan Carr

Canada has the world's largest Ukrainian population outside of Ukraine and Russia. As a senator from Minnesota, a state with a large…

— Amy Klobuchar

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

Stand-up can take you in so many different places, man. So many doors can be opened up from stand-up comedy, and the…

— Kevin Hart

My mother ran the household. In grade school, I came home crying one day. She said, 'What's wrong?' and I said, 'This…

— Buster Douglas

My point is simply this: I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in…

— Stephen Baldwin

Throughout my years of public service, I've listened to the voices of the gay and lesbian community, whether through whispered confidences or…

— Mark Udall

From its onset, the labor movement has been at the forefront of the fight to improve working conditions and workplace safety. At…

— Jan Schakowsky

My first foray into meatless burgers was BA's Best Veggie Burger, a no-holds-barred, maximalist veggie burger in the style of Superiority Burger.…

— Chris Morocco

I love live theater. I get my rocks off by doing stand-up, and I am the only actor. But to show up…

— Robert Klein

I had fun doing a lot of low-budget movies and web series. And I got back into stand-up where I started.

— Mary Lynn Rajskub

I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter…

— Daniel Tosh

If you do a sketch, that's a very short narrative. Stand-up, it's bit-to-bit, minute-long narratives.

— Kumail Nanjiani

I love that our country is one where you have the freedom to protest and to stand up for what you believe…

— Gus Kenworthy

We have a moral responsibility to stand up to Donald Trump, and that's what we're going to do.

— David Brock

I remember the Lord speaking into my heart and saying, 'Jeremy, I want you to stand up and worship me.'

— Jeremy Camp

I like to edit; I like to work with other people, and that's something stand-up doesn't really have.

— Kyle Dunnigan

To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.

— Carly Fiorina

I tend to stand up and speak up when I see something dysfunctional happening.

— Gina Miller

Men gotta stand up, bro. We have to man up. We gotta stop being liberals.

— Mike Perry

We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.

— Gavin Newsom

To this day, if you gave me $1,000, I really can't stand up - You can tell a joke. You're a good…

— Don Rickles

I am engaged with the news, I vote, I write to my MP, I stand up for things that are important to…

— Corinne Bailey Rae

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

— Tracy Morgan

If you can stand up for your faith when you're on top, you can stand up for it now that you're at…

— Kurt Warner

I hope my work inspires people to speak and to stand up together to make change. Big or small, it doesn't matter.

— Choi Si-won