Standing near the door, we dipped our fingers in the holy water, crossed and blessed ourselves, and proceeded up to the sleeping-room,… — Maria Monk Copy Share Image
Some of my earliest memories are dancing in the kitchen, standing on my mom's toes. — Ian Ziering Copy Share Image
Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
I've recently noticed "as if for the first time" that when people pray they always look "upward" - i.e. perpendicular to whatever… — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern. — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
You can dance in a hurricane, but only if you're standing in the eye. — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
Innovation is very important to me, especially professionally. The alternative, standing pat, leads to complacency, rigidity and eventually failure. — Georges St-Pierre Copy Share Image
In my case, vertical food was less about standing things up than layering things: more an attempt to gain texture by weaving… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
pull a string, a puppet moves ... each man must realize that it can all disappear very quickly: the cat, the woman,… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
Sometimes standing up for things that are right makes things tougher. — Stan Van Gundy Copy Share Image
I hate when a show has an age limit. Like a little tiny child is standing outside, like, 'Hey, I wanted to… — Vince Staples Copy Share Image
Having said that, I must now admit that I was still afraid of human beings, and before I could meet even the… — Osamu Dazai Copy Share Image
But you know what? There's far more pain involved in rolling over, far more pain in hiding in the shadows, far more… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
For a long time we have thought we were better than the living world, and now some of us tend to think… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
Say what you will about Leona Helmsley, when it comes to standing trial, she's twice the man Jim Bakker is. — David Letterman Copy Share Image
Hey, big spender,” I said. He looked appreciative but more amused than anything else. He reached into his pocket and pulled out… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
He smiles and takes his index finger and presses it to my lips, leaves it there until my heart lands on Jupiter:… — Jandy Nelson Copy Share Image
You never want an Australian with his back against the wall. You put any 12 blokes together and you'll get a job… — Matthew Hayden Copy Share Image
You go to a show, and there's no food at all, so if you're doing shows back to back, you can forget… — Kate Moss Copy Share Image
Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
If anyone ever wonders why there's nothing coming from me, it's not my fault. I'm doing the work. No, I haven't deteriorated… — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
I ask a wreathwhich will not crush my head. And there is no hurry about it; I shall have, doubtless, a boom… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
In a militia, the character of the laborer, artificer, or tradesman, predominates over that of the soldier: in a standing army, that… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
