Behalf Quotes

390 quotes by 334 authors

People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbors. — George Eliot
There is no greater blessing that you can have than to stand as a proxy in a great service to those who have gone beyond.… — Gordon B. Hinckley
She lifted her head. "It's easier," she said, slowly, "to be angry on someone else's behalf than on my own. And yet I find I… — Emma Bull
You cheated!â€ He looked at her, wide-eyed with feigned outrage. â€œI beg your pardon. If you were a man, I would call you out for… — Sarah MacLean
Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. — Orson Scott Card
But will they be together again? If they're reborn as new people with no memory of their previous lives, how can they find each other?"… — P. C. Cast
To be interested in something is to be involved in what is essentially a stressful relationship with that thing, to suffer anxiety on its behalf. — Geoff Dyer
When your fight has purposeâ€”to free you from something, to interfere on the behalf of an innocentâ€”it has a hope of finality. When the fight… — Tea Obreht
Humanity does not ask to be happy.It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. Survival first, and then happiness as we can manage… — Orson Scott Card
And she didn't once say anything about this being a sin. It used to be I got the word sin slapped in my face every… — Han Nolan
Love consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to… — Pope John Paul II
Christ walked the path every mortal is called to walk so that he would know how to succor and strengthen us in our most difficult… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Are you going to go down on your knees and beg for your life, old one?" Abbot Mortimer stared calmly into Cluny's savage eye. "I… — Brian Jacques
Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way… — Nora Ephron
Thus we use our supposed "knowledge" of others to speak on their behalf, and condemn them for their words we ourselves put in their silent… — Margaret George
I want love to conquer all. But love can't conquer anything. It can't do anything on it's own. It relies on us to do the… — David Levithan
The battle for our lives, and the lives and souls of our children, our husbands, our friends, our families, our neighbors, and our nation is… — Stormie Omartian
We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer.… — Corrie Ten Boom
The bond was so strange at times. Jill was jealous on Adrian's behalf. — Richelle Mead
You eat the room service employees every time?â€ Denise asked, shocked. â€œOf course. But donâ€™t fret on their behalf. I always tip well. — Jeaniene Frost

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