Held Quotes

2520 quotes by 1835 authors

We seem wired to grieve with greenery. Allowing the dead to dissolve into the earth, to become part of the cycle of the seasons, has,… — Simon Schama
Singapore is a pretty special race with it being held at night; it makes a great show for the fans. — Romain Grosjean
In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient Greeks and… — Simon Van Booy
The split between religion and science is relatively new. Isaac Newton, who first worked out the laws by which gravity held the planets and even… — Seth Shostak
I have spent seven of the 12 years I have been married a victim of political persecution. I must be the first male spouse being… — Asif Ali Zardari
America is a mosaic not of groups but of individuals, each of whom carries a host of cultural influences, some chosen, some inherited, some absorbed… — Virginia Postrel
South Korea first allowed women into the military in 1950 during the Korean War. Back then, female soldiers mainly held administrative and support positions. Women… — Kim Young-ha
My U.N. five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime, and ensuring nuclear safety and security - an effort that was given good… — Ban Ki-moon
More-radical scholars insist that an inherent clash exists between science and our long-held conceptions about consciousness and moral agency: if you accept that our brains… — Paul Bloom
I have always held the conviction that American citizens should keep as much of their hard-earned money as possible. — Tim Walberg
If you say something that undermines the stability of the country, then you have to be held accountable. — Najib Razak
It is essential that Christians understand this: Every Jew - secular, religious, assimilated, left-wing, right-wing - fears being killed because he is Jewish. This is… — Dennis Prager
Not only will you be held accountable for the things you do, but you will be held responsible for the very thoughts you think. — Karl G. Maeser
To pine for the days before public education became a practical reality is to pine for an America held back by mass ignorance and mass… — Timothy Noah
Few American presidents are held in higher esteem than Thomas Jefferson. Though historians have scrutinized every phase of his long public career and found him… — Robert Dallek
I grew up in Iowa, and the improv comedy club Comedy-Sportz across the river in Illinois held auditions. They took me even though I was… — Eric Christian Olsen
I distinctly remember the vivacious optimism that inundated the United States when the Soviet Union imploded in the early 1990s. This was not glee generated… — Eskinder Nega
All South Sudanese deserve consistent and unimpeded humanitarian assistance, regardless of if they live in areas held by rebel or government forces. — John Prendergast
For decades I have tried to peel back the layers of mystery surrounding many marine creatures, though most have held tightly to their secrets. One… — Brian Skerry
Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we… — Nancy Gibbs

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