Held Quotes

2520 quotes by 1835 authors

Whenever I call a company and get put on hold, I never really feel like I'm being held. — Randy Glasbergen
The longest and most destructive party ever held is now into its fourth generation and still no one shows any signs of leaving. The problem… — Douglas Adams
The trust that I once built has been betrayed. But I'd rather live tellin' the truth and be judged for my mistakes, than falsely held… — Macklemore
Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution be… — George Washington
In the traditional view, a person is free. He is autonomous in the sense that his behavior is uncaused. He can therefore be held responsible… — B.F. Skinner
I always felt that a scientist owes the world only one thing, and that is the truth as he sees it. If the truth contradicts… — Hans Eysenck
The world can therefore seize the opportunity (the Persian Gulf crisis) to fulfill the long held promise of a New World Order where diverse nations… — George H. W. Bush
There's nothing to stop a man from writing unlessÂ that manÂ stops himself. If a man truly desires to write, then he will.Â Rejection and… — Charles Bukowski
The reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living. — Martha Graham
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew… — Bobby Fischer
I must say this now about that first fire. It was magic. Out of dead tinder and grass and sticks came a live warm light.… — Jean Craighead George
Men are less hesitant about harming someone who makes himself loved than one who makes himself feared because love is held together by a chain… — Niccolo Machiavelli
All who contribute to the overthrow of religion, or to the ruin of kingdoms and commonwealths, all who are foes to letters and to the… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Because of the wealth of fine music spread through the film, working on it held all the fun and excitement of attending a great concert — June Allyson
We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the strength… — Malala Yousafzai
There are times when you have to obey a call which is the highest of all, i.e. the voice of conscience even though such obedience… — Mahatma Gandhi
That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real… — John Updike
Humans are different in private than in the presence of others. While the private persona merges into the social persona in varying degrees, the union… — Brian Herbert
He who is silent and bows his head dies every time he does so. He who speaks aloud and walks with his head held high… — Giovanni Falcone
When you call us, ladies and gentlemen, just so you know, we do have your phone number, and if you say anything untoward, obscene, or… — Bill O'Reilly

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