Held Quotes

2520 quotes by 1835 authors

But all I could think of was taking some books to read in jail. I held everybody up, choosing which ones to take. — John Clellon Holmes
We do want our fellow citizens to respect our deeply held conviction that the absence of an afterlife lends a greater, not a lesser, moral… — Susan Jacoby
One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be idiocy because it has been able to appeal to the majority — Nicolas Chamfort
If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three. — Michel Patini
I'm creating the kind of games that I like right now. I'm not being held back by technology. — John Romero
So much of what holds us back in life are the long-held resentments stemming from childhood. — Gabrielle Bernstein
Prince Asaka had joined the army only about ten days before its entry into Nanking and in view of the short time he was connected… — Iwane Matsui
There is one court whose findings are incontrovertible, and whose sessions are held in the chambers of our own breast. — Hosea Ballou
The Islam of the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th century was a poor thing. Nobody bothered about it. Islam was that funny… — John Keegan
When we held the first Earth Day, everyone said it was a success because of the huge turnout. It was probably the largest planned event… — Denis Hayes
And I said couldn't we be more moderate? And he said why? And I said because I care about the team. And he said, 'No… — Jonathan Ive
With the early prototypes, I held the phone to my ear and my ear [would] dial the number. You have to detect all sorts of… — Jonathan Ive
For the most part I have been able to meet all my goals, but I always strive for bigger goals in life so everything's not… — A. J. Green
I wish friends held hands more often, like the children I see on the streets sometimes. I'm not sure why we have to grow up… — Stephanie Perkins
I turned to the teeming small creatures that can be held between the thumb and forefinger: the little things that compose the foundation of our… — E. O. Wilson
I was devastated. I'm still devastated to this day. When talent like that disappears in a flash, you can't believe it. You deny it. Max… — Helen Merrill
Significant inventions are not mere accidents. The erroneous view [that they are] is widely held, and it is one that the scientific and technical community,… — Paul Flory
The female form provides the solution in which the essence itself is held; she is passio, and acted upon, the male is actio, the mover. — Marina Warner
The English language lacks the words 'to mourn an absence.' For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner… — Laura Bush
Some hypocrites and seeming mortified men, that held down their heads, were like the little images that they place in the very bowing of the… — William Laud

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