Held Quotes

2520 quotes by 1835 authors

I burst the tyrant bands, which held my sex in awe. — Deborah Sampson
Everything felt fragile and freshly come upon, but for now, at least, my depression had stepped back, giving me room to move forward. I had… — Daphne Merkin
I didn't think that wave was going to offer a ton, ... But the wave just held form, and I was able to get a… — Kelly Slater
He (Jackie Robinson) knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous,… — Duke Snider
I dont think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong. — Anita Baker
I think of the medium as a people-to-people medium, not cameraman-to-people, not direction-to-people, not writers-to-people, but people-to-peopleYou can only involve an audience with people. You… — Frank Capra
I have a lot of sympathy with the ideas and frustration of the Occupy movement. I absolutely agree with the sense that Wall Street has… — Susan Bysiewicz
In regeneration, the mind is enlightened in the knowledge of spiritual things... The will is renewed... The will is cured of its utter inability to… — Thomas Boston
For men are held above their fellows by the gossamer of reputation, which is so soft and fragile a breath can blow it away. — Iain Pears
I remember that winter because it had brought the heaviest snows I had ever seen. Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the… — Raymond Briggs
In addition to the dread of Indians, Texas held out no inducements for Mexican emigrants. — William H. Wharton
I don't like things held up before me that I cannot have. — Arthur Golden
Reading is sometimes thought of as a form of escapism, and itâ€™s a common turn of phrase to speak of getting lost in a book.… — Rebecca Mead
My mother handed me my sister and turned on the television. My sister's fingers wrapped around my earlobes, and she squeezed and made a sort-of… — Danny Goodman
Although the District of Columbiahas had a ban on handgun sale and possession since 1976, Washingtonresidents are held hostage by the lax gun laws of… — Josh Sugarmann
What I see here, what I feel here is that people in your world believe spirituality isn't distant. It's close and real. Religion seems born… — Barbara Cameron
I'm not saying it wouldn't have happened if I'd come to Anfield then (1997), but I always held out hope that I'd come back and… — Robbie Keane
Children and babies should be held in the most sacred regard. We feel that they're the most natural and true magicians. — Zeena Schreck
It is the nature of the Kali Yuga that most human beings are now held back from spiritual liberation due to the gravity of inertia,… — Zeena Schreck
Strength is nothing more than enduring life - to be able to survive the heartaches and agonies we go through with our heads held high.… — Sylvia Browne

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