Held Quotes

2520 quotes by 1751 authors

I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do. — Angelina Jolie
Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals… — E. Stanley Jones
Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization. — Arthur Keith
I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was… — Rose Kennedy
When I was in the hospital they gave me apple juice every morning, even after I told them I didn't like it. I had to… — Alan King
My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another.… — Anne Lamott
If an apple blossom or a ripe apple could tell its own story, it would be, still more than its own, the story of the… — Lucy Larcom
When I went to Australia, I went shark diving. It was crazy. It was called 'extreme' shark diving because even though we were in cages,… — Taylor Lautner
My cousin cleaned out a shotgun for me and let me carry it around the house, because he said, 'Anybody who knows anything about guns… — Jennifer Lawrence
Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and… — Daniel De Leon
It's certainly true that I was brought up in that British amateur tradition, the one which always held that if you were reasonably good at… — Damian Lewis
In the old days, the media is who held people accountable when they lied in politics. That isn't happening anymore. — Rush Limbaugh
There's such cultural rot taking place, such a disintegration throughout our culture. Values, morality, you name it. Standards have been relaxed, and people are not… — Rush Limbaugh
I feel like I'm held more accountable to stay healthy now because now I'm a role model to young girls to not have eating issues… — Demi Lovato
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still… — Martin Luther
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. — Niccolo Machiavelli
If you think about it, I've never held a job in my life. I went from being an NFL player to a coach to a… — John Madden
I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. — Naguib Mahfouz
Well what would happen is that if Greece defaulted and couldn't pay its debts, all the Greek bonds that are held in other banking systems… — John Major
Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become. — Maxwell Maltz

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