Held Quotes

2520 Held quotes by 1751 unique authors

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 it’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
No people and no part of a people shall be held against its will in a political association that it does not want. — Ludwig von Mises
You can truly grieve for every officer who's been lost in the line of duty in this country, and still be troubled by cases of… — Jon Stewart
Withdraw allegiance from the old categories of the Negative (law, limit, castration, lack, lacuna), which the Western thought has so long held sacred as a… — Michel Foucault
The Vedas teach that the soul is divine, only held in the bondage of matter; perfection will be reached when this bond will burst, and… — Swami Vivekananda
Tell it fast before you get scared and silence yourself. You'll never wish you'd held back a little more. — Catherynne M. Valente
Success is won by those who believe in winning & then prepare for that moment. Many want to win, but how many prepare? That is… — Herb Brooks
While it is OK to give school children prizes for 'effort' -- my kids get them all the time -- I think international statesmen should… — Gideon Rachman
African tech companies must be held to the same standards as companies anywhere else in the world. But we must also be given the same… — Rebecca Enonchong
Allure is a word very few people use nowadays, but it's something that exists. Allure holds you, doesn't it? Whether it's a gaze or a… — Diana Vreeland
When we depend on anything smaller than God to provide us with the security, significance, meaning, and value that we long for, God will love… — Tullian Tchividjian
Stories always have held conflicts and contrasts, highs and lows, life and death situations. And there can be much suffering in stories, but now we… — David Lynch
LBJ held up Detroit as a model of what the Great Society could accomplish. He was right. — Mark Steyn
Whatever I thought right, to others seemed wrong; what I held to be bad, others approved of. — Richard Wagner
In business, as in politics, it is never easy to go against the beliefs and attitudes held by the majority. The businessman who moves counter… — J. Paul Getty
Life rarely presents fully finished photographs. An image evolves, often from a single strand of visual interest - a distant horizon, a moment of light,… — Sam Abell

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