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2520 Held quotes by 1751 unique authors

By exposing the fallacy of the UK’s extradition arrangements with the US, I leave with my head held high having won the moral victory. — Babar Ahmad
I felt held hostage by her illness and by the backward mental health system that once again was incapable of helping our family in crisis. — Mira Bartok
It was not until some weeks later that I realized there is no need to restrict oneself to 2 by 2 matrices. One could go… — Paul Dirac
And the things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us. — Ian Rush
I have thought briefly about getting caught in rock slides or falling from a rock face. If that happened, I would probably perish on the… — Richard Proenneke
If the world held magic powerful enough to make the elephant appear, then there must exist, too, magic in equal measure, magic powerful enough to… — Kate DiCamillo
Many of the vicious criminals held there have been caught on the battlefield fighting against American troops and shutting down Guantanamo Bay would just require… — Bill Shuster
When all humanity works for humanity, when the life-business of men and women becomes one united partnership in all matters which concern each, when neither… — Matilda Joslyn Gage
I naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me. — Anne Lamott
Our experience tends to confirm a long-held notion that being prepared, on a few occasions in a lifetime, to act promptly in scale, in doing… — Charlie Munger
Before the code, women on screen took lovers, had babies out of wedlock, got rid of cheating husbands, enjoyed their sexuality, held down professional positions… — Mick LaSalle
We call upon all communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed, sect, color, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality… — Malala Yousafzai
We cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all. Because the worth of the… — Nick Cave
I closed my eyes, held my breath and then everything went black. — Richard Petty
I grew up as a fifth-generation Jew in the American South, at the confluence of two great storytelling traditions. After graduating from Yale in the… — Bruce Feiler
In London it had seemed impossible to travel without the proper evening clothes. One could see an invitation arriving for an Embassy ball or something.… — Robert Edison Fulton, Jr.
I have taken your advice, and the names used are anode cathode anions cations and ions; the last I shall have but little occasion for.… — Michael Faraday
One of the most serious [challenges] is increased military spending and the cost of maintaining and developing nuclear arsenals. Enormous resources are being consumed for… — Pope Benedict XVI
It was not nails that held Jesus to that wretched cross; it was his unqualified resolution, out of love for his Father, to do his… — D. A. Carson
I love Vermont because of her hills and valleys, her scenery and invigorating climate, but most of all because of her indomitable people. They are… — Calvin Coolidge
As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be… — Charles Barkley
St. Andrews provided a gentle forgetfulness over the preceding painful years of my life. It remains a haunting and lovely time to me, a marrow… — Kay Redfield Jamison
My own time on earth has led me to believe in two powerful instruments that turn experience into love: holding and listening. For every time… — Mark Nepo
What held people together was the belief that you're really going to change the world. I think that's the nature of many startups. You believe… — Ray Ozzie
I have held the following jobs: office temp, ticket seller in movie theatre, cook in restaurant, nanny, and phone installer at the Super Bowl in… — Adriana Trigiani

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