Held Quotes

2520 Held quotes by 1751 unique authors

I think if you've held onto a character for several years and then you're getting rid of that character, it's going to be traumatic. — Dominic Monaghan
The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions… — Vernor Vinge
I understood once I held a baby in my arms, why some people have the need to keep having them. — Spalding Gray
They [the mathematicians of the Enlightenment] defined their terms vaguely and used their methods loosely, and the logic of their arguments was made to fit… — Tobias Dantzig
It is our own pain, and our own desire to be free of it, that alerts us to the suffering of the world. It is… — Sylvia Boorstein
The commies are the only people on earth who think Star Wars will work. If they're that gullible, maybe we should have held the summit… — P.J. O'Rourke
A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail. Index-hunter is a term used mockingly, meaning one who acquires superficial knowledge… — Tobias Smollett
Is it not a thing most abominable, that God who feeds so many mouths, should be held in such low esteem by me, that I… — Martin Luther
I sold my soul, you brought it back for me. And held me up, and gave me dignity. — Anne Murray
A thousand people will stop smoking today. Their funerals will be held sometime in the next three or four days. — C. Everett Koop
The history of governmentally established religion, both in England and in this country, showed that whenever government had allied itself with one particular form of… — Hugo Black
Free software is part of a broader phenomenon, which is a shift toward recognizing the value of shared work. Historically, shared stuff had a very… — Mark Shuttleworth
I remember the first time I held my book, my first book in my hands. I cannot tell you how it moved me. — Jan Karon
I know people who are so immersed in road maps that they never see the countryside they pass through, and others who, having traced a… — John Steinbeck
Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard. We are all held in a single honor, the… — Homer
I believe in justice, and I believe in people being held responsible for their actions. — Bruce Willis
Sometimes people have sympathized with me because long years of my life were spent in jail and in exile. Well, those years ... were a… — Sukarno
I'm part of a community that holds each other up, and it's been great to be held up too. — Elizabeth Edwards
I feel great that I've been given a chance in the golden years of my life. To me, it's the last battle, and I've been… — Eric Burdon
The great changes in civilisation and society have been wrought by deeply held beliefs and passion rather than by a process of rational deduction. — Paul Keating
I've always held the view that great states need strategic space. I mean, George Washington took his space from George III. Britain took it from… — Paul Keating
National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have… — Kofi Annan
I really didn't feel challenged anymore. I wanted to learn something and be excited again... While it can be a family - that environment is… — Paget Brewster
I've directed a fair amount of television series - so I'm always trying to learn new things. One episode was all hand-held and I'm trying… — Bob Balaban
The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's… — Evan Bayh

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