Held Quotes

2520 Held quotes by 1751 unique authors

I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where the fingerprints touched the pages as they held the book… — Jack Bowman
They held it their duty to live but for their country. — William Godwin
If the arts are held up solely as a means of social insight, fantasy is denied the chance to be commonplace and reality the chance… — Richard Eyre
I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions frequently… — Georg Cantor
She was scrubbing furiously at a line of grease spots which led from the stove towards the door to the dining-room. That was where Henry… — Dorothy Canfield Fisher
When I found the book was condemned as soon as the book was printed, or rather as soon as it was set up ready to… — John Harvey Kellogg
In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices, it was held… — John Bates Clark
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. — John Harrigan
Initially charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest I was held for 36 hours, was beaten by cops and made to stand spread… — John Blair
As we begin this debate, I am confident that we will hear the supporters of this bill argue in the name of Ronald Reagan that… — Mike Pence
Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they have… — Natan Sharansky
On the fortieth day after his death, we held the ceremony, and I performed for the very first time. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
We tried burying the waste at sea and the concrete cannisters that held it cracked open. — David R. Brower
There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences… — Asa Gray
When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it. — Owen Hart
As many of the riders before me had been held up and robbed of their packages, mail and money that they carried, for that was… — Calamity Jane
In 1967 the last Unity Caravan was held. — Dennis Banks
In my right-wing politics of the time, I held that unemployment was usually the fault of the unemployed. — Luke Ford
This new one was held for a couple months, so I guess it was better, but when we go into thinking our next record tragedy,… — Kerry King
I must say, to be very honest about it, that I held in my mind during the life of the Commission, that there had been… — John Sherman Cooper
With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which the ballot has… — John Bright
I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with… — John Burns
I was held hostage and almost executed by a man who was robbing us in the middle of the night. — William Hurt
I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little. — Dan O'Brien
Back in the mid-1980s, congressional hearings were held after we brought this litigation, and held up the first experiment. At that time, I went in… — Jeremy Rifkin

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