I Held Quotes
192 I Held quotes by 158 unique authors
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Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career one. Every now…
— Ronald Reagan
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I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the…
— Vanilla Ice
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I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do.
— Angelina Jolie
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If I held you any closer I would be on the other side of you.
— Groucho Marx
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I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.…
— Aimee Mullins
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I held her wrists and then I got it through the eyes: hatred, centuries deep and true. I was wrong and graceless and sick. all…
— Charles Bukowski
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I ask myself how I could give in to this perpetual vertigo that I in fact provoked and feared. I floated among erratic clouds and…
— Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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I inhale great draught of space...the east and west are mine...and the north and south are mine...I am grandeur than I thought...I did not know…
— Walt Whitman
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My throat tightened, but I held back the tears and reminded myself that withdrawing from a woman is no different than kicking a drug; you…
— Keith Ablow
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One day, on tearing off some old bark, I saw two rare beetles, and seized one in each hand. Then I saw a third and…
— Charles Darwin
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I do not see why I should e’er turn back, Or those should not set forth upon my track To overtake me, who should miss…
— Robert Frost
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On the evenings when my parents held parties, the drawing-room mirrors multiplied to infinity the scintillations of a crystal chandelier. Mama would take her seat…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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I SEE thee better in the dark, I do not need a light. The love of thee a prism be Excelling violet. I see thee…
— Emily Dickinson
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I held her close to me with my eyes closed, wonering if anything in my life had ever been this perfect and knowing at the…
— Nicholas Sparks
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I held hands with her all the time...that doesn't sound like much, I realize, but she was terrific to hold hands with. Most girls if…
— J D Salinger
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My chest feels full of glitter and helium, the way it used to when I was little and riding my father's shoulders at twilight, when…
— Jodi Picoult
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I held out my book. It was precious to me, as were all the things I'd written; even where I despised their inadequacy there was…
— Tanith Lee
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I looked at other couples and wondered how they could be so calm about it. They held hands as if they weren't even holding hands.…
— Miranda July
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He [Ranger] stopped in front of my parents' house, and we both looked to the door. My mother and my grandmother were standing there, watching…
— Janet Evanovich
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I suddenly remember being very little and being embraced by my father. I would try to put my arms around my father's waist, hug him…
— Jodi Picoult
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Hellooo.” I held out my arm. “An amethyst woman with blue hair is telling you this.” She reached out and scraped her short nails over…
— Cheyenne McCray
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I held the feeling in my heart; the urge to discuss it died out. There was all the time in the world. In the endless…
— Banana Yoshimoto
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You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take. The night before, I'd offered up my hand. Now, if I held on,…
— Sarah Dessen
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I nearly dropped the plate I held. "You've asked me out tons of times." "Not really. I've made inapproprite suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity.…
— Richelle Mead
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I held my crotch, closed my eyes and repeated my secret catechism.
— Iain Banks
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