Standing Quotes

2631 Standing quotes by 1880 unique authors

Sculptured figures which appear in motion, will, in their standing position, actually look as if they were falling forward. — Leonardo da Vinci
However appalling to consider, however tedious to enact, every novel requires furniture, whether it is to be named or unnamed, for the characters will be… — Jonathan Lethem
You described the feeling you’d always had of being misplaced, of always standing to one side of yourself, of watching yourself in the world even… — Jay McInerney
Bieber has 10 million fans - most are in middle schools, or standing at least 500 feet away from one. — Kevin Hart
I hit some great shots in my lifetime; now I hit a decent shot and I get a standing ovation. — Martina Navratilova
Those who pray for your downfall are concentrating negative thoughts towards you, without taking cognisance of the slippery ground in which they are standing, which… — Michael Bassey
It's responsible for the sloppiness and imprecision of the War on Terror, for example. It's responsible for taking people's tax dollars and spending the country… — Timothy Hallinan
It don't matter what you tried to do, you couldn't destroy me! I'm still standing! I'm still strong! And I always will be. — Antwone Fisher
We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die....So just standing still isn't really an option. We… — B.K.S. Iyengar
Falling in love is the easiest thing in the world. It's standing in love that matters. — Carson McCullers
I have to phrase this perfectly: I'm just not convinced that the attention we give to creating what we think of as a character isn't… — Stephen Dillane
One often forgets that even if art is a very successful field in contemporary culture, there are still a lot of people alienated by it.… — Tino Sehgal
It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of… — Ian Mckellen
I prefer to die standing than to live on my knees, — Charb
Well, very long ago, on the spot where the Wild Wood waves now, before ever it had planted itself and grown up to what it… — Kenneth Grahame
It becomes an emperor to die standing. — Vespasian
I don't particularly enjoy standing alone and recording my own voice or my own stuff. It's sometimes fun to do for demos and stuff, but… — Sondre Lerche
Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned… — Iris DeMent
Number one is that it just scares people! Your hair is standing up on your arms, or at least that there's a few moments when… — Gina Philips
For the first time I saw a medley of haphazard facts fall into line and order. All the jumbles and recipes and hotchpotch of the… — Carrie P Snow
Not thinking about anything is zen. Once you know this, walking, standing, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is zen. To know that the… — Bodhidharma
The correct rate of speed in innovating changes in long-standing social customs has not yet been determined by even the most expert of the experts.… — Mary Barnett Gilson
Externally keep yourself away from all relationships, and internally have no pantings in your heart; when your mind is like unto a straight-standing wall, you… — Bodhidharma
It would not do for the consumer to know that the hamburger she is eating came from a steer who spent much of his life… — Leonard Sweet
I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I… — Black Elk

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