Standing Quotes

2631 Standing quotes by 1880 unique authors

Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means standing firmly for… — Stephen Covey
After what seemed like an eternity, we finally reached the summit just as the sun was rising. I couldn't believe that we had actually done… — Tony Hsieh
I spot a little stranger standing across the room, my brain takes a vacation just to give my heart more room. — Bruce Springsteen
The Gerat Bald Swamp Hedgehog of Billericay displays, in courtship, his single prickle and does impressions of Holiday Inn desk clerks. Since this means him… — Mike Harding
People think modeling's mindless, that you just stand there and pose, but it doesn't have to be that way. I like to have a lot… — Linda Evangelista
Innovation is very important to me, especially professionally. The alternative, standing pat, leads to complacency, rigidity and eventually failure. — Georges St-Pierre
Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done. — Georges St-Pierre
The internet might be a convenience, but it hasn't yet, for me, been a fundamental reordering. These things are supposed to be time-savers, so you… — Joe Bradley
I think that as Christians we need to walk the delicate balance between standing in opposition to same-sex marriages and yet showing that we can… — Erwin W. Lutzer
I'm not good at standing on platforms and persuading people to my political point of view. Nor would I seek to. My gift is completely… — David Hare
I do not pose my sitters. I do not deliberate and then concoct... Before painting, when I talk to the person, they unconsciously assume their… — Alice Neel
Few sights in science are sadder than astronomers standing in the rain. — Dennis Overbye
Parking Reform Made Easy provides both a theoretical framework and practical methods for reforming parking requirements. By giving planners a sound basis for developing reforms,… — Donald Shoup
He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in… — Khalil Gibran
The functionaries of our political organizations and trade unions are corrupted -- or rather tend to be corrupted -- by the conditions of capitalism and… — Vladimir Lenin
There's a difference between standing up and telling people what you're planning to do and standing up and going and accomplishing something. — Paul Stanley
Umpiring is best described as the profession of standing between two seven-year olds with one ice cream cone. — Ron Luciano
To live by grace is to live solely by the merit of Jesus Christ. To live by grace is to base my entire relationship with… — Jerry Bridges
He [Viggo Mortensen] was standing behind the camera throwing the apples … And I’ve never seen him so happy. — Billy Boyd
I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on one's… — Criss Jami
There was room for a Democrat to break with the interest groups and to vote for Roberts. (Hillary Clinton) could have because she has credentials… — Calvin Jillson
But if we judge only those things which are in our power to be good or bad, there remains no reason either for finding fault… — Marcus Aurelius
Courage is a terribly important value. It means you don't run away when things are tough. It means you don't turn away from a friend… — George H. W. Bush
A country, after all, is not something you build as the pharaohs built the pyramids, and then leave standing there to defy eternity. A country… — Pierre Trudeau
We peer so suspiciously at each other that we cannot see that we Canadians are standing on the mountaintop of human wealth, freedom and privilege. — Pierre Trudeau

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