Standing Quotes

2631 Standing quotes by 1880 unique authors

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes. — Laurence J. Peter
Just standing around looking beautiful is so boring. — Michelle Pfeiffer
Character is long-standing habit. — Plutarch
Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment. — Samantha Power
I've lost both parents in the last two years, so you pick up on that stuff. That's the most terrible thing about being an author… — Terry Pratchett
To me, punk is about being an individual and going against the grain and standing up and saying 'This is who I am'. — Joey Ramone
I will never forget the bright September day, standing at my desk in the White House, when my young assistant said that a plane had… — Condoleezza Rice
'Snow White' is an old fairy tale, so obviously the idea of vanity and obsession with youth is long-standing. With today's science, people have become… — Julia Roberts
I had seen movies before that that had made me laugh, but I had never seen anything even remotely close to as funny as Richard… — Joe Rogan
So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on a bus or on an airplane, than I am necessarily… — Henry Rollins
We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers. — Mitt Romney
The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it. — Eleanor Roosevelt
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
I don't mind getting punched in the nose by a guy standing in front of me. It's getting stabbed in the back that I can't… — Mickey Rourke
These terrorists aren't trying to kill us because we offended them. They attack us because they want to impose their view of the world on… — Marco Rubio
As the president of Kosovo, I am more concerned about the current situation with the employment standing at around 70 % of the population, which… — Ibrahim Rugova
I write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder. — Salman Rushdie
Isn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage? — Rick Santorum
I am now standing in a mixture of cooling fluid, gasoline, and cola. — Adam Savage
Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they… — Arthur Schopenhauer
At a time when our moral standing in the world has been weakened by a rubber stamp Justice Department that placed the Bush Administration above… — Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Most of the time, particularly with this record, 'The Light of the Sun,' I really just been standing in front of a microphone and blacking… — Jill Scott
The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing… — Ernest Shackleton
Woodstock - I didn't see anybody play, except when I was standing backstage waiting to go on, because it was so muddy. And the weather… — Grace Slick
The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. — Margaret Chase Smith

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