Stood Up Quotes

125 quotes by 111 authors

To begin with, I wanted that truth to life to possess a concrete reliability, and rejoiced most when the poem seemed most direct, an upfront… — Seamus Heaney
Just because you have a group of scientists who stood up and said here is the fact. Galileo got outvoted for a spell. — Rick Perry
I was trained in the '50s as a New Critic. I remember what literature was like before the New Critics, when people stood up and… — Clifford Geertz
When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause. — Ruth Brown
The fact is that Britain is the most warlike nation on earth. In the history of armed combat, we are the only democracy to have… — Jeremy Clarkson
Last time I went Intercity there were a couple across the aisle having sex. Of course, this being a British train, nobody said anything. Then… — Victoria Wood
What has been the most rewarding moment in your decades of entrepreneurship? Our last annual managers meeting. I gave my motivational talk and then I… — Ken Hendricks
The only time I had any butterflies was when I stood up and backed toward the open door and looked down. — George H. W. Bush
I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped… — Chris Kyle
The lie was dead And damned, and truth stood up instead. — Robert Browning
Nobody has the right to shield any idea as so sacred it canâ€™t be challenged. ... Almost all human progress is driven by people who… — Glenn Greenwald
I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course, manage to beat them at their… — George Grosz
Celibacy is one of the most unnatural things. It has destroyed so many human beings - millions - Catholic monks, Hindu monks, Buddhist monks, Jaina… — Rajneesh
I wish I could go back and rewrite my first book, You Bright and Risen Angels; I could do a better job. But in the… — William T. Vollmann
If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything. — Winston Churchill
Mary Kom is a woman who stood up alone in a male-dominated field and fought for her rights and what she believed in. Her story… — Priyanka Chopra
You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life. — Tina Turner
Whatever we say here today is not against any party or person. We are not here to do politics. I have not stood up here… — Arvind Kejriwal
And barely ten minutes later the soft sound of wingbeats came to their ears, and Balthamos stood up eagerly. The next moment, the two angels… — Philip Pullman
The night was clear and frosty, all ebony of shadow and silver of snowy slope; big stars were shining over the silent fields; here and… — Lucy Maud Montgomery

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