Uphold Quotes
159 Uphold quotes by 138 unique authors
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In our relationships we need to uphold that aspect of the person which is the real person and the soul beyond their own self-doubt.
— Vilayat Inayat Khan
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Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences.
— Marian Wright Edelman
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So long as human history continues, we will face the perennial challenge of realizing, maintaining and strengthening peace through dialogue, of making dialogue the sure…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen…
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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Mystery is part of each life, and maybe it is healthier to uphold it than to spend a lifetime in search of half-made answers.
— Linda Hogan
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I'm grateful for believing in a religion that can naturally adapt to changing times yet uphold timeless values and principles.
— Nouman Ali Khan
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I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books . Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the…
— Barack Obama
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I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for our principles, and…
— George W. Bush
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In a world threatened by a famine of righteousness and spiritual starvation, we have been commanded to sustain the prophet. As we give heed to,…
— Carol F. McConkie
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Some of the poetic writers who insert passages of realism in their texts have no underlying philosophy to uphold them, and revert to realism.
— Marguerite Young
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First, you hand over some basics-overwhelming joy, existential angst, a giving-in to desire, etc. And then you promise to withstand talking idly about the weather,…
— Julianna Baggott
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I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.
— Thomas More
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What's important to me now is to uphold my good name and achieve a fair court decision - the past cannot be recovered anyway.
— Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.
— Victoria Moran
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Obviously, I'll keep fighting to uphold the Constitution.
— Michael Newdow
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Admittedly, the body of scientists, as a whole, does uphold the authority of science over the lay public. It controls thereby also the process by…
— Michael Polanyi
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I believe that what is legislated bleeds down into everything. So if the legislation continues to uphold anything that doesn't support equal rights and civil…
— Pauley Perrette
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That cannot be a true religion which needs carnal weapons to uphold it.
— Roger Williams
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Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine partnership between the…
— Pratibha Patil
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Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence…
— John Cornyn
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A system such as classical mechanics may be 'scientific' to any degree you like; but those who uphold it dogmatically - believing, perhaps, that it…
— Karl Popper
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Like other countries in the world, China must uphold its own sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests. At the same time, we are willing to…
— Hu Jintao
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If these precedents are to stand unimpeached, and to provide sanctions for the continued conduct of America affairs-the Constitution may be nullified by the President…
— Charles A. Beard
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Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is wrong. There is no other time.
— Mark Twain
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Truth is condemned as a trap; justice is jeered at; saints are harassed as social enemies. Hence this Incarnation has come to uphold the Truth…
— Sathya Sai Baba
Who Wrote These Uphold Quotes
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