Upright Quotes

212 Upright quotes by 181 unique authors

Do you question my authority? I am the headmistress of Evernight!" It was Balthazar who answered her by casually slinging his crossbow back upon his… — Claudia Gray
Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out;… — Thomas Aquinas
Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is. After all, man is that being who invented the gas… — Viktor E. Frankl
And what, incidentally, do you think integrity is? The ability not to pick a watch out of your neighbor's pocket? No, it's not as easy… — Ayn Rand
May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding… — Bob Dylan
At the small table, sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen. It was an ugliness of distinction -… — Agatha Christie
Unlike Joseph her husband, Mary is neither upright nor pious, but she is not blame for this, the blame lies with the language she speaks… — Jose Saramago
The sky leans on me, me, the one upright among all horizontals. — Sylvia Plath
I haven’t got the heart to take the mickey out of him, even,” said Fred, looking over at Ron’s crumpled figure. “Mind you . .… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The temptation is to stay inside; to subside into the kind of recluse whom neighborhood children regard with derision and little awe; to let the… — Margaret Atwood
It has sunk him, I cannot say how much it has sunk him in my opinion. So unlike what a man should be!-None of that… — Jane Austen
I am a lover of the cause of Christ and of virtue, chastity, and an upright, steady course of conduct and a holy walk. I… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
Therefore it is unnecessary for a prince to have all the good qualities I have enumerated, but it is very necessary to appear to have… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Raphael snapped, "This isn't funny." "That's why no one's laughing." Jace stood, hauling Raphael upright, jamming the tip of his knife between Raphael's shoulder blades. — Cassandra Clare
Oh, dear." She let her head fall back to the pillow. "There it went. I've fallen in love with you now." "Just now?" Chuckling, he… — Tessa Dare
Oh, I can never get enough," he said. "Which, incidentally, is what your sister said to me when - " The carriage door flew open.… — Cassandra Clare
It's Will who ought to be sorry." Jem's eyes darkened. "We shall throw him out onto the streets," he proclaimed. "I promise you he'll be… — Cassandra Clare
Small, red, and upright he waited, gripping his new bookbag tight in one hand and touching a lucky penny inside his coat pocket with the… — Anne Carson
Oh.' I shot upright. 'I was in Mongolia.' Note to self: learn to be a less extreme liar. — Ally Carter
I'm glad you're still upright, Charles, and the only reason you are is because she didn't have any silver. She'd have staked you right and… — Jeaniene Frost
Yeah, and so Max and Dylan are supposed to, like, go to Germany and have kids together," I heard Gazzy say. My eyes popped open… — James Patterson
I had grown up. I had learned that being a woman was knowing when to stand firm and when to compromise. I had learned to… — Juliet Marillier
There is something about wills which brings out the worst side of human nature. People who under ordinary circumstances are perfectly upright and amiable, go… — Dorothy L. Sayers
The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally… — Timothy Keller
You should sit,” Lucas said, and he wasn't talking to Mercy. Sascha stared at him. “I didn't realize pregnancy of four weeks' duration made me… — Nalini Singh

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