Upright Quotes

212 Upright quotes by 181 unique authors

If you want to support others you have to stay upright yourself. — Peter HÃ¸eg
Yeah, she shows signs of life if you do this," said Ron, and with his tongue he made soft clip-flopping noises. Umbridge sat bolt upright,… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
He knew that he was the stuff of which fanatics and madmen are made and that he had turned his destiny as if with his… — Flannery O'Connor
I had learned to dwell with pleasure as a beloved daydream on the thought of the separation of these elements. If each I told myself… — Robert Louis Stevenson
You know, bicycling isn't just a matter of balance," I said. "it's a matter of faith. You can keep upright only by moving forward. You… — Susan Vreeland
A monarch’s neck should always have a noose around it—it keeps him upright. — Robert A. Heinlein
To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly… — Louisa May Alcott
Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill… — Shirley Jackson
I ought to go upright and vital, and speak the rude truth in all ways. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Her grey eyes sparkled with passion as she spoke. Sid looked into them and for a second he glimpsed her soul. He saw what she… — Jennifer Donnelly
We don't always choose the best solution but we carry on regardless, trying to remain upright and decent in order to do honor not to… — Paulo Coelho
I may as well cut my losses and make a hasty exit while I still had enough self-esteem to walk upright. Crawling was so demoralizing — Darynda Jones
Think of the actual physical elements that compose our bodies: we are 98 percent hydrogen and oxygen and carbon. That's table sugar. You are made… — Augusten Burroughs
They call it 'falling in love' because it's less like stepping and more like tripping. Tripping is the part where you're still trying to remain… — Tammara Webber
Hypocrisy is wretched because the hypocrite says with his tongue what is not in his heart. He wrongs his tongue and oppresses his heart. But… — Hamza Yusuf
He knew one thing only, and it was beyond fear or reason: He was not going to die crouching here like a child playing hide-and-seek;… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Do I dare disturb the universe? Yes, I do, I do. I think. Jerry suddenly understood the poster--the solitary man on the beach standing upright… — Robert Cormier
All my life I have battled the alarm clock, pummeling the snooze button over and over with mounting self-loathing until the shame is finally strong… — Isaac Marion
Adrian suddenly made an abrupt turn onto a side street we'd nearly driven past. I jerked upright as he clipped the curb. "What are you… — Richelle Mead
My body melts into his hard one until his strong arm, coiled around my small waist, is all that hols me upright. I don't know… — Katy Evans
We're almost there, Oliver said. Once again Petunia was so startled that she tripped and would have fallen is Oliver hadn't caught her around the… — Jessica Day George
Too many of the artists of Wales spend too much time talking about the position of theartists of Wales.There is only one position for an… — Dylan Thomas
Many persons have an idea that one cannot be in business and lead an upright life, whereas the truth is that no one succeeds in… — John Wanamaker
The honor that we pay to the Son of God, as well as that which we render to God the Father, consists of an upright… — Origen
It was cold and windy, scarcely the day to take a walk on that long beach Everything was withdrawn as far as possible, indrawn: the… — Elizabeth Bishop

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