Quotes about Firmly

I Used the Word 'Negro' and I was Firmly Corrected Votes: 3

Firmly believe that terrorism, in any shape or form, is against humanity. There should be zero tolerance towards terrorism. Votes: 3

In vain would science scan and trace Firmly her aspect. All the while, There gleams upon her far-off face A vague unfathomable smile. Votes: 3

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. Votes: 2

Be as a tower firmly set; Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. Votes: 2

I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity. Votes: 2

Where trade unions are most firmly organized, there are the rights of the people most respected. Votes: 2

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. Votes: 2

Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to life. Votes: 2

The Muslim Prophet Mohammed was a big believer in charity and firmly established helping those in need as a basis of the religion. Votes: 2

Thankfully, President Obama has stood firmly behind women's health care issues by supporting coverage for contraception and reaffirming commitment to organizations like Planned Parenthood. Votes: 2

I firmly believe in prayer. It is possible to reach out and tap the unseen power which gives strength and anchor in time of need. Votes: 2

Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible. Votes: 2

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal. Votes: 2

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by the hand, before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer. Votes: 2

Back in my days as a chemistry student, I used to be quite a technocrat. I was firmly convinced that scientists would have cornered God and photographed Him in color by 1951. Votes: 2

I am amazed at radio DJ's today. I am firmly convinced that AM on my radio stands for Absolute Moron. I will not begin to tell you what FM stands for. Votes: 2

I run my own world, because I very firmly believe that my destiny, my future is in my hands and I don't want to blame anybody else for the path that I take. Votes: 2

Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way. Votes: 2

Mistakes are the best teachers. One does not learn from success. It is desirable to learn vicariously from other people's failures, but it gets much more firmly seared in when they are your own. Votes: 2

Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better. Votes: 2

Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is. Votes: 2

If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort. Votes: 2

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. Votes: 2

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. Votes: 2

Karma brings us ever back to rebirth, binds us to the wheel of births and deaths. Good Karma drags us back as relentlessly as bad, and the chain which is wrought out of our virtues holds as firmly and as closely as that forged from our vices. Votes: 2

I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I am very happy about that! Votes: 2

I firmly believe that every six years, a person goes through a serious change. Think about it: At 6, you start school. At about 12, you start hitting puberty. And then it goes on. You start hitting these different mental levels, and people change. I think that's part of the reason the divorce rate is so high. Votes: 2

Cloud computing means you are doing your computing on somebody else's computer. Looking ahead a little, I firmly believe cloud - previously called grid computing - will become very widespread. It's much cheaper than buying your own computing infrastructure, or maybe you don't have the power to do what you want on your own computer. Votes: 2

Hold firmly to your word. Votes: 0

Serbia stands firmly on the EU path. Votes: 0

I believe firmly in God's control in life. Votes: 0

What is firmly rooted cannot be pulled out Votes: 0

Modern man has both feet firmly planted in mid-air Votes: 0

I firmly believe that our salvation depends on the poor. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. Votes: 0

I firmly believe every book was meant to be written. Votes: 0

Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know. Votes: 0

Nothing is so firmly than that which is least known. Votes: 0

Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours. Votes: 0

Believe firmly that in chess there are no rules without exceptions. Votes: 0

I firmly believe artists should be paid for what they create. Votes: 0

It is now firmly established that ontogeny does not repeat phylogeny Votes: 0

I'm not a hypochondriac, but my gynaecologist firmly believes I am. Votes: 0

I feel more comfortable writing firmly comedic or slightly comedic stuff. Votes: 0

Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. Votes: 0

However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal. Votes: 0

The temporal quality of all things was being firmly impressed upon me. Votes: 0

The past should remain firmly behind one. The present holds enough obstacles. Votes: 0

Some laws, though unwritten, are more firmly established than all written laws. Votes: 0

Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed. Votes: 0

He never holds friends firmly who watches only after their own wants. Votes: 0

A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted-in the air. Votes: 0

Look Toward the stars but keep your feet firmly on the ground. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that IBM's size can be used to its advantage. Votes: 0

Not necessarily, a lot of my songs are firmly tongue in cheek. Votes: 0

I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation. Votes: 0

Let the Beloved be a hat pulled down firmly on my head. Votes: 0

I hold firmly to my original views. After all I am a philosopher. Votes: 0

Stay firmly in your path and dare; be wild two hours a day! Votes: 0

A battle is won by him who is firmly resolved to win it. Votes: 0

The Internet and Yahoo are firmly established as 'must buys' for brand advertising. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain. Votes: 0

We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and firmly laid. Votes: 0

I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything. Votes: 0

Lack of money rivets us firmly to the ground, one's wings are clipped. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world. Votes: 0

I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enable you to live. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that you can't manufacture chemistry with anyone, let alone a kid. Votes: 0

I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity. Votes: 0

There is a very large chunk of our population who firmly believe in extraterrestrials. Votes: 0

She firmly held the theory that everyone gets at least one very stupid superpower. Votes: 0

Trust firmly in your luck, cling to your happiness, and dare to take risks. Votes: 0

The world's a nettle; disturb it, it stings: Grasp it firmly, it stings not. Votes: 0

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that we can have a healthy environment and a sustainable timber industry. Votes: 0

I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music. Votes: 0

But I firmly believe that you can't be emotionally free until you are emotionally committed. Votes: 0

If you want to succeed in politics you must keep your conscience firmly under control. Votes: 0

I allow myself to get firmly sucked in. I love that! I come from that. Votes: 0

After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement. Votes: 0

It is deep January. The sky is hard. The stalks are firmly rooted in ice. Votes: 0

When a man is in love, he doubts, very often, what he most firmly believes. Votes: 0

If your feet are firmly planted on the grount you'll never be able to dance. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that a representational painting is only as strong as its abstract components. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the benevolent Creator designed the republican Form of Government for Man. Votes: 0

I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music. Votes: 0

Tackling deprivation around the world is a moral imperative and firmly in Britain's national interest. Votes: 0

We must seek to be firmly rooted and converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that you can't get a good movie without risking a bad movie. Votes: 0

I believe firmly in reconciliation among Vietnamese to avoid unnecessary shedding of the blood of Vietnamese. Votes: 0

I believe, firmly, that women are always right. Ah, I should actually rephrase that: I... don't. Votes: 0

We firmly believe in Trafiguras unparalleled capacity to extract the full value of the Sudeste Superport. Votes: 0

I'm Franco-Swiss. I've always been shuttling between these two worlds, never firmly planted in either one. Votes: 0

People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true. Votes: 0

We must firmly grasp management. Just making things isn't enough. We need to raise the quality. Votes: 0

I want girls to have an imprint of self-love firmly in place at a young age. Votes: 0

I am as firmly convinced that religions do harm as I am that they are untrue. Votes: 0

Hope and faith may be more firmly built upon charity, than charity upon faith and hope. Votes: 0

When love firmly settles in the heart, the limbs will only act in obedience to Allah. Votes: 0

When your head is firmly in the sand, another part of your anatomy is fully exposed. Votes: 0

When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity. Votes: 0

Grip the nettle firmly and it will become a stick with which to beat your enemy. Votes: 0

As life tends to become more and more distracting, let us firmly hold on to books. Votes: 0

I believe firmly that in making ethical decisions, man has the prerogative of true freedom of choice. Votes: 0

I firmly believe in the rule of law as the foundation for all of our basic rights. Votes: 0

I have always noticed that in portraits of really great writers the mouth is always firmly closed. Votes: 0

Bill and I both firmly believe that even the most difficult global health problems can be solved. Votes: 0

I love whom I love," Prince Lir repeated firmly. "You have no power over anything that matters. Votes: 0

Life, as I see it, wraps around us, even when we think we are firmly embracing it. Votes: 0

In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality. Votes: 0

Go to the battlefield firmly confident of victory and you will come home with no wounds whatsoever. Votes: 0

England are learning to walk before they can run with their feet nailed firmly to the ground. Votes: 0

Evil is not likely to result where people firmly believe that ends do not justify the means. Votes: 0

The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that if you're really unhappy with something, then you should go ahead and change it. Votes: 0

I firmly believe a great many prayers are not answered because we are not willing to forgive someone. Votes: 0

Make the basic shot-making decision early, clearly and firmly, and then ritualize all the necessary acts of preparation. Votes: 0

The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established. Votes: 0

While nothing is certain, I firmly believe our nation is on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissance. Votes: 0

I firmly believe, however, that if your children have never hated you, you have failed as a parent. Votes: 0

Always firmly believing in a higher power, I have also always been in search of a spiritual peace. Votes: 0

Let us not be bitter about the past, but let us keep our eyes firmly on the future. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that we're all good people, but sometimes it's hard to understand how to do good. Votes: 0

Only science and the spirit of seeking truth from facts can save China. I firmly believe in this. Votes: 0

I feel like Ive got feet firmly in different camps. Between the right of gun ownership and public safety. Votes: 0

There's a real sweet spot between challenge and hope - leaders make pathways that keep both firmly in view. Votes: 0

It is a simple fact that you can't steal second base if your foot is firmly planted on first. Votes: 0

But I think there is a widespread opinion that the support system for athletes should be more firmly established. Votes: 0

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that if your environment works for you and your family, it translates into a better life. Votes: 0

I feel like I've got feet firmly in different camps. Between the right of gun ownership and public safety. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the court should take another direction on many of these moral issues that face us. Votes: 0

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. Votes: 0

With every true friendship, we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that everyone deserves to live within walking distance of either beauty or convenience, if not both. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that mathematics does not exist outside of humans. It is something we, as a species, invent. Votes: 0

Say, "I can do everything ." "Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it." Votes: 0

I will go on quietly and slowly, but I will go on firmly, and with a certainty of success. Votes: 0

There is not a single spot between Christianity and atheism, upon which a man can firmly fix his foot. Votes: 0

Whose happiness is so firmly established that he has no quarrel from any side with his estate of life? Votes: 0

For I firmly believe that Jewish life, indeed any communal life, can only be organized according to democratic principles. Votes: 0

Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art. Votes: 0

I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that deep in their soul everyone has a champion that can overcome obstacles and do great things. Votes: 0

Granny Weatherwax was firmly against fiction. Life was hard enough without lies floating around and changing the way people thought. Votes: 0

No evidence against a firmly-held belief, no matter how good or abundant it may be, will sway the true believer. Votes: 0

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion. Votes: 0

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft. Votes: 0

At the core of my dad is, he has a very strong faith. He believes very firmly in loving God. Votes: 0

I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that. Votes: 0

Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men. Votes: 0

My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light, and I held firmly to what I felt was right. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that everyone should have to work in the food service industry at least once in their lives. Votes: 0

Happy as a clam, is what my mother says for happy. I am happy as a clam: hard-shelled, firmly closed. Votes: 0

You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground. Votes: 0

It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. Votes: 0

The great secret is a controlled imagination and a well-sustained attention, firmly and repeatedly focused on the object to be accomplished. Votes: 0

The difficulties, hardships and trials of life, the obstacles... are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly, and teach self-reliance. Votes: 0

I do firmly believe that universal forces are at work that pull us inexorably toward the deserving results of our actions. Votes: 0

The Hebrew Bible, while firmly opposing pagan sexual practices, nevertheless celebrates man's and woman's desire for each other as divinely designed. Votes: 0

But yet I am firmly persuaded that a great deal of consciousness, every sort of consciousness, in fact, is a disease. Votes: 0

Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie. Votes: 0

I never forget my old days and I never fly too high I have my feet fixed firmly on the ground! Votes: 0

Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family. Votes: 0

Find a man with both feet firmly on the ground and you've found a man about to make a difficult putt. Votes: 0

Well, there are better cartoonists now than there ever have been. I firmly believe that. There's some amazing work being done. Votes: 0

I firmly believe people have the power to make decisions locally and cooperatively. Anarchism is how that is put into practice. Votes: 0

I firmly believe we can make our own miracles if we believe strongly enough in ourselves and our mission on earth. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that none of us in this world have made it until the least among us have made it. Votes: 0

I firmly believe, notwithstanding all our complaints, that almost every person upon earth tastes upon the totality more happiness than misery. Votes: 0

While I believe firmly in open markets and free trade, I also believe an open market needs a level playing field. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that intuitive or symbolic sight is not a gift but a skill - a skill based in self-esteem. Votes: 0

She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life. Votes: 0

It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. Votes: 0

I firmly disbelieve in death. A spirit never dies. Where it wanders when it leaves the flesh, is a cognitive proposition. Votes: 0

The things the Bible says, they're all true. The teachings the Bible tells, they all firmly stand under every manner of scrutiny. Votes: 0

If we misuse the gift of sexuality, we're going to suffer the consequences, and I firmly believe we are suffering the consequences. Votes: 0

I was certain that I was not a Marxist, but I did believe firmly that a connection between economics and politics existed. Votes: 0

To talk easily with people, you must firmly believe that either you or they are interesting. And even then it's not easy. Votes: 0

The judicial branch has, in its finest hours, stood firmly on the side of individuals against those who would trample their rights. Votes: 0

This truth I firmly hold, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding; my life has been a gift, a blessing to the world. Votes: 0

I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced. Votes: 0

I know Eric Engerbretson to be a man of integrity who is firmly committed to the artful balance of music and ministry. Votes: 0

Your identity is firmly anchored in Christ's accomplishment, not yours; his strength, not yours; his performance, not yours; his victory, not yours. Votes: 0

Father, perfect my trust;Let my spirit feel in death,That her feet are firmly setOn the rock of a living faith! Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the next great breakthrough in bioscience could come from a 15-year-old who downloads the human genome in Egypt. Votes: 0

Your life is your ship and you are the captain. Choose your course, take the wheel firmly and get on your way. Votes: 0

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church. Votes: 0

It is only with the eyes open that a corporeal form returns, and assembles itself firmly around the hard core of sight. Votes: 0

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do. Votes: 0

It was a stark choice: shoes or food; beauty or sustenance; the sensible or the self-indulgent. "I'll take the shoes," she said firmly. Votes: 0

Egypt firmly and strongly condemns such attacks on civilians and soldiers that led to the deaths of a large number of innocent victims. Votes: 0

When you have a pipe salesman with a business called Macabee Pipes, I'd say you've got your tongue planted firmly in your cheek. Votes: 0

I think if you place Jesus firmly in the historical context... you can make very educated hypotheses and guesses about how he lived. Votes: 0

Begin each day with the blueprint of my deepest values FIRMLY in mind then when challenges come, make decisions BASED on those values. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the future of civilization is absolutely dependent upon finding some way of resolving international differences without resorting to war. Votes: 0

Self-knowledge is better than self-control any day," Raquel said firmly. "And I know myself well enough to know how I act around cookies. Votes: 0

Terror is glamour - not only, but also. I am firmly convinced that there's something like a fascination with death among suicide bombers. Votes: 0

One must first be firmly set in oneself, one must stand securely on one's own two legs otherwise one cannot love at all. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind. Votes: 0

I am firmly convinced that the ideal combination leading to a happy life is to have the time to both fish and read. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that a free Iraq will be a catalyst to other substantive and important changes in that part of the world. Votes: 0

We are completely saddled and bridled, and... the bank is so firmly mounted on us that we must go where it will guide. Votes: 0

God is kind, but he is not soft. He takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change. Votes: 0

If there is anything in the world which I do firmly believe in, it is the universal validity of the law of causation. Votes: 0

As regards moral courage, then, it is not so much that the public schools support it feebly, as that they suppress it firmly. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the principles behind Contraction & Convergence provide the best long-term framework for a fair and equitable climate change mitigation policy Votes: 0

As regards moral courage, then, it is not so much that the public schools support it feebly, as that they suppress it firmly. Votes: 0

I believe very firmly in the principle of free agency - people making their own decisions and doing what they think is right. Votes: 0

When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb. Votes: 0

Dogwoods are great optimists. Daffodils wait and see, crouching firmly underground just in case spring doesn't come this year, but dogwoods have faith. Votes: 0

What is well rooted cannot be pulled up. What is firmly grasped will not slip loose. It will be honoured from generation to generation. Votes: 0

The West will continue to conquer peoples, even if it means a confrontation with another civilization, Islam, firmly entrenched where it was 1,400 years ago. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both, Votes: 0

I am firmly convinced that you shouldn't necessarily emphasize hedonism, especially at the beginning of a career, but should instead focus entirely on performance. Votes: 0

Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil. Votes: 0

[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both. Votes: 0

If we are not able to fix the Lord firmly in our hearts, even a lifetime of temple-going does not do us any good. Votes: 0

IN MY NERVOUSNESS FOR THIS SPEECH AND MY MOMENTS OF DOUBT, I'VE TOLD MYSELF FIRMLY, 'IF NOT ME, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?' Votes: 0

I firmly believe that when you have a foundation of respect, love of what you're doing, and a shared vision, so much is possible. Votes: 0

Our philosophies must be rewritten to remove them from the domain of words and "ideas," and to plant their roots firmly in the earth. Votes: 0

In every age of transition men are never so firmly bound to one way of life as when they are about to abandon it. Votes: 0

When you decide firmly to lead a clean life, chastity will not be a burden on you: it will be a crown of triumph. Votes: 0

But I must submit all my Hopes and Fears, to an overruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the Faith may be, I firmly believe. Votes: 0

Baby?" She perched beside him in the chair. "You're kidding me right?" "I was trying it out, no?" "no," she said firmly Simon & Clary Votes: 0

She seems to have had the ability to stand firmly on the rock of her past while living completely and unregretfully in the present. Votes: 0

True penance consists in regretting without ceasing the faults of the past, and in firmly resolving to never again commit that which is so deplorable. Votes: 0

No mortal eye has ever fully seen a flash of lightning ... for no matter how firmly we look, our eyes are sure to be dazzled. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that you live and learn, and if you don't learn from past mistakes, then you need to be drug out and shot. Votes: 0

Linda Brewer's example is inspiring, colorful and potentially very funny. Her journey also exists firmly in the Heartland tradition of American success stories and comedies. Votes: 0

We will not open healed wounds!""My wounds are not healed!" I stated just as firmly. "They will never be healed until justice is done! Votes: 0

It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the basis of social consensus and enable transformation on stable grounds. Votes: 0

... Hope is at the bottom of the Pandora's box of Irish troubles, and I believe proudly and firmly in the ultimate destinies of my country. Votes: 0

Isana felt her throat tighten. "We failed." Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. "We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference. Votes: 0

If an architect wants to strengthen a decrepit arch, he increases the load laid upon it, for thereby the parts are joined more firmly together. Votes: 0

Walk firmly and with joy, without being afraid of stumbling. All your movements are being watched by your allies that will help you when necessary. Votes: 0

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role models for all children, and that means interacting with them. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that nuclear war is absolutely impossible. I don't think anyone in the world wants a nuclear war - not even the Russians. Votes: 0

Once the reader firmly grasps the truth of human exceptionalism under our Creator God, then the answers to confusing cultural issues begin to be clear. Votes: 0

Like, you can find your dream, if you firmly believe. You have to have the innocence, and you have to have the daringness to trust. Votes: 0

My personal influence in the Revolutionary Governing Council is such that the dictatorship of the proletariat is firmly established, since the masses are backing me. Votes: 0

. . . . spending more time with my fly firmly attached to the branches of trees and almost none of it attached to the lips of a trout. Votes: 0

I thank Pussy Riot for standing firmly in their belief for Freedom of Expression, and making all women of the world proud to be women. Votes: 0

I am firmly of the opinion that a large number of unmarried men, over the age of 24 years, is a dangerous element in any community. Votes: 0

Scientists have a tendency to believe in absolutes, in studies and the repeating of them. Psychoanalysis is firmly based in subjective accounts. We need both. Votes: 0

Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of: Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, Dharma and the full fledged devotion to God." Votes: 0

During Congress rule terrorism was countered effectively and firmly, whereas during the BJP regime terrorists were treated like guests and released in their own country. Votes: 0

Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of: Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, Dharma and the full fledged devotion to God. Votes: 0

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God Votes: 0

The more quickly we loosen our grip on the things of the world the more firmly we can take hold of the things of eternity. Votes: 0

The objectives of education and industry are identical. Both are interested in good citizenship, in serving society, in a better life-and both firmly believe in freedom. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity. Votes: 0

We believe firmly that Communism internally and externally can and must be fought without resort to the Communist tactics of the suppression of all individual freedom. Votes: 0

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever. Votes: 0

Did she know the inexpressible charm of modesty, how irresistibly it enthralls the heart of man, how firmly it charms him to the throne of beauty" Votes: 0

Now is the time to set your life's goals. Now is the time to set your standards firmly and then hold to them throughout your life. Votes: 0

Show me a girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground and I'll show you a girl who can't put her pants on. -Annik Marchand Votes: 0

I'm depressed! I'm completely depressed! I am firmly convinced that there is no one in this world who really likes me!" "So what else is new? Votes: 0

Man is firmly convinced that he is awake; in reality he is caught in a net of sleep and dreams which he has unconsciously woven himself. Votes: 0

Man is firmly convinced that he is awake; in reality he is caught in a net of sleep and dreams which he has unconsciously woven himself. Votes: 0

Try to fix firmly in your mind what you would like to do; and then, without veering off direction, you will move straight to the goal, Votes: 0

Let the wet earth embrace you firmly, soundly. She needs to be revived, she needs to beat like a heart full of adrenaline inside a chest. Votes: 0

Let a man be firmly principled in his religion, he may travel from the tropics to the poles, it will never catch cold on the journey. Votes: 0

Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as hard as I can. Votes: 0

Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation. Votes: 0

No." Mosca bit her lip and shook her head firmly. Books no longer seemed quite enough. I don't want a happy ending, I want more story. Votes: 0

There is a time when we must firmly choose the course we will follow, or the relentless drift of events will make the decision for us. Votes: 0

Sit," Chloe said, dashing after him and tugging firmly at his sleeve. "Let's hear the rest of it. You can kill him later." ~Chloe to Dageus. Votes: 0

Invariably, it is this for which I write: the joy ... of an argument firmly made, like a nail straightly driven, its head flush to the plank. Votes: 0

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end Votes: 0

Ninety-nine per cent of what we say is about values. I firmly believe that ethical capitalism is the best way of changing society for the better. Votes: 0

When I write on 'SNL,' I've found I'm most productive while collaborating and joking with friends and not being firmly attached to any one idea. Votes: 0

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end. Votes: 0

One cannot escape dogmas—those who hold most firmly to dogmas today are those whose only dogma is that dogmas should be feared like the plague. Votes: 0

Impairment of fertility in both men and women because of hypothyroidism is firmly entrenched in medical literature...Miscarriage and fertility problems are a red flag for hypothyroidism. Votes: 0

I fail to see what dangers surrounding states can see in the ideas of the Soviet people if these states are really firmly seated in their saddles. Votes: 0

A nation's hope of lasting peace cannot be firmly based upon any race in armaments but rather upon just relations and honest understanding with all other nations. Votes: 0

By the end of the nineteenth century, the stereotype of the ugly American - voracious, preachy, mercenary, and bombastically chauvinist - was firmly in place in Europe. Votes: 0

Declare today "sacred timeoff limits to everyone, unless invited by you. Take care of your personal wants and needs. Say no, graciously but firmly, to others' demands." Votes: 0

I firmly believe in marriage. It's a real important decision that takes a lot of dedication and time. If you're thinking about divorce. You shouldn't get married. Votes: 0

Western dance begins with its feet firmly planted on the ground whereas Butoh begins with a dance wherein the dancer tries in vain to find his feet Votes: 0

Success is like a lovely woman, wooed by many men, but folded in the arms of him alone who, free from over-zeal, firmly persists and calmly perseveres. Votes: 0

The world will never be in any manner of order or tranquility until men are firmly convinced that conscience, honor and credit are all in one interest Votes: 0

Never allow yourself to dwell upon your weaknesses, deficiencies, or failures. Holding firmly the ideal and struggling vigorously to attain it will help you to realize it. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the two most important times in a person's life are when they are born and when they find out why they were born. Votes: 0

There's my baby!" I cried, quite carried away, "There's my poochiekins!" ... "Sadie," My dad said firmly, "Please do not refer to the devourer of souls as 'poochiekins'. Votes: 0

I firmly believe in Divine Providence. Without belief in Providence I think I should go crazy. Without God the world would be a maze without a clue. Votes: 0

There is a time when we must firmly choose the course which we will follow or the endless drift of events will make the decision for us. Votes: 0

I am a strong partisan of second causes, and I believe firmly that the entire gallinaceous order has been merely created to furnish our larders and our banquets. Votes: 0

Grow in the root of all grace, which is faith. Believe God's promises more firmly than ever. Allow your faith to increase in its fullness, firmness, and simplicity. Votes: 0

Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public. Votes: 0

I firmly believe the world will sort itself out in the end. Believe it with me. At least none of us will be around to be proven wrong. Votes: 0

Waste not a day in vain digression; with resolute, courageous trust seek every possible impression and make it firmly your posession you'll then work on because you must. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the Gandhian philosophy of nonviolent resistance is the only logical and moral approach to the solution of the race problem in the United States. Votes: 0

If we read the Western Canon in order to form our social, political, or personal moral values, I firmly believe we will become monsters of selfishness and exploitation. Votes: 0

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing. Votes: 0

Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it. Votes: 0

The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Francis I vanished with the terrible outbreak of the Wars of Religion. Votes: 0

I firmly believe in what Stephen Hawking says - that if we don't get off this planet, we're going to go berserk. We have to have more space. Votes: 0

We are firmly convinced that private capital, Chinese as well as foreign, must be given liberal opportunities for broad development in postwar China; for China needs industrial growth. Votes: 0

Life is a child playing round your feet, a tool you hold firmly in your grip, a bench you sit down upon in the evening, in your garden. Votes: 0

Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is. Votes: 0

That a Parliament, especially a Parliament with Newspaper Reporters firmly established in it, is an entity which by its very nature cannot do work, but can do talk only. Votes: 0

The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane, firmly rooted in the power of our unexpressed or unrecognized feeling. . . . Votes: 0

I want to put any number of assorted 'ists' - such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists - firmly in their place. Votes: 0

No," I say firmly. "If you ever doubt anything here, if you ever not know what to think or who to trust, you trust Todd, okay? You remember that. Votes: 0

We will not let the price of peace be greater than the price of war, we will firmly safeguard the achievements of the past 13 years under former President Karzai. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that there is a God. I firmly believe that there is a Heaven. And I firmly believe that if you go there, it's gonna be great. Votes: 0

May I examine my mind in all actions and as soon as a negative state occurs, since it endangers myself and others, may I firmly face and avert it. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that we can protect taxpayer dollars, bus drivers' jobs, and the safety of our students. We just need a mayor who actually cares about all three. Votes: 0

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that knowing too much too soon can color your performance in a not good way. I just don't want to know until I need to know. Votes: 0

She left me, offended at my want of sympathy, and thinking, no doubt, that I envied her. I did not - at least, I firmly believed I did not. Votes: 0

I have firmly decided to bite the dust with a minimum of medical assistance when my time comes, and up to then to sin to my wicked heart's content. Votes: 0

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope. Votes: 0

It's what you deserve to hear," I say firmly, my eyes going cloudy with tears. "That you're whole, that you're worth loving, that you're the best person I've ever known. Votes: 0

No people to whom liberty is given can hold it as firmly and wear it as grandly as those who wrench their liberty from the iron hand of the tyrant. Votes: 0

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra. Votes: 0

He who wins people, prospers; he who loses them, fails. Your present plan should be to seek humans of high aims and farseeing views, and you can establish yourself firmly. Votes: 0

The foundations of our Empire are now based more firmly than ever! The birth of a Crown Prince shows that the prosperity of the Imperial Household is increasing many times. Votes: 0

Angela Carter, Leonora Carrington, even nonsurrealists like Kafka and Nabokov - writers like these, who create paths between the firmly grounded and flights of fantasy, are my personal North Star. Votes: 0

If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool. Votes: 0

We firmly believe in the power of unity and feel that it is easier to get pass hardships and challenges as a team. This gels us and keeps us strong. Votes: 0

Like children, dogs want discipline and are most secure when they have rules to live by. The happiest dogs are those with gentle masters who quietly but firmly demand respect. Votes: 0

I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system - that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality. Votes: 0

I do think the internet has killed the mystery of the planet. It's removed the pain, the passion, and the struggle - I firmly believe they're all part of creativity. Votes: 0

Perhaps the single most important thing that we can do to undo the harm we have done is to fix firmly in our minds the thought: the earth is alive. Votes: 0

... passion, once unleashed, has a way of unleashing other passions -- a principle adhered to as firmly by the police force of any large modern city as by the Greek tragedians. Votes: 0

No one can ask honestly or hopefully to be delivered from temptation unless he has himself honestly and firmly determined to do the best he can to keep out of it. Votes: 0

There is no chasm in society that cannot be firmly and permanently bridged by intercession; there is no feud or dislike that cannot be healed by the same exercise of love. Votes: 0

One of the things I firmly believe about seemingly risky decisions is that you can't fully imagine how things can be better while you're in the thing you don't quite like. Votes: 0

We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international community firmly behind us. We should seize that chance. Votes: 0

There I am, in the Grade Six class picture, smiling broadly. Happy as a clam, is what my mother says for happy. I am happy as a clam: hardshelled, firmly closed. Votes: 0

You are the untold story. You are the impassioned truth wanting to scream its existence, to be forever trapped by a strong hand clapped firmly over the mouth of my soul. Votes: 0

'Normal science' means research firmly based upon one or more past scientific achievements, achievements that some particular scientific community acknowledges for a time as supplying the foundation for its further practice. Votes: 0

Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails. Votes: 0

All testify to the coercion and sacrifice which culture imposes on man. To rely on them and deny the decline is to become even more firmly caught in its fatal coils. Votes: 0

I am firmly in the lard camp. It must be what we call leaf lard, which is a specific kind of lard that resides around certain internal organs in the pig. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that when you die you will enter immediately into another life. They who have gone before us are alive in one form of life and we in another. Votes: 0

A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has both feet firmly planted in his mouth. Votes: 0

Extremism and Islam are completely different things, we strongly demand the immediate release of the Japanese citizens unharmed ... The international community needs to respond firmly and cooperate without caving into terrorism. Votes: 0

I trust in the Lord God Almighty ... that he will not take away from me the cup of his redemption, but firmly hope to drink from it today in his kingdom. Votes: 0

With In the Company of Men, the misogynist label stuck early and firmly. In the end, it probably did hurt the film a bit, because getting women into the theaters was difficult. Votes: 0

Sir, I do firmly believe that domestic slavery, regulated as ours is, produces the highest toned, the purest, best organization of society that has ever existed on the face of the earth. Votes: 0

I firmly believe kids don't want your understanding. They want your trust, your compassion, your blinding love and your car keys, but you try to understand them and you're in big trouble. Votes: 0

Our concept of governing is derived from our view of people. It is a concept deeply rooted in a set of beliefs firmly etched in the national conscience, of all of us. Votes: 0

A maxim is the exact and noble expression of an important and indisputable truth. Good maxims are the germs of all excellence; when firmly fixed on the memory, they nourish the will. Votes: 0

I firmly believe in music being as free as possible. Unlocked. Shared and spread. In order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them. Votes: 0

I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read. Votes: 0

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism. Votes: 0

I believe very firmly that indigenous populations had a really good, intuitive understanding of why we're here. And we're trying to gain that same understanding through psychology and intellect in modern civilization. Votes: 0

Patrick Rothfuss gives us a fabulous debut, standing firmly on the main stage of the fantasy genre and needing no warm-up act. Jordan and Goodkind must be looking nervously over their shoulders! Votes: 0

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand. Votes: 0

This resolution is further proof that Congress stands firmly behind our troops and remains resolved to pursue those responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, until they are discovered, detained, and punished. Votes: 0

People have got that ancient prejudice so firmly rooted in their heads that one mustn't write save at I the dictation of the Holy Spirit. I tell you, writing is a business. Votes: 0

Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means standing firmly for principle, even in the fact of opposition. Votes: 0

We're going' Anne said firmly. So soon?' Percy pleaded. 'But stars come out at night.' Then they fade at dawn', Anne replied. 'This star needs to veil herself in darkness. Votes: 0

To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the laborious task that has barely just been finished. Votes: 0

just as a stool requires three legs to stand upright so the taekwondoist must cultivate basic skills, meaningful forms, and effective sparring in order to have both feet firmly planted in the art Votes: 0

The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles. Votes: 0

Neither praise nor blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe and honestly to award - these are the true aims and duties of criticism. Votes: 0

Towards the avoidance of a piece of verbal confusion: What is intended to be actively destroyed must first of all have been firmly grasped; what crumbles away crumbles away, but cannot be destroyed. Votes: 0

The really tough choices...don't center upon right versus wrong. They involve right versus right. They are genuine dilemmas precisely because each side is firmly rooted in one of our basic, core values. Votes: 0

We invite people working for peace to span generations and national boundaries, and gather together to communicate. Let us firmly join hands and foster an even stronger network for nuclear abolition and peace. Votes: 0

I do not believe that people want to work hard enough and they want to find the quick Twitter, SEO. Anybody who's obsessed with SEO has lost already, period. I believe that firmly. Votes: 0

Our Heavenly Healer often has to hurt us in order to heal us. We sometimes fail to recognize His mighty love in this, yet we are firmly held always in the Everlasting Arms. Votes: 0

I was reared in a Jehovah's Witness household. I was taught that every man should be judged by his deeds and not his color, and I firmly stand where my grandmother left me. Votes: 0

I run my own world, because I very firmly believe that my destiny, my future, is in my hands, and I don't want to blame anybody else for the path that I take. Votes: 0

You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor's career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly stamped in it. But my opportunities have been bigger and better. Votes: 0

Rest assured that my support for any eventual reform package will be based firmly upon what is in the best interests of the people of Upstate New York, not any party or president. Votes: 0

To understand Jesus when he stated that he was the way, the truth and the life, one must first recognize his manner of a walk and believe firmly that his manner is true. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that if the whole material medica, as now used, could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it would be better for mankind-and all the worse for the fishes. Votes: 0

When I felt rather overcome with my father's opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work. Votes: 0

I haven't exactly grown wings or anything. I'm happy with how I have been playing so far this week, but my feet are firmly on the ground. I haven't cured cancer or anything. Votes: 0

My most firmly held value is what Albert Schweitzer termed 'reverence for life.' I take this seriously; many would say that because I extend it to nonhumans, I take it too far. Votes: 0

I love gothic monsters, but I like to root them more firmly in the traditional folklore from which they sprang. Or at least, I like to evoke the feeling of those folk stories. Votes: 0

When I felt rather overcome with [my father's] opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work. Votes: 0

I firmly believed we should not march into Baghdad ...To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us and make a broken tyrant, into a latter-day Arab hero. Votes: 0

Australia's is a special kind of philistinism, an immovable materialism which puts art and ideas of any kind deliberately and firmly to one side to let the serious business of living proceed without distraction. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that if you follow these simple rules then you'll have a wonderfully romantic life. They're all so important when it comes to building a strong relationship, especially the very last one. Votes: 0

Yet never resist anything. If you think that by your resistance you will eliminate it, think again. You only plant it more firmly in place. Have I not told you all thought is creative? Votes: 0

Marriage helps young couples to raise themselves towards God. The bond of marriage unites two souls so firmly that though they are physically two separate entities, their souls are merged into one harmonious whole. Votes: 0

When experience contradicts firmly held judgments of self-efficacy, people may not change their beliefs about themselves if the conditions of performance are such as to lead them to discount the import of the experience Votes: 0

I believe that gut feelings, the sense of balance, and spatial self-perception are so firmly coupled to our biological body that we will never be able to leave it experientially on a permanent basis. Votes: 0

It's a fine line we walk on 'Warehouse 13.' We really earn our dramatic moments, but our tongues are always firmly in our cheeks. If we take ourselves too seriously, we get into trouble. Votes: 0

There are many persons of whom it may be said that they have no other possession in the world but their character, and yet they stand as firmly upon it as any crowned king. Votes: 0

Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun; The Japanese don't care to, the Chinese wouldn't dare to; Hindus and Argentines sleep firmly from twelve to one, But Englishmen detest a siesta. Votes: 0

When delivering something like an important letter or other written materials, grasp it firmly in your hand as you go and do not release it once, but hand it over directly to the recipient. Votes: 0

I think then I may safely conclude and I firmly believe that American slavery is not only not a sin but especially commanded by God through Moses and approved by Christ through His Apostles. Votes: 0

When riding my old Harley a ninety per at midnight down the Via Roma in Naples, I kept one consolation firmly in mind: If anything goes wrong, I'll never have time to regret it. Votes: 0

It's convenient how everyone who supports waterboarding and torture, or "enhanced interrogation techniques" as they like to call it, have never experienced it themselves. Yet everyone who has, myself included, are firmly against it. Votes: 0

For Aristotle, it's not enough simply to act in accordance with the reason once in a while. We must cultivate habits of virtue that develop into a firmly established moral character over a lifetime. Votes: 0

The only historian capable of fanning the spark of hope in the past is the one who is firmly convinced that even the dead will not be safe from the enemy if he is victorious. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the only reason why I'm on this planet, the only reason why I live, breathe, and exist is, that it's my duty to be as honest as possible in my art. Votes: 0

One must learn an inner solitude, where or with whomsoever he may be. He must learn to penetrate things and find God there, to get a strong impression of God firmly fixed on his mind. Votes: 0

In this world there are those who enjoy giving people balloons and there are those who take great pleasure in popping them. And I wish to be remembered as being firmly in the first party. Votes: 0

Study the teachings of the pine tree, the bamboo, and the plum blossom. The pine is evergreen, firmly rooted, and venerable. The bamboo is strong, resilient, unbreakable. The plum blossom is hardy, fragrant, and elegant. Votes: 0

Fanaticism, or, to call it by its milder name, enthusiasm, is only powerful and active so long as it is aggressive. Establish it firmly in power, and it becomes conservatism, whether it will or no. Votes: 0

Whatever the mind holds to and firmly believes in, forms a new pattern of though within its creative mold, as whatever thought is held in the mind tends to take outward form in new creations. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the reputation of any country which is capable of defending the life and dignity of its citizens, and can conduct independent foreign policy will only improve in mid- and long-term perspective. Votes: 0

To state a lie firmly, categorically and with great authority, undeterred by the fact that all concerned know it to be a lie, is one of the principal activities defined by the term practising law. Votes: 0

(Taft's mother's) losing her firstborn had convinced her that children are treasures lent not given and that they may be recalled at any time. Parents, she firmly believed, could never love their children too much. Votes: 0

I firmly believe that the best way to stimulate our economy and create jobs is to let hard-working Americans keep more of their money - after all, the money belongs to them, not to Washington. Votes: 0

Reflect upon the defects of your character: thoroughly realize their evils and the transient pleasures they give you, and firmly will that you shall try your best not to yield to them the next time. Votes: 0

I believe the Democratic Party has got to be firmly on the side of working families, taking on the big money interests, who today, to a very significant degree, control our economic and political life. Votes: 0

My guitar style was developed during that 10-year period. That's me. That's the way I play, and I don't wish to play any other way. Our own individual identities are firmly stamped on this album. Votes: 0

There can be no truly moral choice unless that choice is made in freedom; similarly, there can be no really firmly grounded and consistent defense of freedom unless that defense is rooted in moral principle. Votes: 0

My father firmly embraced the Ralph Kramden philosophy: he was king of his Levittown castle. He worked hard, and his family deferred to his wishes. Except me. I did not defer and was disciplined accordingly. Votes: 0

The sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its citizens should not be in the business of killing people itself. Votes: 0