There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. Votes: 6
Franklin D. RooseveltThere's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Votes: 6
Steven WrightIf I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. Votes: 6
Isaac NewtonI believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Votes: 4
Thomas JeffersonIn a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action. Votes: 4
Brian TracyA dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. Votes: 4
Robert BurtonStanding on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength. Votes: 3
Sun TzuStanding still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world. Votes: 3
Lauren BacallStanding, with reluctant feet, Where the brook and river meet, Womanhood and childhood fleet! Votes: 3
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowTaking steps is easy Standing still is hard... Everything is different The second time around. Votes: 3
Regina SpektorPeace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb Votes: 3
Matthieu RicardI'm so tired, but I can't sleep. Standing on the edge of something much too deep. Votes: 3
Sarah McLachlanI had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards. Votes: 3
Alberto SalazarStanding here, staying here, permanent here, eternal here, and we have one goal, one, one: to be. Votes: 3
Mahmoud DarwishStanding up for what's right is a huge burden to bear. It's normal to have some doubt. Votes: 3
Daisy WhitneyStanding is symbolic of life itself,Open space is just a distance between you and someone else Votes: 3
Mira MidhaStanding by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself Votes: 3
Amish TripathiStanding in a garage no more makes you a car than standing in a church makes you a Christian. Votes: 3
Woody AllenStanding in the shower, I feel something on the back of my leg that turns out to be my ass. Votes: 3
Mary KarrStanding in the park, I was wondering why a frisbee looks larger the closer it gets...then it hit me Votes: 3
Stewart FrancisReal elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe. Votes: 2
Doug LarsonMy books standing there on the shelf do not know that I have written them. Votes: 1
Jorge Luis BorgesKeep not standing fixed and rooted. Briskly venture, briskly roam. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIsn't that the ultimate homeland security, standing up and defending marriage? Votes: 0
Rick SantorumMy patience has dreadful chilblains from standing so long on a monument. Votes: 0
Elizabeth Barrett BrowningBasically it's just a whole bunch of blokes standing around scratching themselves Votes: 0
Kathy LetteFailure in life does not matter; the greatest misfortune is standing still. Votes: 0
Hazrat Inayat KhanThe despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement. Votes: 0
John Stuart MillMy tribute to mystical, magical trees that the Cherokee called "standing people. . . ." Votes: 0
Wallace StevensI sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonI don't like too much by-standing, on-looking, and spectator-behavior in people's lives. Votes: 0
Ralph NaderIn the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most visibly its dynamic character. Votes: 0
Paul TillichA Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!' Votes: 0
William F. Buckley, Jr.Complacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness. Votes: 0
Pat RileyI'm no expert standing at a podium giving speeches. I share heartbeats. Compassion. Votes: 0
Elizabeth BerkleyShadwell hated all southerners and, by inference, was standing at the North Pole. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettTrust holds fast, standing firm until deliverance arrives or a solution is found. Votes: 0
Elizabeth GeorgeIt's really amazing what a money reputation will do for your social standing ... Votes: 0
Sue SandersAll motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still. Votes: 0
Jerome LawrenceTo be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill. Votes: 0
Robert Louis StevensonTo destroy a standing crop goes against the soundest instincts of human nature. Votes: 0
Henry Cantwell WallaceAn Englishmen thinks seated; a Frenchmen standing; an American pacing, an Irishman, afterwards. Votes: 0
Austin O'MalleyCats - a standing rebuke to behavioural scientists . . . least human of all creatures. Votes: 0
Lewis ThomasAdmirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill. Votes: 0
William CowperWaiting for inspiration is like standing at the airport waiting for a train. Votes: 0
Leigh MichaelsI write books I'd enjoy reading, I'm the reader standing behind my shoulder. Votes: 0
Salman RushdieIn the American soul there is a lonely individual standing in a vast landscape. Votes: 0
Don DeLilloIf you're standing in the manure pile, it's somebody's job to mention the stink. Votes: 0
Barbara KingsolverYou know you've reached middle age when your weightlifting consists merely of standing up. Votes: 0
Bob HopeYou can never evaluate anything standing from outside; you have to evaluate yourself first. Votes: 0
Aruna RoyFor me, [John Wheeler] was the last Titan, the only physics superhero still standing. Votes: 0
Max TegmarkMost men are petrified of standing out in any way or being thought superficial. Votes: 0
Russell SmithThere's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering. Votes: 0
Illeana DouglasWhen I did not become enemies, then I understand that there was nothing standing. Votes: 0
Maria CallasTrump's inability to control his own emotions is standing between himself and the presidency. Votes: 0
Chuck ToddIntimate scenes on a movie set are just dry, bizarre things; people standing around. Votes: 0
Daniel CraigThere's been a long-standing relationship between me and individual members of the Green Party. Votes: 0
Cynthia McKinneyJesus is the very concrete truth revealing and standing in for the universal truth. Votes: 0
Richard RohrA woman's manly side is what's sexy--a woman standing strongly, fighting to be desired. Votes: 0
Haider AckermannThe Blair government has lowered the standing of politics and politicians in our country. Votes: 0
Kenneth ClarkeI am the presence standing here at this juncture of Time & Space- who else? Votes: 0
Joyce Carol OatesTrue power comes from standing in your own truth and walking your own path. Votes: 0
Elizabeth GilbertIn all the useful arts the world is either standing still or going backwards. Votes: 0
George OrwellThe tension between standing apart, and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer. Votes: 0
Nadine GordimerDemocrats - always standing up for what they later realize they should have believed in. Votes: 0
Jon StewartWhen they're standing right in front of you, kings are a kind of speech impediment. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettI'm a sucker for, like, an endearing man who's like standing in his authentic self. Votes: 0
Teresa PalmerIt's about time trees were good for something, instead of just standing there like jerks! Votes: 0
HomerWorking with Jack [Nicholson] is sort of like standing in front of the Grand Canyon. Votes: 0
Diane KeatonSuccess. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going. Votes: 0
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.Frederick Douglass had to teach himself how to read before standing up to defeat slavery. Votes: 0
Juan WilliamsWhen someone throws up while watching one of your movies, it's like a standing ovation. Votes: 0
Eli RothThis is what a memorial is: standing still, staring at something that isnât ther Votes: 0
David LevithanI'm just a simple man standing alone with my old brushes, asking God for inspiration. Votes: 0
Peter Paul RubensJust when you think you've hit rock bottom, you realize you're standing on another trapdoor. Votes: 0
Marisha PesslI like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward. Votes: 0
Michael BerginIf you're considered a beauty, it's hard to be accepted doing anything but standing around. Votes: 0
Cybill ShepherdYou arenât advertising to a standing army; you are advertising to a moving parade. Votes: 0
David OgilvyCut the "im" out of impossible, leading that dynamic word standing out free and clear-possible. Votes: 0
Norman Vincent PealeDriving a car, you are in danger of killing; walking or standing, of being killed. Votes: 0
Mary McCarthyMost of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonIt is obvious that the best qualities in man must atrophy in a standing-room-only environment. Votes: 0
Stewart UdallThere's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot Votes: 0
Stephen WrightWendy: Why are you staring at me? Finn: Because you're standing in front of me. Votes: 0
Amanda HockingA lone hello, standing in the door, waving goodbye. This is how I picture love. Votes: 0
Jarod KintzI was not raised with wealth or resources or any social standing to speak of. Votes: 0
Michelle ObamaQuite frankly, I don't miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing. Votes: 0
Cal Ripken, Jr.Look who's standing if you please, 'though you tried to bring me to my knees. Votes: 0
Michael JacksonI don't want people to think that I'm standing on the steps of the capitals. Votes: 0
Franklin GrahamA man defines his standing at the court of chastity by his views of women. Votes: 0
Amos Bronson AlcottTo secure your historical standing, be sure you are the first to write about it. Votes: 0
Winston ChurchillMen and women of high professional standing have been reduced to the status of vagrants. Votes: 0
Elmer RiceEveryone looks at me like I'm stark naked standing on a glacier petting a penguin. Votes: 0
Brandy NacoleAuthenticity and knowing who you are is fundamental to being an effective and long-standing leader. Votes: 0
Ann M. FudgeIt's insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams. Votes: 0
Vin DieselI will never apologize for standing up for my fellow Teamsters and all American workers. Votes: 0
James P. HoffaMaybe it's just the morning light, but he looks pretty cool standing there with his sword. Votes: 0
Rumiko TakahashiThe law functions as formal embodiment of a moral code, not as free-standing substitute for it. Votes: 0
Mark SteynSocial standing and reptuation has always mattered, but now it 's happening on a global basis. Votes: 0
Kabir SehgalThen he left her there, standing alone, surrounded by word ghosts; things she could have said. Votes: 0
Kristin HannahMy mother cooked her last Christmas standing rib roast in 1987 and died a few weeks afterward. Votes: 0
Michelle HunevenThere are no independent people. Even when you are standing aside, you are taking a side. Votes: 0
Ljupka CvetanovaI was only seven but I remember thinking that everything in the world was standing still. Votes: 0
Eva HartWe're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama. Votes: 0
Deval PatrickThe fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line. Votes: 0
Orlando Aloysius BattistaYou can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims. Votes: 0
Harriett WoodsWe are standing on the threshold of a world-epoch of religious creativeness, on a cosmic divide. Votes: 0
Nikolai BerdyaevSo, while fitting in, she was like a wicked detail standing out against a placid background. Votes: 0
Steve MartinSome of the biggest challenges were, page after page, standing naked in front of the reader. Votes: 0
Rob RobergeThe term SAT is a set of initials, or autonym, standing for Scholastic Attitude Treaty Organization. Votes: 0
Dave BarryIt becomes an emperor to die standing (i.e., "in harness"). [Lat., Decet imperatorem statem mori.] Votes: 0
Vespasianyou can't really know the person standing before you, because always there is some missing piece Votes: 0
Barbara KingsolverChildren, we should always eat our food sitting down. Do not eat standing or walking around. Votes: 0
Mata AmritanandamayiI was a halfway-decent-looking English boy who looked nice in a drawing-room standing by a piano. Votes: 0
Peter LawfordThe best part about getting knocked down is standing back up knowing what you didn't before. Votes: 0
LightsCourage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery. Votes: 0
Henry Van DykeA standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. Votes: 0
James MadisonFalling in love is the easiest thing in the world. It's standing in love that matters. Votes: 0
Carson McCullersThere, standing at the piano, was the original good time who had been had by all. Votes: 0
Kenneth TynanSo I walked away and left him standing there in the moonlight - watching over nothing. Votes: 0
F. Scott FitzgeraldWhen love ends, the beloved is no longer standing on a pedestal, but in a hole. Votes: 0
Mason CooleyI wasn't planning to lead, I was standing in the back and then everyone turned around. Votes: 0
Avery HiebertI don't have long-standing regrets; they pass as I see how things are meant to be. Votes: 0
Dita Von TeeseHe had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death. Votes: 0
Irving StoneI sing the National Anthem, while I'm standing, over your body, hold you like a python. Votes: 0
Lana Del ReyWhy does man not see things? He is himself standing in the way: he conceals things. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheAs we drove, I imagined we were standing still and the world was coming toward us. Votes: 0
Jonathan Safran FoerYou're not standing on your head! Have a cookie. - Grimspite in Jinx on the Divide Votes: 0
Elizabeth KayI don't expect to get a standing ovation from businessmen when I call for higher wages. Votes: 0
Peter BofingerI'm liking the idea more and more of just standing up with a microphone and talking. Votes: 0
Madonna CicconeThere are two reasons why I'm in show business, and I'm standing on both of them. Votes: 0
Betty GrableThe one who gives shade to others, is the one who is standing directly into Sunlight. Votes: 0
Aishwarya Shiva PareekThe passionate are like men standing on their heads, they see all things the wrong way. Votes: 0
PlatoIt is a brave man who is the first to sit down during a standing ovation. Votes: 0
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynWar's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins. Votes: 0
David MitchellGod is standing at the door of every heart. Call Him. He is waiting to come in. Votes: 0
Mata AmritanandamayiIf you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise. Votes: 0
Aung San Suu KyiWriting and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up. Votes: 0
Ernest HemingwayWe can be walking witnesses and standing sermons to which objective onlookers can say a quiet amen. Votes: 0
Neal A. MaxwellMy point is this: the more you have to lose, the braver you are for standing up. Votes: 0
Craig SilveyI suppose I'm like most coaches now, standing on the sideline hoping somebody asks them a question. Votes: 0
Bobby BowdenLong standing hatred between a man and a woman is just unspoken attraction that has bruised egos. Votes: 0
Shannon L. AlderIt's an old ploy of the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing 'art' to defend their collapsing culture. Votes: 0
George GroszThe man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. Votes: 0
William BlakeDon't forget I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her. Votes: 0
Julia Roberts[O]ur War of the Revolution was, in good measure, fought as a protest against standing armies. Votes: 0
Earl WarrenThe people we keep standing in the anteroom of our favor either start fermenting or turn sour. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheI have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet. Votes: 0
Jane FondaThere will be no war, but in the pursuit of principle no stone will be left standing. Votes: 0
John le CarreI try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing. Votes: 0
Arnold PalmerIt is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge. Votes: 0
Grover ClevelandHe had the vague sense of standing on a threshold, the crossing of which would change everything. Votes: 0
Kate MortonWe waste a lot of time running after people we could have caught by just standing still. Votes: 0
Mignon McLaughlinLiam learned that it was possible to appear to move forward when you were really standing still. Votes: 0
Kristin HannahStill bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore. Votes: 0
Matthew ArnoldThe curtains would open and it would be just her standing in some ludicrous pose, like Aphrodite. Votes: 0
Lesley-Anne DownIt's not easy for me to admit that I've been standing in the same place for 18 years. Votes: 0
Denzel WashingtonI have spent the better part of my adult life standing up and fighting for working families. Votes: 0
Bernie SandersAll dancing is now is standing in place and letting the devil of the music enter you. Votes: 0
John UpdikeSometimes just getting up in the morning and standing at the gate can bring the gate down. Votes: 0
Joan BauerThe delicate droop of the petals standing out in relief, is like the eyelid of a child. Votes: 0
Auguste RodinTo be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you. Votes: 0
Blair UnderwoodNothing ever sounds quite the way it does when you're standing right in the middle of it. Votes: 0
Michael DavisId be happiest standing at the back, strumming my little banjo where no one could see me. Votes: 0
Rupert GrintI am standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul. Votes: 0
Bobby SandsMen's legs have a terribly lonely life - standing in the dark in your trousers all day. Votes: 0
Ken DoddIt was unbelievable. She was standing there, staring at him like he was a real rock star. Votes: 0
Kami GarciaYou are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.' Votes: 0
Earl NightingaleThe best thrill is standing on stage and playing - other than being married to my wife. Votes: 0
John TeshThat's where all of us are standing now, he thought. On the fat kindling of past sins. Votes: 0
Walter M. Miller, Jr.I saw you standing on a veranda you'd built with your own hands. And I loved you. Votes: 0
Nora RobertsWhere we're standing right now, in the ruins in the dark, what we build could be anything. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukAs CEO, I had a standing 30-minute meeting every Monday to greet and connect with new hires. Votes: 0
Scott WeissThat's where all of us are standing now, he thought. On the fat kindling of past sins. Votes: 0
Walter M. Miller Jr.Try making a poem as if it were a table, clear and solid, standing there outside you. Votes: 0
May SartonI do believe in standing up for what you believe in and your family and your friends. Votes: 0
Kid RockThe only way to succeed in life is to never give up. Oftentimes, it requires standing alone. Votes: 0
Ellen J. BarrierI've been shot down so many times I get altitude sickness just from standing up for myself. Votes: 0
Shane KoyczanI'm standing on a field full of landmines doing the moonwalk hoping i blow up in time Votes: 0
Kendrick LamarPrayer means that we have come boldly into the throne room and we are standing in God's presence. Votes: 0
E.W. KenyonHave you ever thought about how great you would look standing in the land of success and happiness~? Votes: 0
Edmond MbiakaIf you were the only suspect in a senseless bloodbath, would you be standing the the horror section? Votes: 0
Jamie KennedyI was ordained one of the standing High Council in Zion, under the hands of President Joseph Smith Votes: 0
Orson PrattHave you ever thought about how great you would look standing in the land of success and happiness? Votes: 0
Edmond MbiakaMy audience is often hands-up, standing and cheering and on tables and all of that kind of things. Votes: 0
Gloria GaynorObstinacy standing alone is the weakest of all things in one whose mind is not possessed by wisdom. Votes: 0
AeschylusAre you happy to be standing here with me? Because if not, we can scoot over six inches. Votes: 0
Jarod KintzIn my palm I can feel the echo of her pulse, standing in for the absense of mine. Votes: 0
Isaac MarionThose who are well assured of their own standing are least apt to trepass on that of others. Votes: 0
Washington IrvingThe only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet. Votes: 0
Nikos Kazantzakisthe trouble with a woman standing behind her man is that she can't see where she is going! Votes: 0
Johnnetta B. ColeNothing beats standing in the middle of the action, with all the data I need at my fingertips Votes: 0
Betty LiuI don't think our death ray is working. I'm standing right in it, and I'm not dead yet. Votes: 0
Jamie HynemanThe Wall will be standing in 50 and even in 100 years, if the reasons for it are not removed. Votes: 0
Erich HoneckerI had a fucking standing ovation going on in my goddamn pants, and it was demanding an encore. Votes: 0
Nenia CampbellI'm happy that I'm at a moment where I'm not standing here going what do I do next? Votes: 0
Billy GilmanGod can judge me, I don't need a jury. Nothing standing in my way, like nothing's my security. Votes: 0
Lil WayneI'm a lurker and a creep. Women don't like me because I sleep standing up, like a horse. Votes: 0
Eric AndreWherever you go at SXSW, there you are standing in line. Or watching other people stand in line. Votes: 0
Kara SwisherThese people haven't seen the last of my face. If I go down, I'm going down standing up. Votes: 0
Chuck PersonThe law of life is to leave behind the ground one is standing on and then step forward. Votes: 0
Rama SwamiThe more you try to be like someone else, the more you find yourself standing in the way. Votes: 0
Gregory David RobertsIf you plan your work, you will not find yourself standing on the corner wondering where to go next. Votes: 0
John Henry PattersonHow can I, that girl standing there, My attention fix On Roman or on Russian Or on Spanish politics? Votes: 0
William Butler YeatsFor a while, I thought a lot about lineage. Where do I belong? Who am I standing next to? Votes: 0
Jim HodgesIt is by standing up for the rights of girls and women that we truly measure up as men. Votes: 0
Desmond TutuI never feel I'm standing on solid ground, and I do write with a certain kind of trembling fear. Votes: 0
Paul AusterBlue Moon, You saw me standing alone, Without a dream in my heart, Without a love of my own. Votes: 0
Lorenz HartLife is like riding a bicycle. You get nowhere standing up, so get up on that seat and go! Votes: 0
Lynne EwingOne of the most difficult things he'd ever done was turn away and leave her standing in the shadows. Votes: 0
Rachel GibsonAnd I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside. Votes: 0
Kamisese MaraNo one remembers you for standing in the crowd . But they do remember you for standing out of it. Votes: 0
Eddie HarrisThe coward does not know what it means to be alone: an enemy is always standing behind his chair. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheI couldn't be more proud to be standing with Donald Trump, who is standing for the right to life. Votes: 0
Mike PenceSoviet power is a new type of state in which there is no bureacracy, no police, no standing army. Votes: 0
Vladimir LeninI define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early. Votes: 0
Max BaerI'm standing up thinking. Anybody who wants to listen is welcome. If not, I'm happy to see them go. Votes: 0
David AntinTo win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern. Votes: 0
Sarah PalinIf I can hit a curveball, why can't I hit a ball that is standing still on a course? Votes: 0
Larry NelsonWith all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing. Votes: 0
Roger FedererItâs weird to think the place where weâre standing will only be a point in the sky. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukI hit some great shots in my lifetime; now I hit a decent shot and I get a standing ovation Votes: 0
Martina NavratilovaI very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision. Votes: 0
William HurtA son of a poor man is standing in front of you today. This is the strength of a democracy. Votes: 0
Narendra ModiI hit some great shots in my lifetime; now I hit a decent shot and I get a standing ovation. Votes: 0
Martina NavratilovaIf you don't want to be stabbed in the back you should be aware of who is standing behind you. Votes: 0
Tony MilesI mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above â above the world, he's sort of God. Votes: 0
Evan ThomasLiving the gospel and standing in holy places is not always easy, but I testify that it is worth it. Votes: 0
Bonnie L. OscarsonI very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision Votes: 0
William HurtI was just standing around and suddenly I was cast as an extra. I hated it because I was so shy. Votes: 0
Dwayne HickmanThey kept me in a cage for too long because now every room I am standing in is just another cell. Votes: 0
Raegan ButcherAll I have to do is pose for a picture and I'm getting married to the person standing next to me. Votes: 0
Steven SpielbergI seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much " in just standing and staring. Votes: 0
James HerriotI have two daughters, it really means a lot to me to have two women standing now and being the PM. Votes: 0
Iain Duncan SmithI can think of a lot of things to do," he said, "and none of them involve standing up. - Al Votes: 0
Kim Harrison