Quotes about Standing Still

When God says go forward, don't even think about standing still. Votes: 5

I've always been better moving than I am standing still. Votes: 4

The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still. Votes: 4

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. Votes: 4

Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world. Votes: 4

In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action. Votes: 4

He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death. Votes: 4

We waste a lot of time running after people we could have caught by just standing still. Votes: 4

Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture. Votes: 4

If I can hit a curveball, why can't I hit a ball that is standing still on a course? Votes: 4

The only way you can check Gretzky is to hit him when he is standing still singing the national anthem. Votes: 4

It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change. Votes: 4

Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving, you're standing still, and the rest of the world is surging ahead. Votes: 4

By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still. Votes: 4

Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished. Votes: 4

You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere. Votes: 4

Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash. Votes: 4

America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still. Votes: 4

A step in the wrong direction is better than staying on the spot all our life. Once you're moving forward you can correct your course as you go. Your automatic guidance system cannot guide you when you're standing still. Votes: 4

How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of standing still. Forget your mistakes, but remember what they taught you. So how do you become better tomorrow? By becoming better today. Votes: 4

Suffer me never to think that I have knowledge enough to need no teaching, wisdom enough to need no correction, talents enough to need no grace, goodness enough to need no progress, humility enough to need no repentance, devotion enough to need no quickening, strength sufficient without Your spirit; lest, standing still, I fall back for evermore. Votes: 4

Many a false step was made by standing still. Votes: 3

There is no standing still because time is moving forward. Votes: 3

Eternity: a moment standing still for ever. Votes: 0

Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still. Votes: 0

Many a false step is made standing still. Votes: 0

It may look like I'm moving but I'm standing still. Votes: 0

We still need to have one beautiful lady standing there. Votes: 0

I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still. Votes: 0

Progressiveness means not standing still when everything else is moving. Votes: 0

Your automatic guidance system cannot guide you when you're standing still. Votes: 0

Be not afraid of rowing slowly. Be afraid of standing still. Votes: 0

I'm never standing still and that makes my life pretty exciting. Votes: 0

Scars show toughness: that you've been through it, and you're still standing. Votes: 0

You haven't broken me Taker, you haven't broken me, I'm still standing. Votes: 0

Failure in life does not matter; the greatest misfortune is standing still. Votes: 0

Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill. Votes: 0

I'm still standing up there tall and strong every night that I perform. Votes: 0

All motion is relative. Maybe it's you who've moved away by standing still. Votes: 0

Real zeal is standing still and letting God be a bonfire in you. Votes: 0

In all the useful arts the world is either standing still or going backwards. Votes: 0

For me, [John Wheeler] was the last Titan, the only physics superhero still standing. Votes: 0

Taking steps is easy Standing still is hard... Everything is different The second time around. Votes: 0

This is what a memorial is: standing still, staring at something that isn’t ther Votes: 0

As we drove, I imagined we were standing still and the world was coming toward us. Votes: 0

Either you're growing or you're decaying; there's no middle ground. If you're standing still, you're decaying. Votes: 0

I was only seven but I remember thinking that everything in the world was standing still. Votes: 0

A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good. Votes: 0

War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins. Votes: 0

To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you. Votes: 0

Liam learned that it was possible to appear to move forward when you were really standing still. Votes: 0

Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore. Votes: 0

The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet. Votes: 0

And Americans realized that native people are still here, that they have a moral standing, a legal standing. Votes: 0

With all the injury problems we have in men's tennis at the moment, I'm happy to still be standing. Votes: 0

If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. Votes: 0

I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!' Votes: 0

I always said, 'A blind dog with three legs could get a standing ovation for singing 'I'm Still Here!'' Votes: 0

The academic mind reflects infinity, and is full of light by the simple process of being shallow and standing still. Votes: 0

Ghana is one of the countries in Western Africa that still has quite a few of their slave castles still standing. Votes: 0

Love is a condition where the world seems to be standing still, and it's you who are spinning on your axis. Votes: 0

Standing still is never a good option. Not in the ring, and not in life... When you stop moving, you're done. Votes: 0

We are still awaiting Easter; we are not yet standing in the full light but walking toward it full of trust. Votes: 0

We still have prostitutes standing on our corner, and people crapping round the back of buildings. The charms are still there. Votes: 0

Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way. Votes: 0

That's the thing about driving: You're alone but you're everywhere. You're standing still but moving really fast. It's just like perspectives constantly changing. Votes: 0

My experiences with violence in schools still echo throughout my life but standing to face the problem has helped me in immeasurable ways, Votes: 0

The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on it axis when everybody else is bouncing around. Votes: 0

It don't matter what you tried to do, you couldn't destroy me! I'm still standing! I'm still strong! And I always will be. Votes: 0

The Dharma Path is to keep walking forward. But the true Dharma has no going forward, no going backward, and no standing still. Votes: 0

It was peculiar to be standing so close to him. He's just a man, but still, what a thing to be Neil Armstrong! Votes: 0

I fell so many times and got back up. I been through the toughest times with my family, but I’m still standing. Votes: 0

The Bible is full of dubious scientific impossibilities, from Jonah living inside a whale, to the sun standing still in the sky for Joshua. Votes: 0

Ed?" Ritchie says later. We're still standing in the water. "There's only one thing I want." "What's that, Ritchie?" His answer is simple. "To want. Votes: 0

Self - development should be a perpetual process. In life you are either growing or rotting. You're moving forward or backwards; there is no standing still. Votes: 0

There are two types of panicking: standing still and not saying a word, and leaping all over the place babbling anything that comes into your head. Votes: 0

I changed my headlights the other day. I put in strobe lights instead! Now when I drive at night, it looks like everyone else is standing still ... Votes: 0

It takes some little time to accept and realize the fact that while you have been growing old, your friends have not been standing still, in that matter. Votes: 0

She sounded like she really meant it, and I wondered if I actually was standing here on the sidewalk with her, and not still asleep in my room. Votes: 0

Don't you know I”m still standing better than I ever did. Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid. I'm still standing after all this time. Votes: 0

The last time I saw something that tall standing so still for so long, it was perched on the edge of a cliff shining a light across the sea. Votes: 0

The breath must be enticed or cajoled, like catching a horse in a field, not by chasing after it, but by standing still with an apple in one’s hand. Votes: 0

Nintendo DS is not standing still. As a tenth serious competitor decides to make a run at Game Boy, DS raises the bar on portable gaming, before they even get started. Votes: 0

[S]torytelling, in ancient and modern practice, is always a contemplation of the experience of time passing. A story depends on things not standing still, on the built-in condition of impermanence. Votes: 0

In New York, just standing still on the sidewalk is a weird feeling. You have this incessant need to do things. Los Angeles is about kicking back, relaxing, your inner child, peace. Votes: 0

If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you. Votes: 0

I move forward in my life every day, even if it's only a tiny step, because I know that great things are accomplished with tiny moves, but nothing is accomplished by standing still Votes: 0

We are creatures that are designed for continual challenge. We must grow or we begin to die....So just standing still isn't really an option. We have to move on. If not, disturbances will come. Votes: 0

The reality is that SXSW is packed with brilliant entrepreneurs, investors and partners. They're everywhere, zipping back and forth like thousands of atoms. Your chances of colliding with one actually improve just by standing still. Votes: 0