Quotes about Stood

If The Savior Stood Beside Me, Would I Wear the Things I Wear? Votes: 3

Stood for his country's glory fast, And nailed her colors to the mast! Votes: 3

Stood I, O Nature! man alone in thee, Then were it worth one's while a man to be. Votes: 3

Light-leaved acacias, by the door, Stood up in balmy air, Clusters of blossomed moonlight bore, And breathed a perfume rare. Votes: 3

The Father and His angelic hierarchy That made the magnitude and glory there Stood in the circuit of a needle's eye. Votes: 3

Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best. Votes: 2

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. Votes: 2

I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing 'Happy Birthday.' Votes: 2

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. Votes: 2

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. Votes: 2

I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up. 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

Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other. Votes: 2

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. Votes: 2

I've flown across America, I've scaled fences, I've stood under windows and gone out of my way hundreds of times. I'm a hopeless romantic. There's no hope for me. Votes: 2

I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped make a difference for the vets. Votes: 2

People can judge me for what I've done. And I think when somebody's out in the public eye, that's what they do. So I'm fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I've always stood for. Votes: 2

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe? Votes: 2

We have but one flag, one country; let us stand together. We may differ in color, but not in sentiment. Many things have been said about me which are wrong, and which white and black persons here, who stood by me through the war, can contradict. Votes: 2

I once stood in the middle of New York city watching my name go round the electronic zipper sign in Times Square and I felt pretty thrilled, but not quite as thrilled as I felt when I saw my name in the 'Examiner' for the first time. Votes: 2

It wasn't until I stood in my truth and told everybody that I had $250,000 in credit card debt. At that point, everything turned around for me. I had to reveal the truth about what I didn't have, more than pretend about what I did. That was interesting. Votes: 2

And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. Votes: 2

Her friends say she is very funny. At a family dinner, she stood to go, and the footman very properly pulled her chair away. At that moment I asked her a question and she sat down again, except there was no chair. Everyone, including the Queen, laughed and laughed. Votes: 2

Along with racial equality and the late bloom of women's rights, future generations will have to explain how, in the past, gays were misunderstood and publicly humiliated for loving each other, and, eventually, how they stood together and conquered stupidity and hypocritical hatred, and fought their way out of marginalization. Votes: 2

I stood up as best I could to their disgusting stupidity and brutality, but I did not, of course, manage to beat them at their own game. It was a fight to the bitter end, one in which I was not defending ideals or beliefs but simply my own self. Votes: 2

When I grew older and awkward, when my parents divorced and life had gone all to hell, Demetrie stood me at the wardrobe mirror and told me over and over, 'You are beautiful. You are smart. You are important.' It was an incredible gift to give a child who thinks nothing of herself. Votes: 2

We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me all the way to the Supreme Court. And, in a 5-4 decision, they stood on the side of those who shortchanged my pay, my overtime, and my retirement just because I am a woman. Votes: 2

I've got an extra-specific story about Dr. Dre. I saw him when I was 9 years old in Compton - him and Tupac. They were shooting the second 'California Love' video. My pops had seen him and ran back to the house and got me, put me on his neck, and we stood there watching Dre and Pac in a Bentley. Votes: 2

In my divorce, I stood up and said to my ex-wife, 'Hey, I messed up. This had nothing to do with you. I didn't understand what marriage was. I cheated. I was wrong. We couldn't fix it; it got worse. I stepped away because I didn't want it to get any worse. You're the mother of my kids - I don't want to hate you.' Votes: 2

So when it came to role models, I looked at presidents' wives. Of course, you're talking about a farm girl who stood in the fields, dreaming, years ago, wishing she was that kind of person. But if I had been that kind of person, do you think I could sing with the emotions I do? You sing with those emotions because you've had pain in your heart. Votes: 2

It's funny, I'm very analytical in my real life, but in terms of my films, I try to not analyze them at all and let things just go into them and let them be what they are. I mean, people ask me to this day what 'The Squid and the Whale' stood for, and I have no idea except that it's an exhibit in the Natural History Museum. Votes: 2

The Chinese people have stood up. Votes: 0

Injustice can never be stood for. Votes: 0

I've always stood up for country music. Votes: 0

The planets in their station list'ning stood. Votes: 0

Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall. Votes: 0

Grant stood by me when I was crazy... Votes: 0

I really should have fell but I stood Votes: 0

A naked moon stood in a naked sky. Votes: 0

The snake stood up for evil in the Garden. Votes: 0

It has always stood for f***ing great food. Votes: 0

She stood lost in eternity... watching the immense sky... Votes: 0

Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell. Votes: 0

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago. Votes: 0

Today I stood taller from walking among the trees. Votes: 0

From where they stood, they could see the castle. Votes: 0

No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion. Votes: 0

She stood with flaccid breasts, somehow still full of herself. Votes: 0

Abe Lincoln died because he stood for liberty and truth. Votes: 0

She knew where she stood, when she stood among books. Votes: 0

Abash'd the Devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is,..... Votes: 0

What is hope but futility for moments stood on end. Votes: 0

Without women, we stood in space on one leg only. Votes: 0

The blind date that has stood you up: your life. Votes: 0

Bodies lay in the sun. Bodies stood in the sun. Votes: 0

She stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her. Votes: 0

And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood. Votes: 0

I stood in unimaginable trance And agony that cannot be remembered. Votes: 0

No matter what historians claimed, BC really stood for 'Before Coffee'. Votes: 0

Oops! I always thought PETA stood for Please Eat This Animal. Votes: 0

The lie was dead And damned, and truth stood up instead. Votes: 0

He not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop. Votes: 0

Once a guy stood all day shaking bugs from his hair. Votes: 0

he stood against the wind and let it peel him clean Votes: 0

Mercy stood in the cloud, with eye that wept Essential love. Votes: 0

I stood at a crossroads and fate came to meet me. Votes: 0

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes. Votes: 0

A sculpture is just a painting cut out and stood up somewhere. Votes: 0

The ocean filled the footprints where a boy and cat had stood." Votes: 0

If you have enemies, good that means you stood up for something. Votes: 0

Our two peoples have stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the brotherhood of blood spilled. Votes: 0

I never stood a chance. He stole your heart first." -Marcus Hardy Votes: 0

When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause. Votes: 0

I would just love to have gone and stood in the Kop. Votes: 0

No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence. Votes: 0

I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather. Votes: 0

The statue stood quiet and still, like the silhouette of a tired mime. Votes: 0

President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together. Votes: 0

I thought "RV" stood for "Recreational Vehicle." No! It stands for "Ruins Vacations." Votes: 0

Would it help if I stood around uselessly not knowing what to say? Votes: 0

That tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew. Votes: 0

Rocky Marciano stood out in boxing like a rose in a garbage dump. Votes: 0

His honour rooted in dishonour stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true. Votes: 0

Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today. Votes: 0

I was four when I first stood at the helm on my own. Votes: 0

Once again it was Gough who stood firm for Scotland in the air Votes: 0

I can see so far because I stood on the shoulders of giants. Votes: 0

She stood on the ledge of his smile and looked over the edge. Votes: 0

After forty years of marriage we still stood with broken swords in our hands. Votes: 0

Kahlan stood quietly in the shadows, watching, as evil knocked softly on the door. Votes: 0

Jefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it. Votes: 0

As I stood on the lonely backroad, I'm sure I heard birds, kookaburras, laughing ... Votes: 0

The fool of nature stood with stupid eyes And gaping mouth, that testified surprise. Votes: 0

Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers. Votes: 0

It sounded as if the streets were running, And then the streets stood still. Votes: 0

A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself Votes: 0

Since its inception, our Nation has stood on the foundations of compassion and justice. Votes: 0

I stood in the lee of an overhanging rock and thought of many things. Votes: 0

In every sorrowing soul I pour'd delight, And poverty stood smiling in my sight. Votes: 0

The older lives like not to be stood in rows or at right angles. Votes: 0

I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted. Votes: 0

Nature listening stood, whilst Shakespeare play'd And wonder'd at the work herself had made. Votes: 0

Good work in the building of my vessel stood me always in good stead. Votes: 0

No republic ever yet stood on a stable foundation without satisfying the common people. Votes: 0

Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground. Votes: 0

You do stand alone sometimes. But my mother stood by me through all this. Votes: 0

For anyone who has ever stood before a bathroom mirror and secretly thanked The Votes: 0

Don't judge someone until you've stood at his forge and worked with his hammer, eh? Votes: 0

I have never been sorry when I stood for what was right-even against severe criticism. Votes: 0

Abraham Lincoln was the father of a nation and had enormous beliefs that stood well. Votes: 0

Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for. Votes: 0

The universe stood still and the universe continued on its path, travelling through endless time. Votes: 0

The Conservative Party's always stood in every seat and I think it's important to us. Votes: 0

Mitt Romney was the man who stood up to Donald Trump early, hard, never wavered. Votes: 0

They say the Universe started with a big bang. I hope everybody stood well back. Votes: 0

Peter stood up and let a wicked smile slide across his face. "Time to play. Votes: 0

There was a time when man stood strong, right was right and wrong was wrong. Votes: 0

I got stood up by the letter Y, he was hanging around with his X. Votes: 0

I knew life Began where I stood in the dark, Looking out into the light. Votes: 0

I never stood in a public house bar and alcoholic drink never touched my lips. Votes: 0

I stood in this unsheltered place, 'til I could see the face behind the face. Votes: 0

Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so. Votes: 0

I was in the ROTC. Of course, ROTC stood for 'Running off to Canada.' Votes: 0

The spot of ground on which a man has stood is forever interesting to him. Votes: 0

If you don't have any enemies in life you have never stood up for anything. Votes: 0

Stand by General Burnside as you have stood by me and all will be well. Votes: 0

But my friends, these people in Egypt have stood by us in a tough, tough neighborhood. Votes: 0

Manifest destiny was on the march, and it was unfortunate that Mexico stood in the path. Votes: 0

I was absolutely lost in love and life when I did my drawings. Time stood still. Votes: 0

You never truly know someone until you've stood in their shoes and walked around in them. Votes: 0

Apple stood for something and had a reason for being that wasn't just about making money. Votes: 0

The law should be the point at which savagery ended because civilization stood in its path. Votes: 0

Her beauty might fascinate men, but it was difficult to charm them when she stood mute. . . . Votes: 0

The love of individual freedom has stood in the way of the appreciation of social obligations. Votes: 0

He sang 'Stairway to Heaven' in four different languages but never knew where that staircase stood. Votes: 0

Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command, save one, has stood with him. Votes: 0

I was just a mere mortal and he was a god. I never stood a chance. Votes: 0

Hope that justice will be done to those brave men who stood up for their convictions. Votes: 0

For even if you should have stood your ground, he said, yet what ground was it? Votes: 0

I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get. Votes: 0

I stood still, a prey to a thousand thoughts, stifled in the robe of the evening. Votes: 0

The remaining liberty of the world was to be destroyed in the place where it stood. Votes: 0

Haply a woman's voice may do some good When articles too nicely urged be stood on. Votes: 0

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days Votes: 0

We stood and watched as God abandoned us, and then we did the best we could. Votes: 0

A man who will traduce those who stood with him in battle is not worth much. Votes: 0

Except wind stands as it never stood It is an ill wind turns none to good. Votes: 0

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days. Votes: 0

I watch the ashes swim around like dandelion puffs, making swirls where bodies and walls once stood. Votes: 0

The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of increment weather. Votes: 0

Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that. Votes: 0

And homeless near a thousand homes I stood, And near a thousand tables pined and wanted food. Votes: 0

I stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs, A palace and a prison on each hand. Votes: 0

It wasn't so bad being a slave when your owner was yourself and stood up for you. Votes: 0

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. Votes: 0

I took one look at you That's all I meant to do And my heart stood still. Votes: 0

Among us all men were created sons of God and stood erect, as conscious of their divinity. Votes: 0

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life. Votes: 0

You just stood up to your mother.... I should think now you could take on the world. Votes: 0

The great creators-the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors-stood alone against the men of their time. Votes: 0

How could we [the world] have stood by and let that happen to them? We owe them. Votes: 0

I stood looking over my damaged home and tried to forget the sweetness of life on Earth. Votes: 0

They say that time heals a broken heart, but time has stood still since we've been apart. Votes: 0

The greatest proof that the Bible is inspired is that it has stood so much bad preaching. Votes: 0

Scripture brought me to the Gate of Paradise, and the mind stood in wonder as it entered. Votes: 0

I had trouble hanging around [Shelley Long] until we stood onstage together, and then I was in heaven. Votes: 0

If an individual wants to be a leader and isn't controversial, that means he never stood for anything. Votes: 0

America, and all it had once stood for--all he had fought for--was dying...on life support, and counting. Votes: 0

Stern duties need not speak sternly. He who stood firm before the thunder worshipped the still small voice. Votes: 0

The foundation upon which Rotary is built is friendship; on no less firm foundation could it have stood. Votes: 0

Thomas Beecham was a pompous little band-master who stood against everything creative in the art of his time. Votes: 0

An ambassador for peace, Pope John Paul II stood steadfast against communism and condemned discrimination against all people. Votes: 0

If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world? Votes: 0

I'm soooooo telling." Puck stood behind her. "You two disobeyed your parents! I'm both shocked and really impressed. Votes: 0

I stood there in the shadowed doorway thinking with my tears. Yes, tears can be thoughts, why not? Votes: 0

I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them. Votes: 0

But I had been in love pretty often and I didn't think it stood the wear and tear. Votes: 0

What they're not doing is marketing the Dead Kennedys in the spirit of what the band stood for. Votes: 0

So she stood naked in front of the young man and at this moment stopped playing the game. Votes: 0

I've stood up to Russia. I've taken on Putin and others, and I would do that as president. Votes: 0

She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. Votes: 0

I stood among them, but not of them: in a shroud of thoughts which were not their thoughts. Votes: 0

When people saw what had happened to my son, men stood up who had never stood up before. Votes: 0

I stood on the balcony dark with mourning... hoping the earth would spread its wings in my uninhabited love. Votes: 0

I stood there, inexpressibly grateful that my life, for all its terrors, is so filled with moments of grace. Votes: 0

John Lewis stood up and said in an interview that Donald Trump was not a legitimate president. It's insanity. Votes: 0

I've stood my ground in life, alone, even against overwhelming forces with the might and money to crush me. Votes: 0

Christianity is anything but safe. Jesus made clear that trouble and persecution stood in the future for His followers. Votes: 0

I believe that the ideals that America has stood for throughout our history represent the highest ideals of humankind. Votes: 0

Outside the ring of dancing warriors with spears and axes stood wolves at a respectful distance, watching and waiting. Votes: 0

The worst mistake you can make is walking away from someone who actually stood there and waited for you. Votes: 0

In times when nothing stood but worsened, or grew strange, there was one constant good: she did not change. Votes: 0

And by his smile, I knew that sullen hall, By his dead smile I knew we stood in Hell. Votes: 0

Nobody stood by Jesus. Maybe nobody will stand by you. It's a lonely life, but it's a glorious life. Votes: 0

Modi Model of Development is more a hype than reality, and the Congress has always stood for inclusive development. Votes: 0

The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test. Votes: 0

I have a much better relationship with the press than I did, I think because I stood my ground. Votes: 0

The next Tory leader would have to unify his party and ensure that Britain stood tall in the world. Votes: 0

There he stood, in the camouflage of sun and shade, disfigured by them and masked by his own nakedness. Votes: 0

I just stood there staring, because while I've seen a lot of weird things, I hadn't ever seen that. Votes: 0

I stood lonely enough, but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed: it did not oppress me much. Votes: 0

Most reformers wore rubber boots and stood on glass when God sent a current of Commonsense through the Universe. Votes: 0

I want you all to stand like the Muslims who stood with La ilaaha ilalla for Truth and Right Votes: 0

I stood up for myself as I always have done. Nobody has ever told Coco Chanel what to think. Votes: 0

We stood there, looking at each other, saying nothing. But it was the kind of nothing that meant everything. Votes: 0

My guard stood hard when abstract threats, too noble to neglect, deceived me into thinking, I had something to protect. Votes: 0

What NPR did, I'm very proud of, and what NPR stood for is non-racist, non-bigoted, straightforward telling of the news. Votes: 0

As I stood and watched the mists slowly rising this morning I wondered what view was more beautiful than this. Votes: 0

The worst mistake you can make is walking away from the person who actually stood there and waited for you... Votes: 0

Between the new, happy him, and the old, depressing him, there stood in the way only his lack of imagination. Votes: 0

My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer. Votes: 0

LeavingHe stood backlitby windows full of winter,a shade thrown over his face.What a waste, I thought.What relief. Votes: 0

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. Votes: 0

Here a tower shining brightOnce stood gleaming in the nightWhere now There's just the rubble in the holefrom "White City Votes: 0

I could endure hard times thanks to my fans that stood by me. I decided that I wouldn't disappoint them. Votes: 0

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician. Votes: 0

When an old truth ceases to be applicable, it does not become any truer by being stood on its head. Votes: 0

Behold, directly overhead, a certain strange star was suddenly seen . . . Amazed, and as if astonished and stupified, I stood still Votes: 0

So God made girls... God made girls... He stood back and told the boys, I'm 'bout to rock your world... Votes: 0

After the pain of this disappointment her heart once more stood empty, and the succession of identical days began again. Votes: 0

It would be morally reprehensible not to tell the truth... Everything I have written has stood the test of time. Votes: 0

I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. Votes: 0

She stood on the edge of tomorrow, a one person vanguard that believe. The city would soon follow her lead. Votes: 0

Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration. Votes: 0

Man, I didn't think I stood a chance. I mean, she was way out of my league.she still is. Votes: 0

God empowered him; and my father, when he stood to preach, he wasn't preaching his message, he was preaching God's message. Votes: 0

America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal. Votes: 0

Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice. Votes: 0

Even when influential political and media figures vehemently complained about the criticisms I wrote, Salon's editors unfailingly stood behind my work. Votes: 0

Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world. Votes: 0

Polite conversationalists leave no mark save the scars upon the Earth that could have been prevented had they stood their ground. Votes: 0

The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly picked up a rock. Votes: 0

I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel. Votes: 0

The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly picked up a rock." Votes: 0

I've stood outside my house in Montana looking at the northern lights... crackling against the night sky. To me, that's magic. Votes: 0

A quick and brutal fuck from behind usually served as an effective reminder of where you stood in the pack hierarchy. Votes: 0

Oft in my way have I stood still, though but a casual passenger, so much I felt the awfulness of life. Votes: 0

I stood staring, not as yet realising that this was death leaping from man to man in that little distant crowd. Votes: 0

You've got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend. When I was down you just stood there a grinin Votes: 0

The only time I had any butterflies was when I stood up and backed toward the open door and looked down. Votes: 0

When you stood between somebody you loved and death, it was hard to be awake and it was hard to sleep. Votes: 0

Before the war an apple tree had stood behind the church. It was an apple tree that ate its own apples. Votes: 0

We can heal. Perhaps we can return to that same place we once stood, when we were both young and innocent. Votes: 0

In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some. Votes: 0

In fact, if Christ himself stood in my way, I, like Nietzsche, would not hesitate to squish him like a worm. Votes: 0

After we have calmly stood by and allowed monopolies to grow fat, we should not be asked to make them bloated. Votes: 0

Over the years, over the history of our country, liberals have stood on many of the right sides of the issues. Votes: 0

You know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn't about to turn my back on them. Votes: 0

You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood. Votes: 0

You might be a redneck if you've ever stood in line to get your picture taken with a freak of nature. Votes: 0

In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong. Votes: 0

Bearing sham and scoffing rude, in my place condemned He stood - Sealed my pardon with His blood: Hallelujah, what a Savior! Votes: 0

we, in that instant, lost, breathless to be witnesses, as if we stood ourselves refreshed among the shining fauna of that fire. Votes: 0

Sometimes, I stood at the front of the E train, watching the tunnel ahead, imagining what Anthem would look like on stage. Votes: 0

What forests of laurel we bring, and the tears of mankind, to those who stood firm against the opinion of their contemporaries! Votes: 0

In Nigeria, if you say you're a singer, people say, 'So what? Everyone sings.' In Germany, my voice stood out more. Votes: 0

When she left me I stood out in the thunderstorm, hoping to be destroyed by lightning. It missed, first left, then right. 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

Tongues wrangled dark at a man. He buttoned his overcoat and stood alone. In a snowstorm, red hollyberries, thoughts, he stood alone. Votes: 0

If time stood still, and we could choose the time, the best time, then love without pain would be all I know. Votes: 0

I have stood up and I have represented my constituents to the best of my abilities, and I'm very proud of that. Votes: 0

I stood and walked around the desk so I could stand over him. Menacingly. Like Darth Vader, only with better lung capacity. Votes: 0

The army taught me to sign my name very quickly, and that's stood me in good stead the rest of my life. Votes: 0

Where are the flowers, the fair young flowers, that lately sprang and stood In brighter light and softer airs, a beauteous sisterhood? Votes: 0

I'm proud of the fact that I stood up early and unequivocally in opposition to Bush's foreign policy. That opposition hasn't changed. Votes: 0

To protest, I stood in the place of a waste receptacle and opened my mouth. That's how I lost my virginity *laughs* Votes: 0

On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style. Votes: 0

But since he stood for England And knew what England means, Unless you give him bacon You must not give him beans. Votes: 0

Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss Votes: 0

Even the other kids who people made fun of made fun of me. Thats where I stood on the school food chain. Votes: 0

The rhinoceros stood ... about five hundred yards away ... not a twentieth-century animal at all, but an odd, grim straggler from the Stone Age. Votes: 0

I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this? Votes: 0

In warlike pomp, with banners flowing, The regiments of autumn stood: I saw their gold and scarlet glowing From every hillside, every wood. Votes: 0

I don't want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up Votes: 0

He caught his breath, not because of her bedraggled appearance, but rather because of the way she stood, so straight and tall. Courageous. Votes: 0

I myself have always stood in the awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel. Votes: 0

I've stood in a place to always be a bridge between different people and bring together people for the common cause of Christ. Votes: 0

Fidel Castro, whatever people may think of him, is a hero in Latin America, primarily because he stood up to the United States. Votes: 0

Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The Tempter stood, nor had what to reply, Discovered in his fraud, thrown from his hope. Votes: 0

Around in silent grandeur stood The stately children of the wood; Maple and elm and towering pine Mantled in folds of dark woodbine. Votes: 0

And Americans have always stood ready to pay the cost in energy and treasure which are needed to make those goals a reality. Votes: 0

As an astronomer in the true sense of the term, Sir John Herschel stood before all his contemporaries. Nay, he stood almost alone. Votes: 0

Some devil with a pitchfork keep talkin' like he know me. I stood before an angel as he told me bout the glory. Votes: 0

Just because you have a group of scientists who stood up and said here is the fact. Galileo got outvoted for a spell. Votes: 0

The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word. Votes: 0

Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since. Votes: 0

My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun -In Corners - till a DayThe Owner passed - identified -And carried Me away -" Votes: 0

[S]he stood for some moments gazing at the sisters, with affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other. Votes: 0

There was one awkward moment where a black man stood-up to ask a question and out of habit, Bush said 'Clemency denied.' Votes: 0

He was the sort of person who stood on mountaintops during thunderstorms in wet copper armour shouting 'All the Gods are bastards.' Votes: 0

Writers vary tremendously. Was it Tom Wolfe who stood up or was it [Ernest] Hemingway who had to stand up? I don't know. Votes: 0

I've been interested in Eastern religions since I went to college because I was trying to figure out where I stood with Catholicism. Votes: 0

You can do more with a castle in a story than with the best cardboard castle that ever stood on a nursery table. Votes: 0

I had friends who only listened to hip-hop. I had friends who only listened to musicals, and I stood proudly in the middle. Votes: 0

When Nelson Mandela walked free, the world sang with joy. Ever since, South Africa has stood as a beacon of hope for Africa. Votes: 0

I stood before the canvas, admiring what Emma had unleashed. She'd gone back to the one place that would always be waiting for her. Votes: 0

This golfer has a wicked slice. And quite a follow-through. That's why his partner, who stood too close, Is on the green in two. Votes: 0

For decades engineers have stood accused that their buildings do not have any cultural value. We have attempted to liberate engineering of this accusation. Votes: 0

At daybreak, on the bleak sea-beach, A fisherman stood aghast, To see the form of a maiden fair, Lashed close to a drifting mast. Votes: 0

She simply stood there and waited for him to show her the next move. And hoped it only involved sword fighting and not seduction. Votes: 0

He stood beside a cottage lone And listened to a lute, One summer's eve, when the breeze was gone, And the nightingale was mute. Votes: 0

The Angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice, that he awhile Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear. Votes: 0

I'd stood my ground against him. I wasn't going to jump when he said jump. I was more likely to give him the finger. Votes: 0

I never saw so sweet a face. As that I stood before. My heart has left it dwelling place ... and can return no more. Votes: 0

She just stood there and looked at the empty highway, and you could almost tell how bored she was by the way she stood. Votes: 0

Black women have not historically stood in the pulpit, but that doesn't undermine the fact that they built the churches and maintain the pulpits. Votes: 0

Read. Read. Read. Read. Read great books. Read poetry, history, biography. Read the novels that have stood the test of time. And read closely. Votes: 0

The stars of death stood over us. And Russia, guiltless, beloved, writhed under the crunch of bloodstained boots, under the wheels of Black Marias. Votes: 0

Dignity and majesty have I seen but once, as it stood in chains, at midnight, in a dungeon in an obscure village of Missouri. Votes: 0

...and the distance between them, millimeters only, the space of a breath, opened up and deepened, became a cavern at whose edge he stood. Votes: 0

If she [Hillary Clinton] had not stood by the guy at any point, that might have meant the end of his [Bill Clinton's] career. Votes: 0

When I first immigrated to the United States, there were not many jobs that stood out. So I worked at a gas station, cleaning. Votes: 0

I stood face to face with the moon and the ocean and the future that spread out with all its bewildering immensity before me. Votes: 0

By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, In the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and waited. Votes: 0

In our society, it's been the men who've handled most of the finances, and the women who've stood by and watched men botch things up. Votes: 0

In the darkest days of European history, America stood close by us and today we stand close by America, nothing will ever be the same. Votes: 0

I remember when the Egyptian ambassador to the United States stood in the Rose Garden and pledged Arab commitment to removing Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. Votes: 0

The stars whirled above us and the firecrackers blazed. The moon stood watch as drops of blood fell, careless seeds that sizzled in the snow. Votes: 0

Throughout my first year in office, I have stood up for principles that will guide our country back toward the path of freedom and prosperity. Votes: 0

This is a guy [Michael Flynn] who stood up at the Republican convention and reveled in the chants of "lock her up" about Hillary Clinton. Votes: 0

A crackpot theory. Instead of saying labor's exploited, as Marx did, Kelso says capital's exploited. It's worse than Marx. It's Marx stood on its head. Votes: 0

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul. Votes: 0

I've often thought that my scruples about stealing books were the only thing that stood in the way of my being a really great scholar. Votes: 0

I think people know Steve Jobs the showman. I think people know the guy who stood up and gave the keynotes. The magician. The salesman. Votes: 0

I just wanted to make sure that God's hand was upon it, especially for a band that always stood for God's message; that was important. Votes: 0

We sat like that for a long while, and when we stood up, all my sad things were in boxes, and Beck was my father. Votes: 0

I stood up to the liberal elite when they came to our state (Alabama) and tried to eliminate the death penalty, we won, they lost. Votes: 0

If we lost everything except for the clothes we stood up in, would we turn to each other and think....How lucky we really were? Votes: 0

My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun - In Corners - till a Day The Owner passed - identified - And carried Me away - Votes: 0

It was the second time that day that I stood looking at a space where a large thing wasn't where it was supposed to be. Votes: 0

Raphael snapped, "This isn't funny." "That's why no one's laughing." Jace stood, hauling Raphael upright, jamming the tip of his knife between Raphael's shoulder blades. Votes: 0

When I was a teenager, my self esteem was really low. But when I stood next to Yunho and his crooked teeth, I felt better. Votes: 0

And one rose in a tent of sea and gave A darkening shudder; water fell away; The whale stood shining, and then sank in spray. Votes: 0

On 9/11, 2001, the Navy stood at 316 ships. By 2008, after one of the great military buildups in American history, we were at 278 ships and had 49,000 fewer sailors. Votes: 0

So we found the end of our journey.So we stood, alive in the river of light,Among the creatures of light, creatures of light. Votes: 0

If we stood close to each other, side by side, as true brothers and sisters, then evil would not know how to stand between us. Votes: 0

No person [should] walk out into the world to begin the day until he or she has stood beneath the cross to receive God's love. Votes: 0

The corn was orient and immortal wheat, which never should be reaped, nor was ever sown. I thought it had stood from everlasting to everlasting. Votes: 0

Creation sleeps! 'T is as the general pulse Of life stood still, and Nature made a pause,- An awful pause! prophetic of her end. Votes: 0

The fields from Islington to Marybone, To Primrose Hill and Saint John's Wood, Were builded over with pillars of gold; And there Jerusalem's pillars stood. Votes: 0

Never has our nation , or our world, stood on the precipice of adversity in such dire need of men answering the cry to rule well. Votes: 0

It used to be that if you stood in front of a painting you didn't understand, you'd have some obligation to guess. Now you don't, Votes: 0

Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them. Votes: 0

And close at hand, the basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. And close at hand, the basket stood With nuts from brown October's wood. Votes: 0

Alec had his arms around Magnus and was kissing him, full on the mouth. Magnus, who appeared to be in a state of shock, stood frozen. Votes: 0

It is the minority that has stood in the vain of every moral conflict, and achieved all that is noble in the history of the world. Votes: 0

There's a good deal in Pound's and Eliot's poetry that stood up even though their politics were deplorable. Or Pound's very deplorable, Eliot's kind of deplorable. Votes: 0

People not only stood to respect it but perhaps their thoughts and heartbeats came to standstill, and only inspiration and patriotism was flowing through their veins. Votes: 0

I still perform it in all my shows. I'll do it as long as I'm breathing. I'm so proud it has stood the test of time. Votes: 0

It was as if she had emitted a pulse of radiation that reached him even where he stood, and it bathed him and it burned him. Votes: 0

Where the statue stood Of Newton, with his prism and silent face, The marble index of a mind forever Voyaging through strange seas of thought alone. Votes: 0

The Chronic represented everything that I hated about hip-hop as a fan, but then later represented everything that I stood for as a musician and engineer. Votes: 0

What's that?" he asked, when I stood beside him again. "Halos," I said with a grin. "For heavenly creatures like us." "That might be a stretch. Votes: 0

Young sailors once stood under a square sail, gazing wonderingly across the water to where a strange shore rose about the sea - a New World. Votes: 0

The 1st day, I stood in the kitchen leaning against the counter watching Annie feed the cats, and I knew I wanted to do that forever. Votes: 0

Strapped, noosed, nighing his hour, He stood and counted them and cursed his luck; And then the clock collected in the tower Its strength, and struck. Votes: 0

When I stood up there as a pinch hitter, I honestly believed I was the best hitter in the game. That's the only attitude to have. Votes: 0

She stood breast-high amid the corn Clasp'd by the golden light of morn, Like the sweetheart of the sun, Who many a glowing kiss had won. Votes: 0

Let's face it: There are people who are extremists in every corner of society, and whatever flag they're waving is something Bad Religion has stood against. Votes: 0

There was the Missile Crisis, but one can't attribute to the [J.F.] Kennedy years anything like the problems that [Franklin] Roosevelt stood over and surmounted. Votes: 0

I've never left for New York. I've stood my ground here my whole career and hopefully will be able to until the day that I die. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, one of the most politically active voters in the country, seniors, will know who stood with them and who didn't. Votes: 0

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity. Votes: 0

I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most. Votes: 0

He not only stood three inches taller than me, but I sold him two of those three inches. (The third inch I tossed in for free.) Votes: 0

As a European I had fit in almost seamlessly in New York for the last 25 years, but in Oklahoma I stood out like a sore thumb. Votes: 0

Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out. Votes: 0

All thy vexations Were but my trials of thy love, and thou Hast strangely stood the test; here, afore heaven, I ratify this my rich gift. Votes: 0

He stood there a moment, listened to the creek, and let the mountain air blow against his face. Even with all this heartache, it was beautiful here. Votes: 0

Not far from our house, and opposite the old church with the golden cross, stood a large building, even larger than the church, and having many towers. Votes: 0

I stood there watching Phoebe arrange the pillows and the sheets. She isn't thinking that I... I mean, she doesn't think that she and I would... WHAT? Votes: 0

At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed. Votes: 0

Studs Lonigan, on the verge of fifteen, and wearing his first suit of long trousers, stood in the bathroom with a Sweet Caporal pasted on his mug. Votes: 0

Eeyore, the old grey donkey, stood by the side of the stream and looked at himself in the water. "Pathetic," he said. "That's what it is. Pathetic." Votes: 0

The Clave thinks the wards will stand forever because they’ve stood for a thousand years. But so did Rome, till the barbarians came. Everything falls someday Votes: 0

Influence comes out of the work that you've done and the things you've stood for. Influence and power shouldn't be given to just anybody who wants them. Votes: 0

Newton said, "If I have seen further than others, it is because I've stood on the shoulders of giants." These days we stand on each other's feet! Votes: 0

I knew that it wouldn't last. It was just a moment, a perfect moment, as time stood still and fleetingly everything fell back into its proper place. Votes: 0

A crafty nightrunner died of late, And found himself at Bilairy’s Gate. He stood outside and refused to knock Because he meant to pick the lock. Votes: 0

I saw his scars - the visible ones-and saw how breaking him had not made him any less beautiful. If anything, he stood stronger, because he'd survived. Votes: 0

I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality. Votes: 0

The miracle of Good Friday is that there was no miracle. Legions of angels stood - with swords sheathed - watching as the Son took our place. Votes: 0

The idea that I wrote something that stood for the way I feel about things, and that it lasts, that's probably my favorite thing that I've done. Votes: 0

I stood still, vision blurring, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, clean sound, like the snapping of a flower's stem. Votes: 0

I turned my head and saw the wind, Not far from where I stood, Dragging the corn by her golden hair, Into a dark and lonely wood. Votes: 0

I chased the chaste, and they got scared and scurried. Then I stood still and loved where I was at, and all approached without fear of reproach. Votes: 0

He was standing leaning against the door frame; now he stood up straight. "How should I have kissed you? Is there an other way you like it? Votes: 0

All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it. Votes: 0

I've always stood on my own two. I don't need a team. I don't do the entourage thing, 30 people. I don't do that. That's just not me. Votes: 0

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair. Votes: 0

My cabinet was made by hand. My applause is also made by hand, and I stood there clapping the whole time the carpenter was making my cabinet. Votes: 0

I saw Herschel and he saw me and we stood next to each other because that is what friends do in the presence of evil or love. Votes: 0

If you want an alternative currency, check out gold. It has stood the test of thousands of years as a store of value and medium of exchange. Votes: 0

It was lucky that the linesman wasn't stood in front of me as I would have poked him with a stick to make sure he was awake. Votes: 0

I don’t think I will get married,” Polly said as she stood up. “I’m going to train to be a hero instead. Votes: 0

During the year I stood there I had known was the loss of my heart. While I was in love I was the happiest man on earth. Votes: 0

Jack Benny had style from the beginning. He stood straight and walked kind of sideways as if he were being gently shoved by a touch of genius. Votes: 0

I think what the Tea Party movement is - I'm all for it; they're out there fighting for our rights, fighting for what our forefathers stood for. Votes: 0

She wildly burned for the one she loved and he stood there watching, hoping he too would catch a blaze from the violence stirring in her heart. Votes: 0

I stood up. It was all too much. I could not even meet my own expectations, and to be asked to deal with all theirs too was suffocating. Votes: 0

An angel stood and met my gaze, Through the low doorway of my tent; The tent is struck, the vision stays; I only know she came and went. Votes: 0

Friendship is such an elastic word. There never was an age when it stood for so many things in private, and was yet so absolutely non-existent in fact. Votes: 0

Pain and guilt tore through him. His soul was bleeding to death. He stood there, waiting to die. How could he not? But such wounds were not fatal. Votes: 0

I stood there on the corner of the street,I held on to your hand,I looked into your eyes,And all you responded with was,"move on Votes: 0

But now his dry and silent grieving for his lost wife must end, for there she stood, the fierce, recalcitrant, and fragile stranger, forever to be won again. Votes: 0

I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a bit of thigh. Votes: 0

And then their voices stopped and their souls stood still and they ceased being who they had been. Because who they were had always been determined by him. Votes: 0

I feel like I've been in love, but I have stood aside from it over and over again in my life. It's all you want, but it's terrifying. Votes: 0

With options thus foreclosed, in order to protect and defend the nation and clear the obstacles that stood in its path, a decisive appeal to arms was made. Votes: 0

I would never rest until I held vengeance and the throne within my hand, and good night sweet prince to anybody who stood between me and these things. Votes: 0

I would say I am an ordinary bowler but one with a really big heart, and that's what has stood me in good stead in all these years. Votes: 0

I have never felt that anything really mattered but knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. Votes: 0

He was feeling buoyant, flexible. He wanted to go jogging. He stood. He couldn't go jogging. He called room service and ordered a basket of breads and pastries. Votes: 0

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. Votes: 0

She stood at the window, her arms spread wide, holding on to each side of the frame, it was as if she held a piece of the city. Votes: 0

How grateful I am That the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints has from its beginnings stood strongly against racism in any of its malignant manifestations Votes: 0

The sea stood up before him, foaming, torn by lightning bolts, opening terrifying mouths that gobbled up the dense, hard black rains unleashed by the sky like hate. Votes: 0

Only those who went hungry with me and stood by me when I went through a bad time at some point in life will eat at my table. Votes: 0

It stood calm against the suburban storm raging around it. The thunder screamed across the sky; it slapped the clouds into a heated turmoil that flew towards the south. Votes: 0

Mary Magdalene beat her breast and sobbed, The beloved disciple turned to stone, But where the silent Mother stood, there No one glanced and no one would have dared. Votes: 0

The after-silence, when the feast is o'er,And void the places where the minstrels stood,Differs in nought from what hath been before,And is nor ill nor good. Votes: 0

That space the Evil One abstracted stood From his own evil, and for the time remained Stupidly good, of enmity disarmed, Of guile, of hate, of envy, of revenge . Votes: 0

When I came back to Washington to be The Times' chief congressional correspondent in 1991, I was looking for a book subject, and Ted Kennedy stood out for two reasons. Votes: 0

You can never tell about a person by guessing...that's why language was invented. Otherwise, we'd all be like dogs, sniffing each other to find out where we stood. Votes: 0

A person's shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries. Votes: 0

I'm very proud that we stood for the proposition that no man, woman or child should ever have to live in tyranny. We believed in democracy and promoted it. Votes: 0

And Vishous. . . V was the worst of them. He stood by the door, staring into space. Icy before, he was glacial now, a sinkhole in the room. -Phury's thoughts Votes: 0

I had no place in any coterie, or in any reciprocal self-advertising. I stood alone. I stood outside. I wanted only to learn. I wanted only to write better. Votes: 0

Not armies, not nations, have advanced the race; but here and there, in the course of ages, an individual has stood up and cast his shadow over the world. Votes: 0

Kylie turned and the spirit of the murderous woman stood beside her. 'You did this, didn't you?' 'Why would I burn up my own phone?' Derek asked. Votes: 0

She stood in front of the mirror a long time, and finally decided she either looked like a sap or else she looked very beautiful. One or the other. Votes: 0

My parents are my role models. All they've done for me, they're just major people in my life. They've stood by me and got me where I am today. Votes: 0

We stood there for a full half hour, like so many scarecrows, while they jeered at us from a distance, and one or two of us were shot down. Votes: 0

No one ever found out what was happening inside me. How the pain was eating me away. No one ever came to my rescue, or stood up for me. Votes: 0

My mother is a tall woman - as is everyone in my family. At her prime, she stood 5 feet 9 inches, which is quite unusual for a woman born in 1922. Votes: 0

On a high mountain I stood, And cried the name of Ali, Lion of God.O Ali, Lion of God, King of Men, Bring joy to our sorrowful hearts. Votes: 0

I stood under the awning for a moment, but finally I decided that being in a bad mood with your friends beats being in a bad mood without them. Votes: 0

I tried to rinse off in the Shower of Love, but you had used all the hot water. So I just stood there, crying, and peeing on my feet. Votes: 0

To have a true idea of man or of life, one must have stood himself on the brink of suicide, or on the door-sill of insanity, at least once. Votes: 0

We who walk the narrow line have stood for free thinking for thousands of years. Let us continue balancing within the world as we try to understand the space between. Votes: 0

Six foot six he stood on the ground He weighed two hundred and thirty-five pounds But I saw that giant of a man brought down To his knees by love Votes: 0

In 1795, I sent him another letter, telling him, that danger still stood before us, and that the truth of what I had written in 1792 was to be proved by 12 men. Votes: 0

But I loved George in part because he believed me; because if I stood in a cold, plain room and yelled FIRE, he would walk over and ask me why. Votes: 0

The Chairman likes you.” “Is that good?” “I never date anyone my cat doesn’t like,” Magnus said easily, and stood up. Votes: 0

Always Sir Arthur lost so much blood that it was a marvel he stood on his feet, but he was so full of knighthood that knightly he endured the pain. Votes: 0

She stood a moment before my eyes, clearly and painfully, loved and deeply woven into my destiny; then fell away again in a deep oblivion, at a half regretted distance. Votes: 0

The fact is that it was bourgeois white feminism that I was reacting against when I stood in my first women's studies classes and said, "Black women have always worked." Votes: 0

I understood the word 'swoon'. It felt that way, like 'sweep' and 'moon' and 'woo', all those words smashed together in one word that stood for that feeling, right then. Votes: 0

Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like. Votes: 0

Years ago when a man began to notice that if he stood up on the subway he was immediately replaced by two people, he figured he was getting too fat. Votes: 0

And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many. Votes: 0

Catherine bristled at the amusement in his voice. He could laugh all he wanted when he stood tied to a wall utterly naked. A little humiliation might do him good. Votes: 0

The generosity, to me it's less about the money and more about the support and the idea that people still care and love what Chris stood for and love him. Votes: 0

I do not know what 'moss' stands for in the proverb , but if it stood for useful knowledge... I gathered more moss by rolling than I ever did at school. Votes: 0

I stood there, watching her. The whole world was a dream, I realized. Everyone was acting in a bad soap opera. The whole world was one big FOX TV show. Votes: 0

Within, stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere. Votes: 0

How beautiful the yesterday that stood Over me like a rainbow! I am alone, The past is past. I see the future stretch All dark and barren as a rainy sea. Votes: 0

Ronald Reagan's era can be defined, number one in most people's minds, by the Cold War and by the end of it - and by the strong principles he stood for. Votes: 0

Because," he said quietly as she stood up, "until you walked into it, this was an ordinary garden." Puzzled, Elizabeth tipped her head. "What is it now?" "Heaven. Votes: 0

I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands. Votes: 0

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye; Votes: 0

I'm not Catholic, but I have a great deal of respect for Pope John Paul. I think that he has stood firm on the moral issues, and I admire him greatly. Votes: 0

To say that Reagan teaches us that we should be against amnesty for illegal immigrants is to contradict what Reagan himself stood for - that he was in favor of amnesty. Votes: 0

And so they stood on the walls of the City of Gondor, and a great wind rose and blew, and their hair, raven and golden, streamed out mingling in the air. Votes: 0

I think when somebody's out in the public eye, that's what they do. So I'm fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I've always stood for. Votes: 0

I don't think that early hip hop stood out to be a social critique. A lot of fans of mine think that hip hop's ultimate responsibility is to critique social structures. Votes: 0

As I began researching butterflies, however, the monarch stood out among all of them. It's the only butterfly - the only insect - that migrates like a bird or a whale! Votes: 0

Without a wish, without a will, I stood upon that silent hill And stared into the sky until My eyes were blind with stars and still I stared into the sky. Votes: 0

In the 1970s when I started in the art world, no self-respecting artist would have stood in line to try to get on a television show. It never would have happened. Votes: 0

Even though me and Paul Ryan disagree on a whole lot of things, when he stood up and confronted those ugly words that [Donald] Trump said, I was proud of him. Votes: 0

My only answer is, if my grave stood open on one side and you upon the other I'd go into my grave before I would take one step to meet you. Votes: 0

On the beach, Roran stood alone, watching them go. Then he threw back his head and uttered a long, aching cry, and the night echoed with the sound of his loss. Votes: 0

Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if I'm nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water. Votes: 0

Awkward.That's exactly how it was when we walked over to our sister and stood on each side of her, looking at her and feeling things and not knowing what to do. Votes: 0

So what if they were in Tartarus? So what if they stood a slim chance of surviving? He was so glad that they were together, he had the ridiculous urge to smile. Votes: 0

I tell people don't kill all the liberals. Leave enough so we can have two on every campus - living fossils - so we will never forget what these people stood for. Votes: 0

Many are the fools who say that Jesus stood in His own path and opposed Himself; that He knew not His own mind, and in the absence of that knowledge confounded Himself. Votes: 0

In my 39 years on this earth, the Holy city of Makka had been the first time I had ever stood before the Creator of all and felt like a complete human being Votes: 0

All I can say is if you check my record going back a long time, I have stood with those who are hurting. I have stood with those who have no money. Votes: 0

And so Nat stood up and joined the group, and followed, and watched, and awaited his chance as the light of Chaos lit the plain and gods and demons marched to war. Votes: 0

It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face? Votes: 0

And still I stood looking at the house, thinking how happy I should be if I lived there with her, and knowing that I never was happy with her, but always miserable. Votes: 0

I'm not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference. Votes: 0

If you want to know where you would have stood on slavery before the Civil War, don't look at where you stand on slavery today. Look at where you stand on animal rights. Votes: 0

And what can I tell you, my brother, my killer, what can I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you, I'm glad you stood in my way Votes: 0

The stems stood tall and straight, one series arranged in a single line, the other in a crudely shaped heart, the final one in the shape of the letter U. I love you. Votes: 0

I remember looking at books when I was in high school, but I don't think I really stood in front of a genuine painting or sculpture until I was out of high school. Votes: 0

The merit of 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,' then - or its offence, depending where you stood - was not that it was authentic, but that it was credible. Votes: 0

When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, but I didn't. I stood up to him. And he fired me for it. Votes: 0

Bobby Darin was one of the first to take black musicians on the road with his band, and there were places that didn't want him to play, and he stood up to it. Votes: 0

Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, I stood up to the U.S.," or, "Hey, I'm essential to the world order." Votes: 0

I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to say stuff when they're not being treated right. Votes: 0

I always feel as if I stood naked for the fire of Almighty God to go through me--and it's rather an awful feeling. One has to be so terribly religious to be an artist. Votes: 0

I would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what I've accomplished off the field and some of the things I stood for. Votes: 0

I joined Genesis when I was 19. I've earned the right to actually do nothing. I don't want to be a shadow of what I was, so I've kind of just quite willingly stood back. Votes: 0

I'm very proud of my team, and the way they stood behind me - and I'm very happy to show my female fans in that audience, and even my gay fans in that audience. Votes: 0

Jimmy Snuka stood up, 25 feet in the air, drove his knee through my ribs, but did I allow them to carry me out on a strecher? NO! I got right up and walked out! Votes: 0

I hammered him with my fists. He just stood and took it. He didn't suffer graciously, he looked pissed off to no end. But he let me hit him. And he didn't hit me back. Votes: 0

The knower and the known are one. Simple people imagine that they should see God as if he stood there and they here. This is not so. God and I, we are one in knowledge. Votes: 0

Oh, I so don't care about the podium at the Oscars. I've stood at the podium at the Oscars and that's close enough. To be a presenter is as close as I need to be. Votes: 0