Stand Quotes - page 36

We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development. (George Papandreou)
After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything. View quote
George Pataki
Relatives cannot help you in the studios. You stand or fall by your own efforts. View quote
Glynis Johns
I stand on the sidewalk watching it because the responsibility is mine and I must, I take a very firm hold on the handles of the baby carriage and I wheel it into the traffic. View quote
Grace Abbott
There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted. View quote
Gale Sayers
I hardly ever watch my own work. I just end up picking myself apart! I can't even stand to hear myself on voicemail. the sound of my own voice is like nails on a chalkboard. The same goes for my records. View quote
Grey DeLisle
Environmentalists have been outspoken in their support of smaller family size and abortion rights as keys to reducing global warming. But when it comes to immigration, the single biggest contributor to population growth in the industrial world, they stand largely silent. View quote
Gary Bauer
Every time you get into a new job, new location, you have an amazing opportunity in front of you. You get to play dumb for as long as people will allow you to play dumb. You get to ask all the dumb questions, you get to ask multiple people the dumb questions, and you get to make mistakes. That's how you stand out in the crowd. View quote
Gary Cohn
I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, 'Ow, ow, put it back!' View quote
Geena Davis
I want people who will stand up to me. People who are not afraid to say exactly what's on their minds, even though that's probably not what I want to hear. That's what I want. View quote
Henry Kravis
Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf. (Herb Kohl)
In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed. View quote
Howard Staunton
I've always stood on one fact - that all over the world, there are only two things, the Establishment and the poor people. The poor people are a massive majority and across the world they are exploited in different kinds of ways. The Establishment depends on exploiting raw materials and the poor. View quote
Hugh Masekela
I stand on my public record as a defender of the human rights of Muslims, notably my work for Moazzam Begg and other British Muslims detained without trial in Guantanamo Bay. View quote
Hari Kunzru
I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that. View quote
Harry Seidler
I only like luxury fashion. You have to decide where you stand. I like well-made, authentic clothes, well-crafted tailoring. I also like the dream and fantasy of luxury, the exception and rarity of it. I have no interest at all in fast retail. It is ambiguous. View quote
Hedi Slimane
Our country will not stand for any political plan that includes amnesty for insurgents. View quote
Ike Skelton
Children should always be brave and do something about bullying. Its not okay to stand by and let it happen. Bullies thrive off secrecy. Children should tell someone if they see someone being bullied. View quote
Imelda Staunton
You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide. View quote
Ira Glasser
Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions. View quote
J. J. Johnson
What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that seems to want to devour our standard of living. (James P. Hoffa)
I don't stand in anybody else's way of accomplishing their dreams, and I don't like people standing in my way, either. That seems like a hostile thing to do. View quote
Jamey Johnson
You can have music and it will stand alone by itself, but you can't have a movie without it. View quote
Jerry Reed
If somebody sings a song that I wrote, I feel like it's a nice point of validation for the song, because it shows that the song is able to stand on its own. I like that. View quote
Jesse Harris
Although I was entirely relaxed on camera, if I had to stand up and say something to an assembled group of people, I was rendered all but inarticulate. View quote
Jessica Savitch