Stand Quotes - page 39

Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united. (Martin Yan)
Whether we are poor among the poorest, or less poor among the wealthier, let us stand proud and noteworthy, united and strong, comforted by our belonging to the Community of the Free Nations of our Planet. View quote
Mathieu Kerekou
We stand in the shadow of Jefferson who believed that a society founded upon the rule of law and liberty was dependent upon public education and the diffusion of knowledge. View quote
Matt Blunt
We all have to stand by our life's work as the true test of what we have done for the world. View quote
Matthew Lesko
Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to be original and stand out from the crowd and take some chances. But you've always got to keep it classy. View quote
Mayer Hawthorne
I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again! View quote
Mercedes McCambridge
The larger point is this: We've invested over half a billion dollars in New York since this department was stood up. We've given New York more money, by more than double, than any other city in the country. View quote
Michael Chertoff
One of the things I like about performing on the stage is that it is a kind of meditative experience. Time does stand still. You have no concept or feeling of the passing of two or three hours' time. It's all kind of one present moment, which is a kind of a description of meditation. View quote
Michael Emerson
I think size is the most unused quotient in the sculptor's repertoire because it requires lots of commitment and time. To me it's the best tool. With size you get space and atmosphere: atmosphere becomes volume. You stand in the shape, in the zone. View quote
Michael Heizer
People think of taxes as money just being robbed from you. They don't consider the benefits of paying taxes. The benefits that they get and also the benefit of just being a part of a large group of people: a town, or a city, or a country, or a society that allegedly should stand together and all try to help each other. View quote
Michael Schur
I stand before you a changed man. Use me as an example of an instrument of change. (Michael Vick)
There's a wider agenda that speaks to what the Democratic Party has historically stood for, which are economic rights for those who are struggling in the middle class, concern for the poor, for economic justice for those who are marginalized in our society. View quote
Mike McCurry
Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on. View quote
Mira Sorvino
I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in. View quote
Missy Peregrym
What is design? It's where you stand with a foot in two worlds - the world of technology and the world of people and human purposes - and you try to bring the two together. View quote
Mitch Kapor
I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket. View quote
Moe Howard
I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson. View quote
Nancy Kerrigan
In this world, one thing you should definitely strive for is originality. Just be who you are, and be your own person. That's what will make you stand out. View quote
Nolan Gould
I'm terrified of being too famous. What I'm really afraid of is that the audiences will go into the theater and not be able to forget that it's me, that fame will stand in the way of my acting. I want to keep being able to change into different shapes and different personalities. View quote
Noomi Rapace
It doesn't make any difference what religion you are, or how young you are or how old you are-if they go to these abortion mills and stand there and pray-that would make a lot of difference. View quote
Norma McCorvey
I used to fish the Border rivers, but nowadays you have to queue up for a shot and I can't stand that. (Norman MacCaig)
Popular ideas about AIDS are based on a hypothesis that does not stand up to scientific scrutiny. View quote
Nate Mendel
Everybody in my band is married, pretty much, and have lives at home, and I don't want them to be away from their families so long that they just start to feel psychotic. You have to go home and stand around in your bathrobe doing your dishes to feel like a normal person sometimes. View quote
Neko Case
Ive walked a lot in the mountains in Iceland. And as you come to a new valley, as you come to a new landscape, you have a certain view. If you stand still, the landscape doesnt necessarily tell you how big it is. It doesnt really tell you what youre looking at. The moment you start to move the mountain starts to move. View quote
Olafur Eliasson
I felt obligated to change music to art, the same way that Galileo proved the Earth was round to the world and that the Sun did not stand still. View quote
Phil Spector