Standing Quotes

Here was this man Tom Guthrie in Holt standing at the back window in the kitchen of his house smoking cigarettes and looking out over the back lot where the sun was just coming up.

I think there's true drama in the formation of everything that we know and are standing on the shoulders of.

You know, I don't want to stand out too much.

Bieber has 10 million fans - most are in middle schools, or standing at least 500 feet away from one.

Patrick Rothfuss gives us a fabulous debut, standing firmly on the main stage of the fantasy genre and needing no warm-up act. Jordan and Goodkind must be looking nervously over their shoulders!

Theres nothing like standing in a place and wanting nothing so much as to change but simply not being able to.

What we need is more money back in the hands of Americans of any economic standing and so raising taxes right now doesnt make sense.

He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence.

I can think of a lot of things to do," he said, "and none of them involve standing up. - Al

I am my father's son. My sticking to my guns and doing it my way, and standing firm - that's definitely from him. And the music side, I was so lucky to have a dad that was as cool as he was.

My idea of a 'super bowl' is when the catcher is standing in front of the plate with the ball, waiting for me as I round third...and I make him drop it. That's a quality Super Bowl.

It's hard to get lost in a scene, to get into a character when everyone's standing around you on the set.

I was a maid, so cleaning toilets wasn't my favorite thing, but honestly, standing outside all day in the cold was worse.

She used to tell me that she couldn't feel the sunlight anymore, not even when she was standing in it, not even when it was hot on her cheeks

The arts of peace and the arts of war are like two wheels of a cart which, lacking one, will have difficulty in standing.

I don't think anybody else from my generation had federal agents standing at their door with a badge and a gun, saying: 'You are going to answer my questions'.

It's hard to keep your balance standing tip-toe.

I once stopped to pick up a girl, and then there was this creepy-looking guy standing behind the bushes waiting to jump out and get in, too. So I just quickly drove away.

His eyes burned violet - not with anger but with intense desire. The kind of look that made you love a person so much, you missed him even when he was standing right in front of you.

We leave Pippa behind, standing in the dark, teeming bowels of the camp, while the sun begins to stain the sky electric, and from all sides the guns draw closer.

And even though I'm standing in the middle of the biggest crowd I've ever seen in my life, I suddenly feel very alone.

Being where I'm at, standing in these shoes, it feels amazing. It feels like a weight has been lifted.

It is a rude feeling, because it is natural only to people standing on the lowest level of morality, and expecting from other nations such outrages as they themselves are ready to inflict.

Men standing in opposite hemispheres will converse and deride each other and embrace each other, and understand each other's language.

Sculptured figures which appear in motion, will, in their standing position, actually look as if they were falling forward.

I just keep fighting and try to be the last one standing.

Its so daunting to walk into a classroom or a school auditorium. Its like the worlds weirdest blind date. I know all the students are thinking, Who is this tool standing up in front of us?

I don't think I would be a good politician. I kid about it when I get a standing ovation. Sometimes I'll say, "I may run for Governor," but it's strictly a joke.

White and scrubbed, antique brass fixtures and a skylight letting in a flood of sunshine. Wow. You could get a tan standing around in the shower, for Christ's sake.

I am my parents' daughter, and I always want to be. But I first wanted to make sure that I was standing on my own two feet.

You know, I've learned that sometimes you can only see what you want to see by changing where you stand. And standing somewhere unexpected can lead to unexpected discoveries.

I always do the wrong. I do the wrong thing so much that the times I actually do the right thing stand out so brightly in my memory that I forget I always do the wrong thing.

I never really liked Italy. 'Lots of cement' is my long-standing quote.

All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today.

Life is like riding a bicycle. You get nowhere standing up, so get up on that seat and go!

Let everyone who makes garden plans frequently insert the letters C.P. in them as a reminder, the same standing for climate permitting.

And I'll remember the love that you gave me, now that I am standing on my own, I'll remember the way that you changed me, I'll remember.

I'm liking the idea more and more of just standing up with a microphone and talking.

Well,” said Ronan, “I hope he likes it. I’ve pulled a muscle.” Gansey scoffed, “Doing what? You were standing watch.” “Opening my hood.

I was suddenly overwhelmed by what an incredible person this boy was, standing in front of me, and by the fact that he was mine and I was his.

True knowledge gives a moral standing and moral strength.

It is poor faith that needs fair weather for standing firm. That alone is true faith that stands the foulest weather.

To prevent the workers from going to their work by standing in front of them is pure violence and must be given up.

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I'm a big believer in the negligee, that nearly invisible screen standing between you and the object of your desire.

You know, my mother never thought I would do anything good in my life, and I was standing in this opera with four gold medals! If she were alive, maybe she'd think I was doing well!

Just when you think you've hit rock bottom, you realize you're standing on another trapdoor.

So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams.

A homeless man standing at the off-ramp: the question in these moments isn't whether Jesus is in Him, but in me.

I never eat standing up, I never eat in front of the refrigerator. I treat myself very formally with meals. I don't watch TV or read. It's a little bit of a ritual, and it's more enjoyable.