Standing Quotes

You know you've reached middle age when your weightlifting consists merely of standing up.

I've been shot down so many times, I get altitude sickness just from standing up for myself.

If you have to maintain self-esteem by pulling down the standing of others, you are extraordinarily unfortunate.

Lord Jesus, receive my spirit . . . I see the heavens open and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

I'm the guy that stands out in all the crowds, so I don't get out there and dance, but I can dance.

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

Falling in love is the easiest thing in the world. It's standing in love that matters.

A woman's manly side is what's sexy--a woman standing strongly, fighting to be desired.

My resolution, standing with the vast majority of Americans who know we can and must be safer, is to cede no ground to those who would convince us the path is too steep, or we too weak.

Apathy in general; people who are not standing up for what they believe in because somebody's got a louder mouth than them; it doesn't make any sense.

I'm alive and I'm going to keep standing up for what I believe in. Once you get to that point, boy you are dangerous.

If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, listening to Duran Duran, forever. If there's a hell, she's standing.

A lot of disappointed people have been left standing on the street corner waiting for the bus marked Perfection.

If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art.

I would rather die standing than live kneeling

Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out.

Well, I think if more people had more applause, it would make them feel better. I often give my wife a round of applause. If the meal is very good I give her a standing ovation.

Don't ever forget the moment you began to doubt, transitioning from fitting in to standing out.

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.

The worst thing of all is standing by when folks are doing something wrong.

We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground.

I like myself better when I'm with you.

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

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

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

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.

A woman should always be more concerned with standing up for what is right than making sure everyone 'likes' her.

I'm no expert standing at a podium giving speeches. I share heartbeats. Compassion.

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty.

Each culture has its own characteristic manner of locomotion, sitting, standing, reclining, and gesturing.

Stand-up for me is just my opinions on things, so it wouldnt be as fun translated into a sketch. Nor would a sketch be as fun if it were me standing there saying it.

Standing, as I do, in view of God and eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone (On the eve of her execution)

For my prom I really wanted to wear a bright color - something that was going to pop and stand out.

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

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

Everyone here says in a surprised manner that I have grown... they are so stupid and do not notice that I am standing up straighter!

Standing is harder than moving.

Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.

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

As the woods are the same, the trees standing in their places, the rocks and the earth... they are always different too, as lights and shadows and seasons and moods pass through them.

Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.

The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival.

My greatest fear in life is standing before the Lord and hearing Him say, ‘I had so much more for you, but you held on too tightly.’

It's mainly a few elite women who benefit greatly from standing with the forces that keep women down.

Things do exist that are worth standing up for without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.

Living the gospel and standing in holy places is not always easy, but I testify that it is worth it.

You are only as good as the woman you are standing beside.

She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.

Ask the dust on the road! Ask the Joshua trees standing alone where the Mojave begins. Ask them about Camilla Lopez, and they will whisper her name.