Stands Quotes

History develops, art stands still.

As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration.

I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me.

Here is the operating motto of the Obama White House: 'So let it be written, so let it be done!' Like Yul Brynner's Pharaoh Ramses character in Cecil B. DeMille's 'The Ten Commandments,' the demander in chief stands with arms akimbo issuing daily edicts to his constitution-subverting minions.

Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science.

I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.

My record of 13 goals in the World Cup finals still stands.

The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.

If you don't want to play clean football then go up into the stands.

The writer is the person who stands outside society, independent of affiliation and independent of influence.

Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun.

Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration, insane business regulations and staggering national unemployment are pushing our nation into unchartered territory.

When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body.

Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach.

Shakespeare's name, you may depend on it, stands absurdly too high and will go down.

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.

Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.

For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands.

I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose Kingdom it stands, one Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe.

We don't think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but we'll not allow such differences of opinion to grow into a problem that stands in the way of reconstructing the country and regaining the democratic path.

The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.

There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.

If you hear Anarchy in the UK today your hair stands on end. It gives you the shivers.

If I was crazy, I'd throw the ball into the stands with the bases loaded. Now, that's crazy. If I was stupid, I'd throw the ball into center field with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the hitter. Now, that's stupid.

I am proud that the Republican Party stands for strong support for the military, and I am sure we will consistently support our men and women serving in dangerous places around the world and their families.

I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands.

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

In most of the European countries - France stands out in its resistance to this particular form of American cultural imperialism - the national film industries were forced onto the defensive after the war by such binding agreements.

When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves.