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A belief is made religious, not so much by its content, as rather by the way it is held. — Don Cupitt

How unspeakably wonderful to know that all our concerns are held in hands that bled for us. — John Newton

[In] the United States, we've always been held together by the belief that it doesn't matter where you came from. It matters where you're going. — Condoleezza Rice

It wasn't just love that held people together. There was secrets, and the price you paid to keep them. — Stephen King

Our lovemaking was always risk and promise-for if he held my life in his hands when he lay with me, I held his soul, and knew it. — Diana Gabaldon

They held it their duty to live but for their country. — William Godwin

Pierre held the hand of his betrothed in silence, looking at her beautiful bosom as it rose and fell. — Leo Tolstoy

The loyalty, well held to fools, does make Our faith mere folly. — William Shakespeare

She climbed into bed and clenched her eyes and jaw and fists - held everything clenched until she could breathe without screaming. — Rainbow Rowell

Both Empedocles and Heraclitus held it for a truth that man could not be altogether cleared from injustice in dealing with beasts as he now does. — Plutarch

Still, I held my right hand ready to cast a spell in case arts-and-craft hour suddenly ended and they went back to Killing 101. — Devon Monk

Our best answers in defense of Christianity have always been useless clanging symbols unless our lives have inspired the world to ask. — Rachel Held Evans

Twas something else. I had come to hate her, you see. I had come to wish her dead, and that was what held me back. — Stephen King

I looked to the window. Patch was gone, but a single black feather was pressed to the outer pane, held in place by last night's rain. Or angel magic. — Becca Fitzpatrick

Joan of Arc is my namesake. I played her character while still in my teens, at a music festival held at the University of Colorado in Boulder. — Joan Van Ark

Terror was a fire that held you trapped in the top floor of a burning building; the only way to escape it was to jump. — Joe Hill

His gaze held mine so long it felt as if he would never release it. And something deep inside me did not want him to. — Tess Oliver

It felt as if there were a larger, terribly curious Blue inside her that was about to bust out of the smaller, more sensible Blue that held her. — Maggie Stiefvater

To be held in his arms
I long for that day
The da that I get to see
more wonderful things — April Nichole

During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby. — Mike Quigley

The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren. — Doug Larson

A man of over thirty might be held to be at the height of his powers, but not necessarily of his wisdom. — Dorothy Dunnett

We must be free or die, who speak the tongue
That Shakespeare spake; the faith and morals hold
Which Milton held. — William Wordsworth

I took a photo of us, mid-embrace. When I am old and alone I will remember that I once held something truly beautiful. — Joe Dunthorne

A succession of eye-openers each involving the repudiation of some previously held belief. — George Bernard Shaw

You were my polarity, and the universe held you up to me like a mirror so I'd understand the parts of me I needed to embrace. - Nicole Abbot — Jennifer DeLucy

He came with death held in his paw Which no rat born could face Oh woe to those who break the law Of Sunflash and his mace! — Brian Jacques

Because of the wealth of fine music spread through the film, working on it held all the fun and excitement of attending a great concert. — June Allyson

[Magnus] held on to the boy, newborn in grave dirt and blood, and he wished that he had found him dead. — Cassandra Clare

We are sisters. Despite all we've been through, all that we have held against each other, we are sisters until death comes for us. — Marie Lu

Well, they've come a long way. To think that he now could access a secret document held in the Vatican archives, via electronic technology. — Peter J. Tanous

There was a certain power beautiful mothers held over their less beautiful daughters. — Sarah Addison Allen

Firms are guided by long-held organizational habits, patterns that often emerge from thousands of employees' independent decisions.6.16 — Charles Duhigg

Because when I said I wanted to touch the moon you took my hand, held me close, and taught me how to fly. — Tahereh Mafi

The first time he'd held her hand, it felt so good that it crowded out all the bad things. It felt better than anything had ever hurt. — Rainbow Rowell

Mg. Thane held his fork loosely in his hand. "I'll not starve you, if that's your worry. — Charlie N. Holmberg

He held a beautiful bouquet of mixed wildflowers and offered them to her. "They missed you." He brushed a kiss on her lips. "Just like me. — Tracy March

He held up the fingers of his left hand, with the thumb concealed.
- There are five fingers there. Do you see five fingers?
- Yes. — George Orwell

You get held to a high standard, almost an unmaintainable standard, in the public eye that you don't even come close to touching. — Tiki Barber

Values are the deeply held beliefs that drive and direct your behavior. — Glenn C. Stewart

No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear. — Clarence Darrow

I held my arm out in front of me and twisted it back and forth. Palm up. Palm down. Now you look fractured. Now you look whole. — Leila Sales

Iko held up a hand. You need a system debug if you're suggesting that I would abandon you know. — Marissa Meyer

His friend Chuck, stabbed in the chest, bleeding, dying as Thomas held him. — James Dashner

So I held on till all the late sounds had quit and the early ones hadn't begun yet; and then I slipped down the ladder. — Mark Twain

His love was so intense, yet his soul held so much sorrow. I wondered if his hurt went so deep that he could never heal. — A.L. Jackson

Words ... have always held the dangerous power to conjure things into being. — Kelly Creagh

A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of taste. — Whitney Balliett

Even a tiny physical network connected by trust held a potent, raw power. — Nalini Singh

It is wiser to treat men and things as though we held this world the common fatherland of all. — Desiderius Erasmus

A false conclusion once arrived at and widely accepted is not easily dislodged and the less it is understood the more tenaciously it is held. — Georg Cantor

Her vivid smile was like a light held up to dazzle me. — Edith Wharton

I stay where I am for just one second longer, for one second reveling in the feeling of being held, touched with tenderness, even if it isn't real. — Cindy C. Bennett

I'd say there was a fair amount of skepticism at the time about whether the Internet held any promise. And of course I felt that it did. — Jim Clark

If we held grudges for all the idiotic things we said and did as freshman and sophomores, the hallways would be silent. — Kenneth Logan

And he held her all night long, his bear's heart tearing itself into a million pieces. — Nalini Singh

Recollections are in the eye of the beholder. No two held side by side can ever quite match. — Jodi Picoult

Ronald Reagan has held the two most demeaning jobs in the country; President of the United States and radio broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs. — George Will

He made his own silent screams then and tried to die. But I held him there. — Mark Lawrence

If the truth contradicts deeply held beliefs, that is too bad. — Hans Eysenck

I want the right to outbid anyone else who tries to hire you. No contracts without my counteroffer." Holden held out his hand, and Fred shook it. — James S.A. Corey

For every rockabilly festival staged here, there are 10 held overseas. — Brian Setzer

Inside that Colonel, there's a private that needs to be cuddled and held just like the rest of us." Hawkeye — M*A*S*H Episode Guide Team

I'm creating the kind of games that I like right now. I'm not being held back by technology. — John Romero

The World Itself:
When she held out her arms, the world itself wrapped around me & held me tight. — Brian Andreas

All in all, the Song of Songs struck me as surprisingly liberating this time around. — Rachel Held Evans

They didn't understand that she held his heart, held it so utterly that there was nothing he wouldn't do, no line he wouldn't cross to keep her safe. — Nalini Singh

He didn't want to be one more burden, but the person who held her up, the soft place she fell, the reason she endured and was happy. — Jennifer Ryan

We emerge from our Cloud of Ambiguity when we are ready or willing to let go of what has held us back. — Lisa A. Mininni

There is not a job I've held in my career that was held by a woman before me. — Patricia A. Woertz

At that moment, Dave would have lifted a house for Jimmy, held it up to his chest until Jimmy told him where to put it down. — Dennis Lehane

I got you this. I held out the brown, fluffy bear. To replace Burt. I pulled his eyes off and everything. — Annabel Pitcher

Noah held my hair away from my face. — Katie McGarry

writing is an intensely solitary endeavor, but a story isn't truly heard until many hands have held it. — Elizabeth J. Church

We turned an anthem into an assignment, a poem into a job description. — Rachel Held Evans

Sometimes a hand is an anchor. His held me to the world. — Courtney C. Stevens

Beliefs and values that have held sway for thousands of years will be questioned as never before. — Carol P. Christ

Thus for me, the principal meaning of being a Jew was something people reliably held against me, a barrier to overcome. — Scott Turow

My life held endless prospects, and I could've lived it so many different ways. — Anna Jarzab

Society is held together by communication and information. Samuel Johnson — Ian Leslie

He wasn't running," said Bruno, "and he wasn't crawling. He went struggling along like a portmanteau. And he held his chin ever so high in the air - — Lewis Carroll

You don't remember the times your dad held your handle bars. You remember the day he let go. — Lenore Skenazy

Gambling has held human beings in thrall for millennia. It has been engaged in everywhere, from the dregs of society to the most respectable circles. — Peter L. Bernstein

A wish for a future no longer tainted by the past. A future that held joy, not regret. A future that offered love instead of loneliness. — Irene Hannon

When you venture into an unexplored territory, you can prove all previously held beliefs false. — Sipendr

I would anticipate that the Electoral College will be held on the 13th of December, and our 20 electorate votes will go to the certified winner. — Kenneth Blackwell

We are people who stand totally exposed before evil and death and declare them powerless against love. — Rachel Held Evans

Through my mind, is just the horror of these people. I had been held by them, I knew how violent they were. — Patty Hearst

She held my face in her hands as if I was the treasure. — Kelly Moran

If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it. — Bernard Le Bovier De Fontenelle

A bloody guy in overalls, wearing a straw hat, began chasing us. He held a saw, pointing it at us. We were gonna die! --The Body By the Tree — Yawatta Hosby

And as she held me, I suddenly realized that my lifelong search for love and acceptance had finally ended in the arms of a foster parent. — Dave Pelzer

If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three. — Michel Patini

A delusion held by one person is a mental illness, held by a few is a cult, held by many is a religion. — Robert Todd Carroll

It was the beauty that caught me and held my soul hostage ...
Remember those days? Had you smellin' my boxers. — Ghostface Killah

Strong Women Need To Be Held Strongly. — Tia Walker

As long as the mind clings to belief, it is held in a prison. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little. — Dan O'Brien

I am a walking disaster held together with beauty. — Bryant McGill

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels (13:2 NKJV). — Rachel Held Evans