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He stood and he only had one leg. The other was like a chunk of burnt pine-log he was carrying along as a penance for some obscure sin. — Ray Bradbury

I stood up for myself as I always have done. Nobody has ever told Coco Chanel what to think. — Coco Chanel

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive v the crown of life, — Anonymous

America, and all it had once stood for
all he had fought for
was dying ... on life support, and counting. — Patricia Cori

I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel. — Irving Penn

Then it occurred to me: You either waited for someone else to do the right thing, or you stood up and did it yourself. — Eileen Cook

Thatcher was the motivation for my entire political career. I hated everything she stood for. — Nicola Sturgeon

A sullied green "S" stood out on a graying backdrop that made for a road marker up there. We called it the wasteland. — Katherine McIntyre

No tricks, Syn," Ryder growled from where he stood a few feet away.
"Tricks are for kids, silly rabbit," I said — Amelia Hutchins

Stood for his country's glory fast, And nailed her colors to the mast! — Walter Scott

Mr Shabangu stood for a system, fixed in place, in which you knew how to measure who and what was important. — Imraan Coovadia

Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Take pride in your despicable enemies because it means you've stood up for your beliefs. — Anne Blankman

No matter what historians claimed, BC really stood for Before Coffee. — Cherise Sinclair

I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people. — Marilyn Monroe

She stood in place for a moment with a flirtatious smile on her face. — Andrew Downs

I stood up for myself, reminding Lucas that I was his partner, not his punching bag. — Brittainy C. Cherry

An ambassador for peace, Pope John Paul II stood steadfast against communism and condemned discrimination against all people. — Shelley Berkley

For a moment, she stood where she'd landed, like some drunken bee in the vicinity of its preferred blossom. — Grace Burrowes

The wind went mute and the trees in the forest stood still. It was time for the last tale. — Lawren Leo

The principles he stood for and the way in which he asserted them were always easier to admire than to follow. — Shashi Tharoor

I stood under the awning for a moment, but finally I decided that being in a bad mood with your friends beats being in a bad mood without them. — John Green

It really was true that behind every great man is an even greater woman, which stood true for wolves as well. — Quinn Loftis

When Nelson Mandela walked free, the world sang with joy. Ever since, South Africa has stood as a beacon of hope for Africa. — Ban Ki-moon

I got to chase my dream for a while, see what it's like, but this - " He stood and swept his arms wide. "This, and my family, is worth any price. — J.L. Langley

She simply stood there and waited for him to show her the next move. And hoped it only involved sword fighting and not seduction. — C.C. Hunter

It wasn't so bad being a slave when your owner was yourself and stood up for you. — Orson Scott Card

No one ever found out what was happening inside me. How the pain was eating me away. No one ever came to my rescue, or stood up for me. — Julie Anne Peters

He stood for a moment, bereavement a sudden, small tear in his soul. — Diana Gabaldon

Oops! I always thought PETA stood for Please Eat This Animal. — Stephen Colbert

It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face? — Robert Louis Stevenson

I've never left for New York. I've stood my ground here my whole career and hopefully will be able to until the day that I die. — Hank Williams III

I want you all to stand like the Muslims who stood with La ilaaha ilalla for Truth and Right — Imran Khan

She had this laugh. I swear it's why I married her, Laila, for that laugh! It bulldozed you. You stood no chance against it. — Khaled Hosseini

Hope that justice will be done to those brave men who stood up for their convictions. — Albert Einstein

The worst mistake you can make is walking away from the person who actually stood there and waited for you ... — Drake

The Wharf Street part stood out for a different reason. She — Lindsay Buroker

And he always stood up for the underdog--never realizing that because of his size he was one himself. — Eric Blehm

In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some. — Carolyn Maloney

If this could be repeated every day for a year, I would never budge from where I stood. — Wendy Mass

As a European I had fit in almost seamlessly in New York for the last 25 years, but in Oklahoma I stood out like a sore thumb. — Famke Janssen

We knew it was all going to go to hell, and we just stood by and watched it happen anyway. There ought to be a prize for that kind of stupidity. — Paolo Bacigalupi

If we lost everything except for the clothes we stood up in, would we turn to each other and think....How lucky we really were? — Jacqueline Kennedy

Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. — Shirley Jackson

the truth was simple: here stood this door alone on an endless stretch of beach, and it was for only one of two things: opening or leaving closed. The — Stephen King

I looked at all the people, feeling sorry for them. They were still subordinate to clock and calendar. Absolved of that, I stood becalmed. — Richard Matheson

On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style. — Martina Navratilova

Injustice can never be stood for. — Amber Heard

For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive. — H.G.Wells

I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most. — John Major

In an age of deeply embedded bigotries and clashes, he stood for a universal spirituality, opening his doors to people of all backgrounds. — Elif Shafak

He just stood and looked at his dying mother, his heart too full for words. — William Faulkner

I just stood their frozen, waiting for my opportunity to strike. — Rachel Higginson

You've got enemies? Good. That means you actually stood up for something in your life. — Eminem

If you have enemies, good
that means you stood up for something. — Eminem

For a minute there, I thought I stood a chance. But I guess in the end, Mitchell will still be the lucky one. — Piper Shelly

If time stood still for a moment, what would you be grateful for? And will it be enough to allow time to have meaning when it begins? — Steven Cuoco

The man stood alone by the hive. On impulse he put his palm against the wood, as if feeling for a pulse. — Laline Paull

You know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn't about to turn my back on them. — Rafael Palmeiro

Abe Lincoln died because he stood for liberty and truth. — Don Cornell

I'm not Catholic, but I have a great deal of respect for Pope John Paul. I think that he has stood firm on the moral issues, and I admire him greatly. — James Dobson

My mother is a tall woman - as is everyone in my family. At her prime, she stood 5 feet 9 inches, which is quite unusual for a woman born in 1922. — Judy Gold

We sat like that for a long while, and when we stood up, all my sad things were in boxes, and Beck was my father. — Maggie Stiefvater

For a few seconds I stood there in a strange, dim place. Where the things I could see didn't exist. Where the invisible did. — Haruki Murakami

Kyle shook his head. "The first ride is for you." He lifted her up and she sat on the rose horse. He stood beside — Barbara Cool Lee

I have never been sorry when I stood for what was right-even against severe criticism. — Richard G. Scott

The wounded were crying, and the rest were dying. Jack stood alone in a hallway of mangled men, who had been trained for this — Seth Tucker

He led me to the barn, where a Mexican man stood waiting for his turn at the shower. "Whole-aah, Toe-moss," he shouted. — David Sedaris

No offense, right. "No offense" stood for "I'm going to insult you, but you can't be mad at me. — Ilona Andrews

I think what the Tea Party movement is - I'm all for it; they're out there fighting for our rights, fighting for what our forefathers stood for. — Luke Scott

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days. — Clement Attlee

Twenty years old and this man stood ready to take on the world, all for the sake of our unborn baby. — A.B. Shepherd

I stood up, and my pants ripped completely across the seam. It was inevitable, but for once in my life, my timing had been decent. — Joan Bauer

A statue of the book thief stood in the courtyard ... it's very rare, don't you think, for a statue to appear before it's subject has become famous? — Markus Zusak

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life. — Tina Turner

She stood by his bedside and waited for him to die. — Richard L. Mabry

What NPR did, I'm very proud of, and what NPR stood for is non-racist, non-bigoted, straightforward telling of the news. — Ron Schiller

Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers. — Wyclef Jean

But since he stood for England And knew what England means, Unless you give him bacon You must not give him beans. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes. — B. Smith

Yellow police tape stretched across the motel room door. I stood beside it, waiting for Mr. Stick-Up-His-Butt to finish up in the office. — Kim Harrington

She stood motionless like that for — Donna Leon

For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again. — Bertolt Brecht

F.E.A.R. Stood for face everything and recover — Jennifer Weiner

My parents are my role models. All they've done for me, they're just major people in my life. They've stood by me and got me where I am today. — Keke Palmer

It is not a first time in history that we have got people who have sold out and subverted the ideas for which they stood for in the past. — Auliq Ice

FINE stood for Fucked up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Egotistical. — Louise Penny

Apple stood for something and had a reason for being that wasn't just about making money. — Jonathan Ive

I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped make a difference for the vets. — Chris Kyle

Hill. Yes, that was it. But it is a hasty word for a thing that has stood here ever since this part of the world was shaped. — J.R.R. Tolkien

I stood before the canvas, admiring what Emma had unleashed. She'd gone back to the one place that would always be waiting for her. — Rebecca Donovan

We've always been a band that stood up for what we thought was right. — Jeff Ament

I was in the ROTC. Of course, ROTC stood for 'Running off to Canada.' — Jay Leno

I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them. — Cat Stevens

I have never felt that anything really mattered but knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. — Eleanor Roosevelt

Keating stood still, because he understood for the first time what it was that artists spoke about when they spoke of beauty. — Ayn Rand

[S]he stood for some moments gazing at the sisters, with affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other. — Charles Dickens

At last he stood staring at the old Reuben Golding he thought he knew so well, and neither had a word for the other that mattered. — Anne Rice

Just because you have a group of scientists who stood up and said here is the fact. Galileo got outvoted for a spell. — Rick Perry

Here the conversation seemed interesting and he stood waiting for an opportunity to express his own views, as young people are fond of doing. — Leo Tolstoy