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Well I won't back down
No I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down — Tom Petty

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth. — Criss Jami

I went into umpiring at age 16. I got into officiating because of the fact that I could not stand the referees that worked our basketball games. — Doug Harvey

A Lady with a Lamp shall stand In the great history of the land, A noble type of good, Heroic womanhood. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Not everyone can stand up and be a hero, Princess. Some prefer to surrender to the inevitable and salve their consciences with the gift of survival. — Tad Williams

It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view. — Philip James Bailey

I give you a life for strength. This is the time you and your Clan will stand or fall. You need to be stronger than ever. — Erin Hunter

Stand fast in the faith, and love one another, all of you, and be not offended at my sufferings. — Vivia Perpetua

As he stalked back toward the produce stand. If the Canton gang had stooped to harassing women, — Jeri Smith-Ready

We must revamp K-12 education law to ensure Washington does not stand in the way of meaningful reforms. — John Kline

At the very least we want a witness. We can't stand the idea of our own voices falling silent finally, like a radio running down. — Margaret Atwood

There is no free expression when you have to pay extra to stand on the soap box. — Thor Benson

Stand at the crossroads if you will, but if you'll not choose, I'll move on without you — Jacqueline Carey

Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life. — John F. Kennedy

Never sit a table when you can stand at the bar. — Ernest Hemingway,

Religion is never more tested than when our emotions are ablaze. At such a time, the timeless grandeur of the Law and its ethics stand at our mercy. — Abdal Hakim Murad

Here beneath the towering pines, by the river blue
Farragut will ever stand, alma mater true — Bruce A. Sarte

The comics I've talked to have varied styles as stand-ups, but the throughline is that it's the most intense thing they've ever done. — Scott Raab

Realize I'm done, so I close my mouth and stand there waiting for the paramedics, or whoever comes with the straightjacket. — Jandy Nelson

We stand separate from the world because of our gifts. Never forget that, because you may be sure the world never will. — P.C. Cast

The thing is, it helps when people stand up to them, it gives everyone hope. — J.K. Rowling

TLC, which used to stand for The Learning Channel but now stands for Titillating Losers for Cash, — Celia Rivenbark

I claim the right to take a stand once in a while. — Antonio Tabucchi

When I do any stand-up, you're the writer, director, and producer. You're alone. — Andrew Dice Clay

The only difference between this and Custer's last stand was that Custer didn't have to look at the tape afterward. — Terry Crisp

Fearlessness requires attention and receptivity-it takes focus to stand in the still eye of a tornado and not be swept away by it. — Susan Piver

A good friend is the one who stand up for you and not the one who sells you out — Beta Metani'Marashi

The greatest happiness of life was to stand at the difficult border between success and failure. — Eiji Yoshikawa

Each drop hits the pavement;
A soft, incoherent shatter below.
Here I stand in torturous observance
Of this strange disappearing act. — Katie Douglas

Frank waved his arms in a frustrated gesture. "The Cubs? C-U-B-S, Cubs? Doesn't that stand for 'Completely Useless By September'? — Kim Stokely

As leaders, we owe it to every employee to let them know where they stand in the organization. — Jack Welch

When you walk in the company of your courage, nothing & no one - can stand in your way. — Eleesha

Elise Vasquez and I stand shoulder to shoulder, watching the woman we both feel we lost, and may be never really had. — Jodi Picoult

Today we stand together all around the world, joined in a common purpose - to remake the planet into a haven of joy and understanding and goodness ... — Michael Jackson

Books, I found, had the power to make time
stand still, retreat or fly into the future. — Jim Bishop

I like a highland friend who will stand by me not only when I am in the right, but when I am a little in the wrong. — Walter Scott

Here I stand and make Both myth and reality in my own way And live the violence of my dream and of my reality. — Jabra Ibrahim Jabra

I wanted to be part of changing the world. I don't want to just stand by and watch it be however it is. — Boots Riley

If humanity is annihilated because we were too busy squabbling with one another to manage a proper stand, we probably deserve the annihilation. — G.S. Jennsen

The problem with most Christians today is that they would rather be on the judgment seat than on the witness stand. Anonymous — Britt Merrick

Expect no trivial truth from me, unless I am on the witness- stand. I will come as near to lying as you can drive a coach and four. — Henry David Thoreau

I have never found anybody who could stand to accept the daily demonstrative love I feel in me, and give back as good as I give. — Sylvia Plath

I can be you hero baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away — Enrique Iglesias

I tell you, dear Citizen Camille - it's not the deaths I can't stand. It's the judgements, the judgements in the courtroom. — Hilary Mantel

I stand with the majority of Americans who believe that women will make the right choice for their families and everyone will win. — Ann McLane Kuster

Opportunity will not only knock on the door when you are ready, it will stand just next to the door to open it. — Debasish Mridha

Having the courage to stand up and pursue your dreams will give you life's greatest reward and life's greatest adventure. — Oprah Winfrey

She sleeps well, she's got very good legs and she can stand for a long time. The Queen is as strong as a yak. — Robert Hardman

Jump in the urinal and stand on your head. I'm the one that's alive. You're all dead. — Philip K. Dick

Stand a little less between me and the sun. Diogenes and I. — Diogenes Laertius

I can't stand films that make the kids out to be heroes and the parents to be imbeciles. — Molly Ringwald

By heritage and by choice, the United States of America will make that stand. — George W. Bush

Just give him the medicine!" I scream at her. "Give it to him! Who are you, anyway, to decide how much pain he can stand! — Suzanne Collins

I realize as I get older that stand-up is a huge part of who I am. I think I'll do it for the rest of my life. — Judy Gold

Nine herons stand like flowers in the canal beside the coking plant. — Anthony Doerr

Sometimes I think my life would make a great TV movie. It even has the part where they say, Stand by. We are experiencing temporary difficulties. — Robert Breault

A voice speaks to each of us in the still silent places - a voice that tells us to stand, to have courage, to do what is right. — Holly Lisle

The history of using mice to stand in for humans in medical experiments is replete with failures. — Gary Wolf

If you can not arrive in daylight, then stand off well clear, and wait until dawn. After all, that's one of the things God made boats for- to wait in. — Tristan Jones

My stand-up act? I combine the fact that the world is a violent place with the fact that each person is responsible for the situation they are in. — Colin Quinn

We are living on what we believe and the virtues upon which we stand. — Sunday Adelaja

All I could think of when I got a look at the place from the outside was what fun it would be to stand out there and watch it burn down. — Shirley Jackson

The angels stand between us and God, but they are translucent, even transparent, and they beckon us to penetrate their luminosity. — Peter Wilson

At last, her mother and sisters exited the station and came to stand next to her. "Mama," Hattie said. "I'll never go back. Never. — Ayana Mathis

Thy money, thy office, thy reputation are nothing; put away these phantom clothings, and stand like an athlete stripped for the battle. — John Lancaster Spalding

It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for it. — Archibald Alexander Hodge

I know the youth of India. They are not merely asking for things. The youth wants to stand of their own feet and live a life of pride and dignity. — Narendra Modi

Oh, my God, when Ivy got it wrong, she really got it wrong. I didn't need a boyfriend. I had all the drama I could stand right here. — Kim Harrison

The weather seemed afraid to take a stand and clung noncommittally to some sort of road's middle; Board of Directors' weather, she thought. — Ayn Rand

President Obama told the Irish people that America will always stand by them, to which Israel laughed. — Jay Leno

We have gutted our ability to detect the next attack. And I would not stand for that as president of the United States. — Lindsey Graham

When the soldiers stand leaning on their spears, they are faint from want of food. — Sun Tzu

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. — Kahlil Gibran

When he kisses me again, the last part of me that could stand myself dies. — Karen Marie Moning

People will hate you for speaking the truth, but you've gotta learn to stand up to them, so don't be offended if I say something you don't like. — Eminem

When I stand on a street in a Canadian city and look across the street, it couldn't be anywhere but Canada, but how can I prove it? — Margaret Mead

A friend who will never fail is the one who will stand by you regardless of the situation,time or location. — Ellen J. Barrier

And I might collapse from the cold anyway. How do you stand it, Rache? Tink's titties, I think parts of me fell off. — Kim Harrison

The best thing you can do is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart. — Abbey Lincoln

The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Once I started doing stand-up, everything fell into place. That was when I started acting more; I felt like I'd found my place in the business. — Chris D'Elia

If one was to think constantly of death, the business of life would stand still. — Samuel Johnson

Time is, after all, the greatest of poets; and the sons of Memory stand a better chance of being the heirs of Fame. — James Russell Lowell

Are you a fun-loving Tigger or a sad-sack Eeyore? Pick a camp. I think it's clear where I stand on the great Tigger/Eeyore debate! — Randy Pausch

There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us. — Geraldine Brooks

Law cannot stand aside from the social changes around it. — William J. Brennan Jr.

When a good change is flowing towards you, don't stand like the river stones before it! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Brands that stand out from the competition are purposefully disruptive or different — Bernard Kelvin Clive

For me, the goal wasn't to turn the stand-up special on its head, but to do what I do specifically, and hopefully that reads as something new. — Nick Kroll

Keep being bold on the page, and in life, and people cannot ignore you forever. — Don Roff

I don't like my men to be too ornate. I like them to stand back and let their women shine, and they should really wear the pants in the relationship. — Eva Mendes

Because the human history is the history of shoes. The history of places where we ever tread and stand. — Stebby Julionatan

I love stand-up, but the process of writing is a little more lonely. I want to keep doing both, though. — Jack Whitehall

When you grow up on an island, what matters is how you stand to the sea. — Roddy Doyle

But despite the fact that life is full of risk, yet without taking risk, we stand a greater risk. — Sunday Adelaja

Long-lasting victory can never be separated from a long-lasting stand on the foundation of the cross. — Watchman Nee

The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else. — Ignazio Silone

If you don't stand sincere by your words
how sincere can the people be?
Take great care over words, treasure them. — Lao-Tzu

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field. — Lawrence Timmons

You're a big boy," Ana observes, staring blankly into her cup. "You could have said no." "I stand with Oscar Wilde on the subject of temptation. — Don Winslow