Uphold Quotes

The court's job is to uphold the Constitution and you don't call that off in times of crisis. Would the framers have allowed this practice? — Antonin Scalia

I'm grateful for believing in a religion that can naturally adapt to changing times yet uphold timeless values and principles. — Nouman Ali Khan

In terms of having to uphold something, I don't need any added pressure. I need to be free in the work. — Sonja Sohn

Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is wrong. There is no other time. — Mark Twain

It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman. — Pope John Paul II

It's very hard to uphold individual liberty when the person you're representing is often a crook. — Jed S. Rakoff

We need a president who is willing to uphold the law. — Ted Cruz

Blissfully unaware of the beautiful tradition they'd been chosen to uphold. — Tom Perrotta

May you soar higher and higher, to uphold heavenly blessings. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In an ideal world, both parties would desire to uphold the Constitution, — Ben Carson

I don't have an image. Don't give me one. I want no image to have to uphold. — Bob Weinstein

As priests uphold their people in prayer, so their people are to uphold them with prayer and love, for he cannot work without his people. — Arthur Middleton

Because I don't believe that it's really desirable to have security on a computer, I shouldn't be willing to help uphold the security regime. — Richard Stallman

It is unreasonable to expect a known corrupt law enforcement department to uphold your legal rights. — Steven Magee

In our relationships we need to uphold that aspect of the person which is the real person and the soul beyond their own self-doubt. — Vilayat Inayat Khan

Our government spies and lies. Those trusted to uphold and enforce the law use it to their advantage instead. — Patricia Cornwell

Marriage equality is the law of the land. Officials should be held to their duty to uphold the law-end of story. — Hillary Clinton

What's important to me now is to uphold my good name and achieve a fair court decision - the past cannot be recovered anyway. — Mikhail Khodorkovsky

As disciples of Christ, we have a sacred obligation to uphold His laws and commandments and the covenants which we take upon ourselves. — Robert D. Hales

We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech
because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth. — Barack Obama

That cannot be a true religion which needs carnal weapons to uphold it. — Roger Williams

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself. — Thomas More

Baseball is not life. It is a fiction, a metaphor. And a ballplayer is a man who agrees to uphold that metaphor as though lives were at stake. — David James Duncan

I labor, I spend, I strive, I design, I love, I cling, I uphold, I give way, I envy, I long, I scorn, I die, I hide, I want. — Saul Bellow

I wouldn't expect you to know what the word honor means anyway. But when I make a pledge, I uphold it. — Amanda Carlson

If this were the time or the place to uphold a paradox, I am half inclined to state that Norfolk is one of the most beautiful of counties. — Virginia Woolf

There is always a present and extant life, be it better or worse, which all combine to uphold. — Henry David Thoreau

Chick-fil-A is not welcome in New York City as long as the company's president continues to uphold and promote his discriminatory views. — Christine Quinn

I instinctively dislike ever to uphold the conservative as opposed to the bold — Stephen E. Ambrose

There are standards of the game that FIFA governs and promises to uphold. — Abby Wambach

Supposed I don't want to redeem myself? Why should I fight to uphold the system that cast me out? I shall take pleasure in seeing it smashed. — Margaret Mitchell

They unlike their deceitful brothers, uphold the laws of our realm. — Candace Knoebel

My business is that of every other good citizen - to uphold the law. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Anybody who has traveled this far on a fool's errand," said Salo, "has no choice but to uphold the honor of fools by completing the errand. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Yeah, I try to be the best example I can be for young girls just as far as my person goes - just to uphold a good image. — Miranda Lambert

Honor is not a thing to dismiss or forgotten but a thing to uphold at all time". — Abdulazeez Henry Musa

A man who can't uphold his beliefs is pathetic dead or alive - Hajime Saito — Nobuhiro Watsuki

What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics. — Albert Einstein

We are no longer so lacking in fantasy as to uphold the existence of a god. — Carl Einstein

[Louis] Brandeis is often painted as an acolyte of judicial restraint, or the view that judges should uphold laws whether or not they like them. — Jeffrey Rosen

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out. — Anne Frank

My Jesus, if you uphold me, I shall not fall. — Philip Neri

Washington has openly declared its right to unilateral use of force anywhere to uphold its own interests. — Sergei Lavrov

A brainy person does not abuse copyright; instead they respect it and uphold it. — Maximillian Degenerez

Those are weaklings who know the truth and uphold it as long as it suits their purpose, and then abandon it. — Blaise Pascal

May we uphold God's grace, goodness and goodwill. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I never justify, sustain, or in any way or to any extent uphold this cruel, heartless, aimless unnecessary war. — Franklin Pierce

Laws are commanded to hold their tongues among arms; and tribunals fall to the ground with the peace they are no longer able to uphold. — Edmund Burke

I don't do normal. I have a reputation to uphold. (Thwonk) — Joan Bauer

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold. — Jay Weatherill

It is so much easier to extol the virtues of civility than to talk civilly about the virtues we need to uphold. — Amitai Etzioni

It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim for it the respect it deserves — Charles Dickens

The intolerant can be viewed as free-riders, as persons who seek the advantages of just institutions while not doing their share to uphold them. — John Rawls

I know I'm not a woman's fantasy man; I don't have to uphold this image of male beauty, so that's kind of a relief in a way. — Steve Carell

You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk. — Eric Burdon

23. A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. — Anonymous

But experiments went for nothing,-dualism had sworn to uphold its position. — Auguste Laurent

To preserve one notion of goodness and righteousness you destroy another. To uphold one principle you sacrifice another. — Krishna Udayasankar

We lie to reflect the aspirational goals that we unconsciously know we will not uphold. — Cortney S. Warren

I don't deny that there are problems in the intelligence world, but I would argue that in the UK we try to uphold the highest standards in the world. — William Hague

A police officer wears a uniform. They're sworn to uphold the law. They're public servants. And they should not be above the law. — Marc Morial

Style is about the choices you make to create the aspects of civilization that you wish to uphold. — David Bowie

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals. — Alfred North Whitehead

It is only by giving our very best to the present; we will uphold the timeless future. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they think they are. — John C. Maxwell

Obviously, I'll keep fighting to uphold the Constitution. — Michael Newdow

Some of the poetic writers who insert passages of realism in their texts have no underlying philosophy to uphold them, and revert to realism. — Marguerite Young

I still have a purblind academic image to uphold. I can't afford to let reality get in the way of my opinions. — George Olney

We'll uphold our treaty obligations, including the mutual defense agreement that is NATO. — Mike Pence

Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no consequences. — Marian Wright Edelman

I wish to reiterate solemnly China's continued firm support to Pakistan in its efforts to uphold independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. — Li Keqiang

The internal peace of every country depends upon the knowledge that force is available to uphold law. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey Of Fallodon

I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it. — Andrew Johnson

This isn't just a job. This is a service profession. We uphold the law, babe.
Ranger — Janet Evanovich

As New York's chief law enforcement officer, I have taken a hard line against those in state government who abuse the law they have sworn to uphold. — Eric Schneiderman

One cannot seek to uphold honor in a being that has none. — Charles De Lint

He is a weak ruler who needs religion to uphold his government; it is as if he would catch his people in a trap. — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance. — Victoria Moran

For what I get paid to get into the ring, I owe it to my fans to uphold the institution of sportsmanship. — Mike Tyson

I want to mirror your image in its fullest perfection. Never be blind or too old to uphold your weighty wavering reflection — Rainer Maria Rilke

Mystery is part of each life, and maybe it is healthier to uphold it than to spend a lifetime in search of half-made answers. — Linda Hogan

I'm fulfilling my calling when I seek to uphold righteousness in all spheres of life — Sunday Adelaja

When we love children, we acknowledge by our every action that they are not property, that they have rights - that we respect and uphold their rights. — Bell Hooks

Love has many eyes to seek the lost,
many ears to hear the weeping,
many hands to uphold the poor,
and many feet to visit the sick. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The purpose of dharma is to help your mind to expand, to grow, to clarify. It should uphold us and create an inner sense of peace, joy, and clarity. — Tenzin Palmo

We depend on the Supreme Court to uphold the integrity of our government. — Frank Lautenberg

Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called. — Bill Shuster

Public success flourishes when we uphold private order. — Shannon Tanner