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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. -- Rabindranath Tagore
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. -- Steven Wright
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides. -- Margaret Thatcher
I would rather die standing than live kneeling -- Charb
I'd rather die standing than live on my knees. -- Shania Twain
When God says go forward, don't even think about standing still. -- Beth Moore
You are far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way. -- Jennifer Freeman
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. -- Thomas Jefferson
In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action. -- Brian Tracy
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. -- Robert Burton
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe. -- Noah Webster
She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together. -- J. D. Salinger
Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes guts and produces results. -- Seth Godin
Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way. -- Arthur Blank
I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives. -- R. J. Palacio
We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground. -- Brennan Manning
All the really great records or people who made them somehow came from Memphis or Louisiana or somewhere along the Mississippi River...And singers like Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters gave me the feeling that they were right there, standing by the river. -- John Fogerty
At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black. -- George Clooney
What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty ... Whenever governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins. -- Elbridge Gerry
The new shift in thinking is the gateway to human transformation. And because of the sheer number of people involved in this shift, and the growing magnitude of the crises that are driving us to change the way we think, we are standing on the threshold of human transformation at a level unlike anything ever before known on Earth. -- Gregg Braden
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretence, raised in the United States. -- Noah Webster
Standing is harder than moving. -- Moshe Feldenkrais
Standing armies shall in time be totally abolished. -- Immanuel Kant
Standing in line to vote! We can do anything! -- Corey Hill
Standing up and teaching is grueling, but grueling fun. -- Charles E. Young
Standing up for America, investing in America, will pay off. -- Hillary Clinton
Standing knee deep in a river and dying of thirst. -- Kathy Mattea
Standing on a street corner waiting for no one is power. -- Gregory Corso
Standing up to bullies is the hallmark of a civilized society. -- Robert Reich
Standing to America, bringing home black gold, black ivory, black seed. -- Robert Hayden
Standing each by his monster, they looked at each other, and smiled -- E. M. Forster
Standing up to your government can mean standing up for your country. -- Bill Moyers
Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that. -- Terry Goodkind
Standing on the defensive indicates insufficient strength; attacking, a superabundance of strength. -- Sun Tzu
Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world. -- Lauren Bacall
Standing near someone you love in a time of trouble is its own reward. -- Paul David Tripp
Standing, with reluctant feet, Where the brook and river meet, Womanhood and childhood fleet! -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Standing between these two guys you'd have to be me to know how I'm feelin'! -- Buddy Guy
Taking steps is easy Standing still is hard... Everything is different The second time around. -- Regina Spektor
Peace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb -- Matthieu Ricard
I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we're all cowards. -- Alberto Salazar
I'm so tired, but I can't sleep. Standing on the edge of something much too deep. -- Sarah McLachlan
Next time I'll be braver, I'll be my own savior, Standing on my own two feet. -- Adele
Standing on a ledge again. Everyone laughs at dancing monkey with the typewriter. Not for long, though. -- Neil Simon
We live with the decisions we makeThat's what bravery is. Standing by the consequences of your mistakes. -- M.L. Stedman
Standing here, staying here, permanent here, eternal here, and we have one goal, one, one: to be. -- Mahmoud Darwish
Standing up for what's right is a huge burden to bear. It's normal to have some doubt. -- Daisy Whitney
Standing Rock is a moment in history. We really have to grab it and go with it. -- Neil Young
Standing is symbolic of life itself,Open space is just a distance between you and someone else -- Mira Midha
Standing by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself -- Amish Tripathi
Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right. -- Trisha Yearwood
Standing in a garage no more makes you a car than standing in a church makes you a Christian. -- Woody Allen
Standing still is never an option so long as inequities remain embedded in the very fabric of the culture. -- Tim Wise
Modeling's terrifying to a lot of people. Standing in front of a camera is terrifying. I like a challenge. -- Daria Werbowy
Standing in the park, I was wondering why a frisbee looks larger the closer it gets...then it hit me -- Stewart Francis
Standing at the bus stop sucking on a lollipop Once she gets pumping its hard to make the hottie stop -- LL Cool J
Standing in the shower, I feel something on the back of my leg that turns out to be my ass. -- Mary Karr
What an elder sees sitting; the young can't see standing. -- Gustave Flaubert
There is no standing still because time is moving forward. -- Greg Lake
My idea of a real treat is Magic Mountain without standing in line. -- Alan Rickman
Real elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe. -- Doug Larson
If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street. -- Ben Nicholas
The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character. -- Margaret Chase Smith
Good critical writing is measured by the perception and evaluation of the subject; bad critical writing by the necessity of maintaining the professional standing of the critic. -- Raymond Chandler
You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere. -- Charles Kettering
There comes a time when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine November. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below. -- Ernest Shackleton
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. -- H. L. Mencken
People talk about bullying, but you can be your own bully in some ways. You can be the person who is standing in the way of your success, and that was the case for me. -- Katy Perry
Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place. -- Daniel H. Pink
Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem, the most important problem, is to rejeuvenate women. To make women look young. Then their outlook changes. They feel more joyous. -- Coco Chanel
So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on a bus or on an airplane, than I am necessarily on a bed. It's weird being here. It feels like I'm standing next to my real life. -- Henry Rollins
A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart. -- Buddha
One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa are examples of people standing up with courage and non-violence to bring about needed changes. -- Jack Canfield
I'm standing behind a wall of jokes. You don't know about my personal life, my girlfriends, or what I do when I'm not on the road. There's this guy, this comedian, and this is how he thinks, but people really don't know anything about me. -- Steven Wright
Anyone who thinks they stand apart from society and defies all which govern its existence has less in common with the lone wolf patriot standing up to dystopic forces of oppression - a myth - and more in common with the disease known as cancer - a harsh reality. -- Steven Weber
Standing at my door, I heard the discharge of a gun, and in four or five seconds of time, after the discharge, the small shot came rattling about me, one or two of which struck the house; which plainly demonstrates that the velocity of sound is greater than that of a cannon bullet. -- Benjamin Banneker
For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest. -- J. Michael Straczynski
Character is long-standing habit. -- Plutarch
A king should die standing. -- Louis XVIII of France
I'm standing for real freedom. -- Todd Akin
Never leave an enemy standing. -- Shaka
Round-heads and Wooden-shoes are standing jokes. -- Joseph Addison
Better die standing than live kneeling. -- Pericles
Evil depends on where you're standing. -- Veronica Roth
Expect poison from the standing water. -- William Blake
All the Dachaus must remain standing. -- Rod Serling
My moral standing is lying down. -- Trent Reznor
It becomes an emperor to die standing. -- Vespasian
Character is standing tall and guiding others. -- Saru Singhal
T is as cheap sitting as standing. -- Jonathan Swift
Nobody's taller than the last man standing -- LaMichael James
Me imperturbe, standing at ease in nature. -- Walt Whitman
Eternity: a moment standing still for ever. -- James Montgomery
Untouchability is an error of long standing. -- Mahatma Gandhi
I get a standing ovation just standing -- George Burns
Just standing around looking beautiful is so boring. -- Michelle Pfeiffer
Republicans are good at standing by their candidate. -- George Clooney
Trees have judicial standing, and probably grass too. -- William O. Douglas
It's hard to keep your balance standing tip-toe. -- Laozi
Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still. -- Katherine Harris
Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered. -- Giorgio Armani
Many a false step is made standing still. -- Patti LaBelle
To remain standing one often has to fall. -- Ashwin Sanghi
standing in line is a form of oppression -- John Green
Play for the guy standing next to you. -- Matt Abbott
I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes. -- Al Yankovic
Martin O'Neill, standing, hands on hips, stroking his chin. -- Mike Ingham
True knowledge gives a moral standing and moral strength. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Women standing up for each other is critically important. -- Hillary Clinton
Citizenship means standing up for everyone's right to vote.*** -- Barack Obama
I find standing and posing for photos very awkward. -- Nicole Kidman
A nonreader is somebody standing there in a blindfold. -- John D. MacDonald
I walked backstage, standing ovation. Everyone was backstage clapping. -- The Miz
Social standing does not necessarily translate to social acceptance. -- Alexandra Robbins
A standing army is a standing menace to liberty. -- Voltairine de Cleyre
We are standing on a whale fishing for minnows. -- Joseph Campbell

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