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No sanction can stand against ignited minds. -- Abdul Kalam
No sanction can stand against ignited minds. -- Abdul Kalam
If merited, no courage can stand against its just indignation. -- Charles Caleb Colton
True courage is to stand against evil, even when we stand alone. -- Richard C. Edgley
You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against. -- Laurie Halse Anderson
What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery? -- Dillon Burroughs
Israel cannot afford to stand against the entire world and be denounced as the aggressor. -- Moshe Dayan
If we didn't have to stand against temptation, we'd never know our own spiritual strength. -- Joyce Meyer
I've taken a stand against religion for as long I've been able to write and think. -- Roy Harper
Wherever human life is concerned, the unnatural stricture of excessive verticality cannot stand against more natural horizontality. -- Frank Lloyd Wright
To stand against the deep dread-bolted thunder, In the most terrible and nimble stroke Of quick, cross lightning. -- William Shakespeare
You are evil. But even the power of evil cannot stand against the power of faith and goodness. -- Griffin Jay
I want to stand for something, and it's probably going to be something that some people stand against. -- Blake Shelton
The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots. -- Ali Khamenei
We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings. -- Barack Obama
Every person has the choice between Good and Evil. Choose Good, and stand against those who would choose Evil. -- Friedrich Kellner
The man or the woman who can display the nonviolence of the brave can easily stand against as external invasion. -- Mahatma Gandhi
What I cannot live with may not bother another man's conscience. The result is that conscience will stand against conscience. -- Hannah Arendt
When you take a stand against injustice inflicted upon innocent people, there will be those who will hate you for it. -- Ellen J. Barrier
American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend. -- Arlen Specter
I like to think that it isn't weakness or evasion, but a final act of kindness, a stand against oblivion and despair, ... -- Ian Mcewan
Very few worries can stand against the influence of a good long walk ... How many petty annoyances have I thus walked away! -- Charlotte Alington Barnard
In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. -- Jane Smiley
There are 101 websites out there for debate - this was a blatant last attempt to get someone to stand against Gordon Brown. -- Diane Abbott
I have been proud to fight and stand for religious liberty, to stand against Planned Parenthood, to defend life for my entire career. -- Ted Cruz
To destroy that which seeks to destroy me, God invites me to stand against it until it stands down and then falls down. -- Craig D. Lounsbrough
Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver. -- George W. Bush
Part of me has certainly been motivated by wanting to take a stand against the restrictions that made Mother give up so much. -- Susan Faludi
The Roman Catholic church... carries the immense power of very directly affecting women's lives everywhere by its stand against birth control and abortion -- Robin Morgan
The Roman Catholic church... carries the immense power of very directly affecting women's lives everywhere by its stand against birth control and abortion. -- Robin Morgan
Wit makes its own welcome, and levels all distinctions. No dignity, no learning, no force of character, can make any stand against good wit. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this. -- Katherine Jenkins
And If our God is for us, then who could ever stop us, and if our God is with us, then what can stand against? -- Chris Tomlin
Remember, Montag, we're the happiness boys. We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought. -- Ray Bradbury
In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer. -- Joss Whedon
Somehow the idea has gotten around that it is unchristian to take a stand against heresy. Some of us need to read the New Testament again. -- Vance Havner
There comes a time that every obstacle may stand against you; it takes your love to keep you on track with what you are passionate about pursuing. -- Israelmore Ayivor
A wise woman knows when to stay silent. However, a wiser woman of faith knows that sometimes words can win the battle, when all odds stand against her. -- Shannon L. Alder
As a Muslim, I believe in the concept of fate, that there are certain things out of my control. Thus, what chance do I have to stand against kismet? -- Aishah Madadiy
I try to hold both history and wilderness in mind, that my poems may the true measure of things and stand against the unbalance and ignorance of our times. -- Gary Snyder
In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias. -- Aasif Mandvi
Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion. -- William Godwin
I will stand against those who see terrorism when Americans die, but who see suicide bombers who kill Israelis and believe that that is just part of the negotiating process. -- Alan Keyes
The simplistic solutions of Deepak Chopra cannot stand against the lofty and deep teachings of Jesus Christ. Only in His answers will we find the ultimate hope for the human heart. -- Ravi Zacharias
You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart. You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you, like a saint. Be a saint and a soldier, together -- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Children should be able to live a life free from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure and radio frequency (RF) radiation pollution and it is time that we all took a stand against this. -- Steven Magee
Making an open stand against all the ungodliness and unrighteousness which overspreads our land as a flood is one of the noblest ways of confessing Christ in the face of His enemies. -- John Wesley
Did I follow Truth wherever she led, And stand against the whole world for a cause, And uphold the weak against the strong? If I did I would be remembered among men... -- Edgar Lee Masters
It takes strong, sound leadership, that correspondingly rare commodity, which is afflicted with neither an excess of pity nor callousness, to stand against the insipid tide of superficiality that is sweeping the world. -- Tim Macartney-Snape
It is because good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant. -- Rudolfo Anaya
The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties to take a stand against overgrown Government and for the American taxpayer. -- Richard M. Nixon
Power as a beneficial tool for aspiring achievers is primarily made up into four folds;1. Power to control emotions,2. Power to make right decisions,3. Power to stand against depression,4. Power to excel in innovations. -- Israelmore Ayivor
What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that seems to want to devour our standard of living. -- James P. Hoffa
Since strict obedience is demanded and harshly enforced, only the least talented, least articulate, least nuanced thinkers, least likely to take a stand against abuse, and the least courageous people thrive in the Church today. -- Kate Kelly
Hope is a fire more ravenous than the flames of temptation. For if only a portion of it poisons your veins, it is enough to make you stand against ridiculous odds again and again and again. -- Richelle E. Goodrich
I never make a distinction between private life and politics - that's a petit bourgeois thing. How can you make a stand against Nazi Germany, or in Rwanda, when you live life by making that distinction? -- Marcel Ophuls
As for Israel, our friendship is rooted deeply in a shared history and shared values. Our commitment to Israel's security is unshakeable. And we will stand against attempts to single it out for criticism in international forums. -- Barack Obama
You will know him by the blade he carries and the Dark-born skill with which he wields it, for none who know the love of the Father may defeat the Darkblade, yet all must stand against him. -- Anthony Ryan
Her desires are mine. Her wishes are mine. Should even the world stand against her, my blade will be at her side. And should it fail to protect her, let my own existence be forfeit." - Ash -- Julie Kagawa
Her desires are mine. Her wishes are mine. Should even the world stand against her, my blade will be at her side. And should it fail to protect her, let my own existence be forfeit. - Ash -- Julie Kagawa
If you really want the good of others, the whole universe may stand against you and cannot hurt you. It must crumble before your power of the Lord Himself in you if you are sincere and really unselfish. -- Swami Vivekananda
If someone thinks I'm a dickhead, fine, listen to someone else's record, then. We're not a totalitarian regime; no one's forced to listen to Coldplay. It's actually quite a compliment if you're something that people can stand against. -- Chris Martin
A good character, like a Gibraltar, will stand against the testimony of all the rascals in the universe, no matter how they assail it. It will stand, and it will stand firmer and grander the more it is assaulted. -- Robert Green Ingersoll
Some are wandering into forbidden paths because they are seeking popularity with their peers, even to the extent of doing things they know are wrong. They cannot stand criticism or ridicule and will not take a firm stand against wrongdoing. -- Nathan Eldon Tanner
I think American interests are served when there are sections of the world that have representative governments, politically open economic systems, and are willing to take a stand against some of the more extreme ideologies that there are around the world. -- Dennis C. Blair
Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly has been disturbed over what he sees as the erosion of presidential powers since the Watergate scandal and has urged Bush to take a stronger stand against what Cheney sees as congressional intrusions into the executive branch. -- Helen Thomas
The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians. -- Nelson Mandela
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There is something better, if possible, that a man can give than his life. That is his living spirit to a service that is not easy, to resist counsels that are hard to resist, to stand against purposes that are difficult to stand against. -- Woodrow Wilson
Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East. They have taken a stand against tyranny, against terrorists, and for the prospect of decent societies throughout that region. -- Orrin Hatch
My advice to whoever asks me how to make a home is to not have anything, just a few shelves for books, some pillows to sit on. And then, to take a stand against the ephemeral, against passing trends... and to return to lasting values. -- Gae Aulenti
Satan is a "roaring lion, [who] walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." And he will devour us unless we "put on the whole armour [or power] of God, that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." (See 1 Peter 5 and Ephesians 6) -- Sheri L. Dew
I wanted to take a stand against what I think was not so well established then but is thoroughly well established now, which is the substitution for a real sense of a country of a hideous distortion which you can sell to the people called 'heritage'. -- Peter Porter
Take a stand against intolerance and for our American values. Say it with pride: I support democracy in America. I support working people in America. I support opportunity in America. And I support Barack Obama for another four years as president of the United States of America! -- Richard Trumka
We stand against fate, as children stand up against the wall in their father's house, and notch their height from year to year. But when the boy grows to a man, and is master of the house, he pulls down that wall and builds it new and bigger. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
No one step back, that is the idea.... Fight it out, whatever comes. Let the stars move from the sphere! Let the whole world stand against us!.... What of it? Thus fight! You gain nothing by becoming cowards.... Taking a step backward, you do not avoid any misfortune. -- Swami Vivekananda
A house divided against itself cannot stand. -- Abraham Lincoln
Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. -- Mark Twain
No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion. -- Robert Peel
I'm offended by things and take pathetic little stands against them. -- Tom Stoppard
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. -- Tacitus
People didn't have the political guts to stand up against an American war. -- George McGovern
And how can poetry stand up against its new conditions? Its position is perfectly precarious. -- John Crowe Ransom
If today I stand here as a revolutionary, it is as a revolutionary against the Revolution. -- Adolf Hitler
They were unable to stand up and say: 'Here's our policy. It's Unite the world against terrorism.' -- Chris Matthews
To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom. -- Carly Fiorina
As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven. -- Douglas Horton
If a budget is designed to show our values, it's clear where the majority stands: against opportunity, against education, and against America's hard-working, tax-paying middle class. -- Ellen Tauscher
If you stand for something you will have people for you and people against you. But if you stand for nothing you will have nobody for you and nobody against you. -- Maurice Saatchi
Always stand by form against force. -- John Ruskin
Terrorism against our nation will not stand. -- George W. Bush
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. -- Mark Twain
When heaven joins the battle against you, who could stand? -- Stephen R. Lawhead
People who stand up against wars aren't necessarily always wrong. -- Pat Buchanan
I will stand up for families against powerful interests, against corporations. -- Hillary Clinton
When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? -- Pam Brown
Children teach us to be courageous and to stand up against injustice. -- Marian Wright Edelman
t takes great courage to stand up against your fixed, false beliefs. -- Debasish Mridha
If I rise up again against the foe, dare I stand alone? -- T.A. Cline
To stand alone against all adversity is the most sacred moment of existence. -- Frank Herbert
Me and Todd? Together against the Mayor?" She smiles. "He doesn't stand a chance. -- Patrick Ness
If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. -- Sengcan
When backed up against a wall, dig deep, demand excellence, stand tall, and be strong. -- Robert Cheeke
Some spirit to stand simply forth, Heroic in its nakedness, Against the uttermost of earth.... -- Robert Frost
And if we do not stand now, then when will a stand be taken against evil? -- Bodie Thoene
You dare to stand with my enemy? (Stryker) Against you, Father, I'd stand with Mickey Mouse. (Urian) -- Sherrilyn Kenyon
To stand up for peace and against war and for disarmament is very courageous here in America. -- Mairead Corrigan
If Republicans are going in the wrong direction, I am still willing to stand up against them. -- Steve Scalise
I think people can stand to take themselves just a little less seriously. I'm fighting the war against pretension. -- Kesha
Ghosts cannot be put on the witness stand, or have their fingerprints taken. They are completely proof against proof. -- Ariana Franklin
I stand up for what I believe in and a lot of the time that can be against people's opinions. -- Rihanna
A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea. -- Victor Hugo
We have a responsibility to stand watch over one another, we are watchers, all of us, watchers, guarding against the darkness. -- Dean Koontz
Real men don't buy girls-they protect them. We're recruiting real men who have the courage to stand up against this issue. -- Demi Moore
Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. -- Mark Twain
Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land. -- Oliver Goldsmith
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. -- Evelyn Waugh
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. -- Evelyn Waugh
They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me. -- Sophocles
A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up. -- Suzi Quatro

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