Stood Up Quotes - Page 3

• No. I wanted to tell you that I was proud of you." Clary slewed around to look at her mother. "You were?" Jocelyn nodded. "Of course I was. The way you stood up in front of the Clave like that. The way you showed them what you could do. You made them look at you and see the person they loved most in the world, didn't you?" "Yeah," Clary said. "How did you know?" "Because I heard them all calling out different names," Jocelyn said softly. "But I still saw you.

  Cassandra Clare

  Mother, Names, Different

  Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.1151, Simon and Schuster

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• Adiós: si se entera de que me han puesto contra un muro de piedra y me han matado a tiros, sepa que me parece una forma bastante buena de dejar esta vida. Es mejor que la vejez, la enfermedad o caerse por las escaleras del sótano.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Wall, Fall, Thinking

  Ambrose Bierce, S. T. Joshi, Tryambak Sunand Joshi, David E. Schultz (2003). “A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters of Ambrose Bierce”, p.243, Ohio State University Press

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• Peter stood up and let a wicked smile slide across his face. "Time to play.

  Brom

  Play, Wicked, Faces

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• Maybe, he said hesitantly, maybe there is a beast. The assembly cried out savagely and Ralph stood up in amazement. You, Simon? You believe in this? I don't know, said Simon. His heartbeats were choking him. [...] Ralph shouted. Hear him! He's got the conch! What I mean is . . . maybe it's only us. Nuts! That was from Piggy, shocked out of decorum.

  William Golding

  Believe, Mean, Nuts

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• I said that when I looked at photographs of the firefighters who went into the Twin Towers, their faces looked to me like Irish faces. I hadn't yet learnt how careful outsiders have to be when talking about race in America, and I'd put my foot in it. Someone stood up and said aggressively, 'What do you mean by Irish faces?'

  Colm Toibin

  Mean, Talking, Feet

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• Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like.

  Harvey Weinstein

  People, Decision, Unions

  Interview with Tavis Smiley, www.pbs.org. December 13, 2011.

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• I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War.

  Larry David

  War, Army, President

  "My War" by Larry David, www.nytimes.com. February 15, 2004.

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• I was never a class clown or anything like that, but I do remember being in the first grade and my teacher, Mr. Chad, told the class one day that we were going to do some exercises. He meant math exercises, but I stood up and started doing jumping jacks. To this day, I don't know what possessed me to do that, but all my friends cracked up.

  Will Ferrell

  Teacher, Math, Exercise

  "Will Ferrell says growing up in Irvine made him funny". Interview with Barry Koltnow, www.ocregister.com. July 23, 2008.

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• I got stood up by the letter Y, he was hanging around with his X.

  Norah Jones

  Letters, Hanging Around

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• One of the things that's influenced me musically was my experience at Brown University. I was surrounded by musicians that I really admired, and felt challenged to come up with music, lyrics, and recordings that stood up to the expectations of those musicians and myself.

  Lisa Loeb

  Expectations, Musician, Come Up

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• Bulgaria is a true friend of Israel, that stood up to save the Jewish people 70 years ago in Europe, and who stood by throughout the terror attack that took place in Burgas last July.

  Shimon Peres

  True Friend, July, Israel

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• I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to say stuff when they're not being treated right.

  Natalie Portman

  People, Stuff, Saws

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• I care about my legacy that I'm leaving, not only for my fans, but for my wife and my children and my grandchildren. I want them to look back and say, 'He did it right and he stood up for what is right.'

  Josh Turner

  Children, Wife, Leaving

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• In times of crisis what has made America amazing has been the fact that, throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage, who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures.

  Scott Walker

  Niños, Hombres, Años

  Governor Scott Walker's victory speech, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 5, 2012.

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• Because she’s Acheron companion. (Astrid) Ash has a companion? (Zarek) (The demon snorted. She stood up and whispered loudly in Astrid’s ear.) Dark-Hunters are cute, but very stupid. (Simi)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Cute, Stupid, Dark

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• That's a movie quote, right? You know, if you do that with books, people think you're intelligent." Sophie lowered her chin. "If this is your pathetic attempt to seduce me again, you're falling miserably." "I don't seduce woman." Phin shoved back his chair and stood up. "They fall into my open arms." "Clumsy of them.

  Jennifer Crusie

  Book, Fall, Intelligent

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• Sydney sighed and stood up, smoothing her rumpled clothes with dismay. ʺI need a coffee shop or something.ʺ ʺI think I saw one in a cave down the road,ʺ I said. That almost got a smile from her

  Richelle Mead

  Coffee, Thinking, Clothes

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• I also never would have imagined I'd quote back a church lesson, but when the rest of the crowd stood up to take communion, I found myself saying to Dimitri: "Don't you think that if God can supposedly forgive you, it's kind of egotistical for you not to forgive yourself?" "How long have you been waiting to use that line on me?" he asked. "Actually, it just came to me. Pretty good, huh? I bet you thought I wasn't paying attention." "You weren't. You never do. You were watching me.

  Richelle Mead

  Thinking, Long, Waiting

  Richelle Mead (2010). “Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel”, p.222, Penguin

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• Magnus se levantó y se acercó a la ventana. Corrió la cortina y dejó entrar la luz suficiente para que su perfil de halcón se perfilara. "Sangre", dijo, medio para sí mismo. "Tuve un sueño hace dos noches. Vi una ciudad toda de sangre, con torres de hueso, y la sangre corría por las calles como el agua". Simon desvió la mirada hacia Jace. "¿Estar junto a la ventana murmurando sobre sangre es algo que hace todo el tiempo?". "No", dijo Jace, "a veces se sienta en el sofá y lo hace.

  Cassandra Clare

  Sueño, Ojo, Noche

  Cassandra Clare (2011). "Cassandra Clare: Serie El instrumento mortal (4 libros): Ciudad de huesos; Ciudad de cenizas; Ciudad de cristal; Ciudad de ángeles caídos", p.555, Simon and Schuster.

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• I haven’t prepared my speech yet,” I sighed and Tove stood up. “What should I say about him?” “Well, if you plan to say anything nice, you’re going to have to lie,” Tove muttered as he walked over to his closet.

  Amanda Hocking

  Nice, Lying, Say Anything

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.530, Pan Macmillan

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• 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

  Pain, Eating, Found

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• I didn't want to be a sweet boy's sweet girlfriend. I wanted to be Fawn's equal, the kind of girl who stood up for herself and took care of business, who cut guys loose when it was required.

  Paula McLain

  Girl, Sweet, Cutting

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• Nos levantamos y nos despedimos, pero el amor y la desesperación se interpusieron entre nosotros como dos fantasmas, uno extendiendo sus alas con los dedos sobre nuestras gargantas, uno llorando y el otro riendo horriblemente. Cuando cogí la mano de Selma y me la llevé a los labios, ella se acercó a mí y me depositó un beso en la frente, luego se dejó caer en el banco de madera. Cerró los ojos y susurró suavemente: "¡Oh, Señor Dios, ten piedad de mí y repara mis alas rotas!

  Khalil Gibran

  Despedida, Ojo, Beso

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• Mi corazón dio un vuelco y luego se tropezó consigo mismo y cayó de bruces. Entonces mi corazón se levantó, se sacudió, respiró hondo y anunció: "Quiero un maestro espiritual.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Espiritual, Maestro, Corazón

  Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). "The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims", p.26, A&C Black.

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• We sat there, not talking, for a few minutes. He ate the Moon Pie; only skinny people can scarf down junk food like that. Finally, I said, "Norman?" "Yeah?" "Are you ever going to show me the painting?" "Man," he said. "You are, like, so impatient." "I am not," I said. "I've been waiting forever." "Okay, okay." He stood up and went over to the corner, picking up the painting and bringing it over to rest against the bright pink belly of one of the mannequins. Then, he handed me a bandana. "Tie that on.

  Sarah Dessen

  Moon, Men, Talking

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.220, Penguin

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