We are leading from behind under the Obama-Clinton doctrine – America’s a great country. We need to stand up and start leading again, and we need to have allies, not just in Israel, but throughout the Persian Gulf.
Personally, I don’t have a Twitter account. I like to be in control of the way the stand up of Stewart Lee is perceived, I don’t want to have to engage with individual people. Also, when I do look at it, loads of factually inaccurate things about me are written.
No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
I’m so glad that we have had so many consequential rallies and parades which have now educated people and made them stand up for the third gender and give them the absolute place in our society that they deserve. There should have never been a division in the first place, though.
I am more proud of Hillary Clinton’s alt-right speech than any other moment on the campaign because she had the courage to stand up.
I’m from Texas, so we used to wear our pants starched down like a cowboy. So when I got to New York, to New Jersey, everybody was laughing at me like, ‘Look at his pants! His pants could stand up by themselves!’
In regards to the United States, Canadians expect me to stand up for our values and defend our interests and to have a constructive relationship with our largest trading partner and closest neighbour.
I believe very strongly that in this world you have to have values and you have to stand up for your interests and if you don’t do those things you’re not going to get anywhere.
It’s simple-minded people like that, the ones that are afraid of change, they use everything in their power to defend what they stand up for instead of trying to listen and understand what’s going on.
I love doing stand up. I think it’s a really worthwhile art form. It’s so unique in all the things it combines, in terms of it being philosophizing, preaching, speaking truth to power and basic communicating. It’s a good way to talk back to the world.
I think that it’s an easy thing to say, that whenever women do stand up, that ‘Oh, they must hate men’ – and I’m like, ‘Well, if you listen carefully, it’s actually a lovely tutorial that I wouldn’t give to men unless I cared.’
It’s absolutely crucial for the Democrats to have a sense of their history, of who they are, in order to be able to project their values and stand up for them.
If you are considered as favourites, you have stand up and deliver. You can’t make too many mistakes. You have to be the best.
I had no idea there was such a thin line between sanity and insanity. I got pushed right to the edge by tragedy in my life, and I couldn’t stand up; I couldn’t recover.
I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you’ll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
Being a comedian, it’s hard. People hear ‘YouTuber,’ and they automatically think, ‘a social warrior,’ and you have to stand up for all these things.
It’s important to stand up to all forms of bullying, and it’s even more important for those who are around you to be just as courageous and stand with you!
I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.
People didn’t have the political guts to stand up against an American war.
You think you would react one way when a situation develops and, and when the sharp shells are flying, you don’t quite stand up like you think you might.
Don’t forget, I’ve been fired by studios; I’m not the studio’s guy. I’m a guy who can work with studios, but if you ask any studio, I stand up to these people.
We need a president who will stand up for the CFPB and get it back into fighting shape. It is too important to be allowed to disintegrate.
I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone.
There’s no way I’m going to stand up for bad ingredients. We love seasonal ingredients. It’s a false dichotomy to say that modern cooking is at odds with that, but some people want to have a great ingredient and no technique.
People have this misconception that I’m going to beat them up when I meet them. But it’s like… no. Just ’cause I stand up for myself, and I’m honest, that doesn’t mean I’m going to beat people up all the time.
I think the theater is where you stand up, and you say, ‘Here is what I have to offer.’
Stand up for your rights and be brave, and don’t be intimidated. Read your Bible. That’s really given me strength, and it will give you strength. Pray, and use God’s name, Jehovah. And never tell a lie, ever.
What are we fighting the terrorists for if we ourselves do not even stand up for democracy – civil liberties and fundamental rights – which includes independence of the judiciary?
I’d like to see mothers at home be more assertive, be unapologetic, give themselves permission, and to stand up for themselves as an equal parent, whether that is being a parent who’s authoritative and needs to discipline and put healthy boundaries in, or to serve out the candy.
You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and make a movie that will stand up against any $70 million movie.
What can I say that will make people that are in recovery want to stand up and support Recovery Month? A friend of mine said, ‘You know, the fact that you did a really honest book and it changed people’s lives, that’s something to talk about.’
There is one candidate in this election who will protect that dream. One leader who will fight hard to keep the promise of America for the next generation. And that’s why we must stand up and make Mitt Romney the next president of the United States.
You should never hold back in giving your opinion – it’s important to always stand up for what you believe in and not just agree with those around you.
You should always stand up for yourself.
I believe this uranium business will give the Anglo-Saxons such tremendous power that Europe will become a bloc under Anglo-Saxon domination. If that is the case, it will be a very good thing. I wonder whether Stalin will be able to stand up to the others as he has done in the past.
To stand up to GamerGate, that’s my choice. I can’t make that choice for the women I work with.
A lot of my fans also have gotten bullied and they always tweet me, ‘How do you deal with it?’ I always get questions about that, and I say if someone’s bullying you, stand up to them. Say something.
I am for feminism. I stand up for women standing up for themselves in the same way I stand up for being black.
We need leaders who are willing to stand up, drive the debate, and commit our fellow citizens to action.
A bully is a bully, and it’s important that you stand up to them.
I think if transvestites don’t stand up for themselves, nobody else is going to stand up for transvestites.
I’ve been fortunate that when Frank Sinatra was in concert, he would say, ‘Here’s a song by a wonderful young songwriter, Jimmy Webb,’ and I’d be in the front row and stand up. That gets people talking about you.
We have the freedom of speech. We are able to hold hands in protest and stand up for what we believe in and have people hear what you have to say.
The politicians in Washington are spending trillions of dollars of our money. When are Americans going to stand up and say enough is enough?
If one of my colleagues wants to block a bill, they should stand up in front of the American people and explain why.
Americans, at our best, stand up to bullies and fight those who seek to demean and degrade others.
Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight. We’re Americans. We’re Americans, and we’ll never surrender. They will.
I hope I can stand up and be an example that helps change the narrative: ‘He understands the game from a technical standpoint. He can teach the game. He can change an offense. He can put in a zone. He can do more than recruit.’
Washington is out of control, and it’s time for Texans to stand up and stop them.
Nelson Mandela just died, so that says so much because it’s a tremendously powerful and great man who was very sensitive. Loved all people, forgave his enemies, and showed the world how to stand up and do it the right way.
People realized that I’m willing to stand up for things that I believe in, despite the political consequences and overwhelming pressure.
To stand up against Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,’ you need to be a good actor to be able to do that.
I’m proud to stand up and defend against threats to our Second Amendment rights in Congress.
You have to stand up for some things in this world.
As an artist, I gotta stand up to my own work.
As an only child, you’ve got to stand up for yourself.
It seems the older I get, I hear about cancer more and more but not to get too totally depressed about it all – on a positive note you do hear about people surviving it more – thanks to the fantastic work done by the Stand Up To Cancer campaign.
You always have to stand up for yourself.
It is well past time for President Abbas to stand up and condemn all acts of violence, rather than encouraging violence by glorifying terrorists and teaching children to view Israelis as animals.
