I was so shy, I couldn’t stand up in front of people and speak. Now I’m in the next big three Bollywood movies.
The rule of the game was never assume that anybody, however honorable, would be able to stand up under torture. If Mr. X, who knew where I was, was caught for some reason, I should move.
My first foray into meatless burgers was BA’s Best Veggie Burger, a no-holds-barred, maximalist veggie burger in the style of Superiority Burger. A year later I followed that up with a black-bean tofu burger designed to stand up to the high heat of the grill. So what was there left to say? Plenty.
We never said the U.K. is in bad shape if it leaves the E.U.: we said the E.U. would miss a massive opportunity. Without the U.K., the E.U. may never be able to stand up against superpowers like China and the U.S.
I think people knew why I was doing what I was doing. They knew I wasn’t part of an interest group. And, in a way, by attacking me, the Malaysian establishment identified me as someone who was principled and prepared to stand up to them.
Sometimes people don’t trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won’t stand up for other people.
Don’t give in to bullying or others making fun of people. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your friends. Be that one person who is genuinely good-hearted.
I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone.
I want to encourage young women to stand up for each other and speak up when they see others in a tough situation.
Being a role model means you can stand up and fight for things.
We will always stand up for rule of law, the right to protest, the right of assembly.
Someone who is comfortable, someone who is happy, you see them immediately sit up, stand up and feel better about themselves. If you’re able to capture that in a picture, that’s the most beautiful picture you can ever take of someone.
This has always been a small agency with a big mission. But these days, especially, we have to stand up every day, deliver value into the hands of small-business owners and get taxpayers the biggest bang for their buck so that we can help these job creators do what they need to do.
Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
That’s what everyone should do with their lives: stand up for what they believe in or try to do some good in the world. I don’t think artists have a greater responsibility than anyone else.
If I want to be brave enough to stand up and make my opinions count, I will have to take the punches and roll with it.
I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in.
I love revolutionaries who have the courage to stand up against the status quo. They’re always misunderstood, but they’re the ones who are standing up for human rights.
You’ve got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.
When you get to the extremes there is, sometimes, just the need where you have to stand up.
In the women’s movement, women needed men to stand up and say, ‘This isn’t right.’ In the civil rights of the ’60s, it took people of all color to demand equal rights.
I was always seen as defiant. And I did know that as a kid. It just wasn’t something that was stamped out of me. I often had problems in school where I would stand up to teachers or I would believe that something they were saying was wrong.
If you’re making $10 an hour and you’re doing your job and you’re doing it well and your check is consistently $8.75 an hour, who wouldn’t stand up for themselves?
I am the type of person who relishes the chance to stand up and perform under pressure; I have had to do that my whole career.
If we don’t stand up for children, then we don’t stand for much.
Americans voted for Trump in 2016 precisely because he is a pit bull, a barbarian, a gun-slinger they hired to fight the dirty left, drain the swamp, bring back their jobs from China and stand up for the flag, family and common sense.
Generally in the Little League you’re up against a good pitcher who throws like hell. What does the coach say? Get a walk. Isn’t that beautiful way to learn to hit? For four years you stand up there looking for a walk.
If I can stand up when I’m 80, I’ll be happy to cruise around on a skateboard. If I feel like my skills are fading, I just won’t do it publicly.
The wrestling begins before you even engage in the clinch, I’ve said this already. This is one thing people don’t know, wrestling begins on the feet with the stand up.
This is the entertainment industry, so game designers have to have a creative mind and also have to be able to stand up against the marketing people at their company – otherwise they cannot be creative. There are not that many people who fit that description.
When I came to America, it was Dave Chappelle and a lot of comedians on ComicView. That was my first exposure to stand up comedy, actually.
I’m proud of the younger Roland. Very proud of some of the lyrics. They stand up today. I’m cool with it, though some of it is a bit painful.
If you stand up for women, then don’t bash me.
Sometimes you want to skate along or just get by or fly under the radar, but sometimes you have to stand up and let your voice be heard and give it your best and give it your all. As a mother of young children, that’s something I’ve tried to emphasize and highlight for them.
Looking back on humanity’s battle with pollution, history has been made by thousands of ordinary people who one day say, ‘No. I’m not satisfied. I don’t want to wait, and I don’t want to pass the buck. I want to stand up and do something. I want to do it here, and I want do to it now.’
I hate the bad rap that people give my parents. Because they are just parents, really, at the end of the day trying to stand up for their daughter and themselves.
It’s easy to kick somebody when they’re down. George W. Bush has dealt with more difficult issues than any president since Franklin Roosevelt. And I’ve told my colleagues it’s time that we go stand up for the president.
At the end of the day, it’s incredibly important to have a show like ‘Atlanta’ because if we can’t stand up for and celebrate each other, then who will? Who will do it better?
The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There’s nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up – because that’s all you.
It isn’t brave to stand up for gun control in a building surrounded by armed guards. It’s simply elitist.
This country needs to get a backbone and stand up for its economic interest.
I stand up for what I believe. I don’t know if it’s always paid off for me, because I’ve been ridiculed and humiliated.
Some people cannot stand up in front of people and talk, and I can – I think that’s something you don’t learn; you’re born with it.
I’ve heard countless women – but not a single man – say to me, ‘I could never stand up before the Supreme Court; it would be way too stressful.’ But I’ve heard countless men, and very few women, say to me, ‘I would love to argue in front of the Court; that would be so exciting.’
I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard.
I have something called ‘Siwanators,’ and if you’re a Siwanator, you’re strong. You’re powerful. You stand up to the bullies. If you’re a Siwanator, you’re nice. And the way you can tell if someone is a Siwanator is if they have a JoJo bow in.
Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That’s why they call it the ‘Fists of Fury.’ Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I’m not mad at anybody. I’m not mad at any human being because I’m a human being.
We should stand up for those who can’t protect themselves. Support kids and families who can’t support themselves.
It’s a very big world with some very big characters. And, boy, do you have to be able to stand up for yourself when you walk into a working men’s club and negotiate a loan.
The folks in this counrty need somebody that will stand up for them.
We stand up and proudly proclaim that Washington is not our caretaker and we reject a state, in Margaret Thatcher’s words, a state that takes too much from us to do too much for us.
You can’t manage by memo. You can’t stand up there and just send out edicts. I think you just gotta really personalize your relationships.
I think you have to be a leader to be a coach. I think you have to be somebody who is willing to stand up even when it’s hard.
The federal government has shown little willingness to stand up to corporate monopolies, and use its powers under the existing antitrust statutes, including the powerful Clayton Act and Sherman Act.
For me, the most enjoyable type of singing is opera. It allows you to move, to wear a costume… to do something with your body. When singing in concert, you have to stand up in front of the audience, next to the conductor, which is less natural.
