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In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago.
Christina Rossetti
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I believe that when you know something`s going wrong, you make it right. That`s what I learned in Vietnam. When I came back from that war I saw that it was wrong. Some people don`t like the fact that I stood up to say no, but I did
Senator John Kerry
Keywords: back :: believe :: but :: came :: did :: don :: fact :: from :: going :: in :: it :: know :: learned :: like :: make :: no :: people :: right :: saw :: say :: some :: something :: stood :: that :: the :: to :: up :: vietnam :: war :: was :: what :: when :: wrong :: youSubject: Vietnam QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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each candidate behaved well in the hope of being judged worthy of election. However, this system was disastrous when the city had become corrupt. For then it was not the most virtuous but the most powerful who stood for election, and the weak, even if vir...
Niccolo Machiavelli
Keywords: and :: become :: behaved :: being :: but :: candidate :: city :: corrupt :: disastrous :: each :: election :: even :: for :: had :: hope :: however :: if :: in :: it :: judged :: most :: not :: of :: powerful :: stood :: system :: the :: then :: this :: virtuous :: was :: weak :: well :: when :: who :: worthySource: thinkexist.com
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If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Keywords: against :: and :: courage :: day :: did :: do :: find :: firmly :: for :: forebears :: have :: if :: lash :: like :: of :: our :: rock :: shall :: slavery :: stood :: tenacity :: the :: theirs :: they :: to :: way :: we :: what :: whoSubject: Courage Quotes :: Tenacity QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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I do not know what `moss` stands for in the proverb, but if it stood for useful knowledge... I gathered more moss by rolling than I ever did at school."
Ernest Shakleton
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A soldier of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There was a lack of woman`s nursing, there was dearth of woman`s tears; But a comrade stood beside him, while his lifeblood ebbed away
Caroline Norton
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, "Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don`t believe?"
Quentin Crisp
Keywords: an :: and :: atheist :: audience :: believe :: but :: catholics :: don :: god :: in :: ireland :: is :: it :: northern :: of :: or :: people :: protestants :: said :: stood :: that :: the :: told :: up :: was :: when :: whom :: woman :: yes :: youSubject: Atheism QuotesSource: quotationspage.com
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You have enemies? Good. That means you`ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Winston Churchill
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If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.
Kahlil Gibran
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America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.
George W. Bush
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It`s pretty overwhelming to know that people can call up Moviefone and find out where your movie is playing.I went to the movies the other night and just stood in front of a huge poster of me.It was so weird.
Monica Keena
Keywords: and :: call :: can :: find :: front :: huge :: in :: is :: it :: just :: know :: me :: movie :: moviefone :: movies :: night :: of :: other :: out :: overwhelming :: people :: playing :: poster :: pretty :: so :: stood :: that :: the :: to :: up :: was :: weird :: went :: where :: yourSource: imdb.com
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It seems to me the people in the [Communist] Party not only know what`s going on in the world but they have the guts to determine a course of action.... In Yugoslavia...when the going got rough and it was time to be counted, it was the Communists who stoo...
Sterling Hayden
Keywords: action :: and :: be :: but :: communist :: communists :: counted :: course :: determine :: going :: got :: guts :: have :: in :: it :: know :: me :: not :: of :: on :: only :: party :: people :: rough :: seems :: stood :: the :: they :: time :: to :: up :: was :: what :: when :: who :: world :: yugoslaviaSource: imdb.com
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(Thoughts on the one film (or films) that made him want to become a filmmaker and why): There was no epiphany from one film. There were a few that stood out over the years. I was 8 when I saw _Ladri di biciclette (1948)_, and it was the first black-and-wh...
Alfonso Cuaron
Keywords: 1948 :: and :: become :: biciclette :: black :: di :: epiphany :: few :: film :: filmmaker :: films :: first :: from :: him :: it :: ladri :: made :: no :: on :: one :: or :: out :: over :: saw :: stood :: that :: the :: there :: thoughts :: to :: want :: was :: were :: when :: white :: why :: yearsSource: imdb.com
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I don`t know if you have ever tried to think of band names, but usually you think you have a great one and you look at it the next day and it`s stupid. I had about two hundred of those. Nine Inch Nails stood the two week test, looked great in print and co...
Trent Reznor
Keywords: about :: and :: at :: band :: but :: could :: day :: don :: ever :: great :: had :: have :: hundred :: if :: in :: inch :: it :: know :: look :: looked :: nails :: names :: next :: nine :: of :: one :: print :: stood :: stupid :: test :: the :: think :: those :: to :: tried :: two :: usually :: week :: youSource: imdb.com
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Let`s face it, we were all once 3-year-olds who stood in the middle of the living room and everybody thought we were so adorable. Only some of us grow up and get paid for it.
Meryl Streep
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That was easy, I just stood by Natalie Portman looking very serious. - On her role in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002).
Rose Byrne
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I was an untouchable. People just stayed away, which was good because I didn`t like what they stood for or believed in. I was raised to believe in myself. I know I`m cool. I`m not trying to brag or say I`m the man or anything like that. I don`t lie or che...
Freddie Prinze JR
Keywords: an :: and :: anything :: away :: because :: believe :: believed :: brag :: cheat :: cool :: didn :: don :: for :: good :: in :: just :: know :: lie :: like :: man :: myself :: not :: or :: people :: raised :: say :: stayed :: stood :: that :: the :: they :: to :: trying :: untouchable :: was :: what :: whichSource: imdb.com
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I`m such a crazy perfectionist, I probably stood in Linens `n Things looking at the square plates or the round plates for, like, 10 minutes, going, God, this is a big decision. These are my first plates! What am I going to get? What do I do?!" - on being ...
Evan Wood
Keywords: 10 :: am :: and :: are :: at :: being :: big :: crazy :: decision :: do :: first :: for :: get :: god :: going :: in :: independent :: is :: like :: linens :: looking :: minutes :: my :: on :: or :: perfectionist :: plates :: probably :: round :: square :: stood :: such :: the :: these :: things :: this :: to :: whatSource: imdb.com
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Last year I went to the Vanity Fair party after the Oscars and I stood in the corner and had a lot of champagne. It`s very, very scary.
Keira Knightley
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[Part of 2005 Golden Globe acceptance speech] "Fifty years ago my mother stood on this stage accepting this award. She was fortunate enough to have my dad with her. Fifty years later, I`m fortunate enough to have my dad with me. I love you, dad."
Mariska Hargitay
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I couldn`t be happier that President [George W. 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
Keywords: all :: an :: army :: at :: be :: because :: bush :: can :: couldn :: end :: enlisting :: finally :: for :: george :: guard :: happier :: has :: having :: height :: in :: motives :: my :: national :: of :: president :: put :: questioned :: reserve :: served :: stood :: that :: the :: those :: to :: up :: vietnam :: war :: whoSource: imdb.com
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In any movie you showed your handsome face, maybe stood there in a smart pose, and that`s it, that was enough. The hard part was already done. (on his previous acting roles)
Andy Lau
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I see myself as a driving force for global peace. Since we ["The Daily Show" (1996)] have been on CNNI [CNN International], the border between India and Pakistan has been stood down from red alert. Coincidence? We`re bringing healing to the international ...
Jon Stewart
Keywords: 1996 :: alert :: and :: as :: been :: between :: border :: bringing :: cnn :: cnni :: coincidence :: community :: daily :: down :: driving :: for :: force :: from :: global :: has :: have :: healing :: india :: international :: ma :: myself :: on :: pakistan :: peace :: re :: red :: see :: show :: since :: stood :: the :: to :: weSource: imdb.com
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Young people must have a connection with Dr. King and what he stood for. Dr. King talked about having been to the mountaintop and seen the other side. So many of these kids today are struggling to get there.
Michael Chambers
Keywords: about :: and :: are :: been :: connection :: dr :: for :: get :: have :: having :: he :: kids :: king :: many :: mountaintop :: must :: of :: other :: people :: seen :: side :: so :: stood :: struggling :: talked :: the :: there :: these :: to :: today :: what :: with :: youngSource: thinkexist.com
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You saw the fans. Everybody just stood up and was anxious to get it going. I think it`s good for hockey.
Alex Tanguay
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You know, my family stood for something that they believed in, and I wasn`t about to turn my back on them.
Rafael Palmeiro
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You have enemies? Good. That means you`ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Winston Churchill
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You do stand alone sometimes. But my mother stood by me through all this.
Amber Simmons
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You can almost reach out and touch Ed Turner`s impact on CNN. His standards were so high. The things that this network does routinely, and the kinds of people that work for CNN ... are a testament to what Ed Turner stood for.
Bernard Shaw
Keywords: almost :: and :: are :: can :: cnn :: does :: ed :: for :: high :: his :: impact :: kinds :: network :: of :: on :: out :: people :: reach :: routinely :: so :: standards :: stood :: testament :: that :: the :: things :: this :: to :: touch :: turner :: were :: what :: work :: youSource: thinkexist.com
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Within, stood a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white moustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere.
Bram Stoker
