Because as a youngster I longed to see the Black man free and I longed to see anyone stand up for us.
Louis Farrakhan

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our friends, but just as much to stand up to our enemies.
J. K. Rowling

I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say 'Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.'
Samuel L. Jackson

I can't stand most things that I see.
Meryl Streep

The enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: not one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit.
Davy Crockett

The work will stand, no matter what.
Meryl Streep

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
Fran Lebowitz

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.
Diane Arbus

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.
Euripides

I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.
Dan Quayle

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
John Madden

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.
William James

Clubs are so lame. Nobody even dances at these clubs. They stand around and get drunk and they schmooze. There is no enjoyment factor.
Shia LaBeouf

Whatever our creed, we stand with admiration before the sublime character of Jesus.
E. Stanley Jones

It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.
Virgil

I refuse to stand up in front of a rabbi and my friends and the woman I love - who I will tell you I can love with all my heart - and promise she will be the only one I will ever have until the day I die. That's a lie.
Gene Simmons

I would take a bomb, but I can't stand the noise.
Joe E. Lewis

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.
Peter De Vries

I will stand up for what I believe and for what I have always believed: Every person has a right to be rich in this country and I want to help them get there.
Jim Cramer

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
Robert Louis Stevenson