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Stand Quotes

What people choose to stand for, or against.

One of the more direct stand quotes here is geopolitical, pointing out plainly that Kyiv lacked the firepower needed to hold off Moscow without outside support. For related conviction and voice, see Know quotes.

The folks in this counrty need somebody that will stand up for them.

Quotes by Nina Turner

In general, I can't stand people who always turn a conversation into something about them. I can't stand it when people are too into themselves.

Quotes by Nina Agdal

Almost forty-five years after my parents first became Americans, I stand before you and them tonight as the proud governor of the state of South Carolina.

Quotes by Nikki Haley

American businesses deserve a federal government that doesn't stand in their way, not one that tries to chase them overseas.

Quotes by Nikki Haley

The idea that people would work on themselves, who hadn't had an accident - I can't stand plastic surgery.

Quotes by Niki Lauda

Every single woman is beautifully unique, and the sexiest thing she can do is own her curves, embrace her differences, and stand tall in exactly who she is.

Quotes by Nikita Dragun

That Obama creature - loathsome individual - he couldn't stand our country.

Quotes by Nigel Farage

However imperfect Donald Trump may be, -and, my goodness, he is - his mother was Scottish; he owns Turnberry. He spends a lot of time in our country - he loves our country, what we stand for, and our culture.

Quotes by Nigel Farage

Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument?

Quotes by Nigel Kennedy

Every GP Masters race will stand out because we will be available for fans, media and sponsors.

Quotes by Nigel Mansell

We need to keep examining evilness. For instance, I'm totally against the fact that Osama bin Laden was shot. I think that he should have been put on trial and exposed as that human being he was. I think he...

Quotes by Niels Arden Oplev

I've always felt that I was from the future because the future is really not about what you make but what you stand for.

Quotes by Nicolas Winding Refn

The confidence and charisma it takes to stand up in front of a group of children absolutely terrifies me.

Quotes by Nicola Walker

'Shrapnel' is based on the idea that we do colonize the solar system, but it's not clean and optimistic. The haves are putting the screws to the have-nots. The story is about the last stand of the last free colony...

Quotes by Nick Sagan

As a print journalist, if you hear a rumour you try to stand it up and if you can't, the story dies. With a blog you can throw the rumour out there and ask for help. You can say: 'We...

Quotes by Nick Denton

I stand behind these words: I'm a Christian, but I'm not perfect.

Quotes by NF

I don't think I've ever been either militant or profound as an anti-Fascist. When the issue has come up, when certain things have come up, and I've been called on to express - literally, when I've been cornered, then I...

Quotes by Nelson Algren

There have been 700 or 800 songs I've written over the last 60 years, as I went through different periods of writing. I listen and marvel at how different they are and how they still stand up. They are very...

Quotes by Neil Sedaka

I wanted to open up a stand to sell dried fruit and beef jerky where we lived in Greenwich Village. I was 8 years old. I had been flipping through TV channels and got mesmerized by this infomercial for a...

Quotes by Neil Blumenthal

Plot is tremendously important to me: I can't stand books where nothing happens, and I can't imagine ever writing a novel without at least one murder.

Quotes by Ned Beauman

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about a country's military capacity to "stand up"?
Yes — one addresses this directly: "The Ukrainians don't have the military means to stand up to Russia, but we haven't helped them militarily, either." It's a candid assessment of military limitations and outside support. For more direct, opinionated takes like this, see Know quotes.
Is there a lighter, nostalgic quote using "stand"?
Yes — a fun childhood memory: "My sister and I had a lemonade stand - with a two-drink minimum." It's a playful, humorous twist on a classic image. For more playful, humorous quotes like this, browse Like quotes.
Is there a quote about standing up to open discussion or debate?
Yes — a thought-provoking one: "If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack." It suggests real truth or values should be able to withstand scrutiny. For more quotes exploring big, timeless ideas like this, check out Always quotes.
Do these quotes treat "stand" mostly as physical or figurative?
Mostly figurative — standing up to a stronger power, a stand as a small business, and being able to stand up to discussion are all about resilience or position rather than literally standing. For more personal takes on resilience, see Me quotes.
What's the overall theme across these "stand" quotes?
They range from serious geopolitics to childhood nostalgia to philosophical resilience, but each uses "stand" to mean holding a position — whether military, entrepreneurial, or intellectual.

Others are lighter, recalling a childhood lemonade stand with an unusual two-drink limit, or philosophical, arguing that any idea unable to withstand open discussion deserves to fail. Browse Like quotes or Me quotes.