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Most Famous Stand Quotes of All Time!

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Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside.

Quotes by Kamisese Mara

How could I stand by and watch my house on fire?

Quotes by Kamisese Mara

Lyrics came quite easy early on in my career. But I always wanted to push it further and stand out a bit more. We were coming from the garage era when lyrics were simplified, purposefully, to work in the club...

Quotes by Kano

We don't expect someone in a bikini to stand up for women's rights; we only expect a girl in an 'NGO outfit' to speak about it. It's as much as the right of the girl in the bikini to talk...

Quotes by Kalki Koechlin

I love being unconventional because that's the reason I stand out.

Quotes by Kalki Koechlin

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history, it must be able to stand comparison to other events of world historical impact.

Quotes by Jurgen Habermas

When you're an actress, you become this thing in people's hands that people are trying to manipulate. I cannot stand it.

Quotes by Julie Delpy

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

Quotes by Julie Andrews

I hate being mean. I watch those roasts on Comedy Central and they make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Quotes by Julie Brown

Waiting is so unusual that many of us can't stand in a queue for 30 seconds without getting out our phones to check for messages or to Google something.

Quotes by Julian Baggini

I did try and do some spooky stand up once, and some of my stand-up had - I tried to do some horror stand-up, but it didn't really work very well.

Quotes by Julian Barratt

I wasn't the kid with the lemonade stand.

Quotes by Julia Hartz

I hate rodents. I cannot stand rodents. I couldn't even watch 'Ratatouille,' which is an animated film.

Quotes by Julia Garner

I want you to know what I have told Australia's Parliament in Canberra - what I told General Petraeus in Kabul - what I told President Obama in the Oval Office this week. Australia will stand firm with our ally...

Quotes by Julia Gillard

I can't stand stupid, and I can't stand slow.

Quotes by Judy Sheindlin

Normally, whenever I try to photograph my mother, she is extremely impatient and will only stand for a minute and insists on knowing exactly what I'm doing.

Quotes by Juergen Teller

I can't stand accessories.

Quotes by Jules Asner

I started doing my own animated movies when I was in ninth grade; that's when I got the filmmaking bug. When I was about 16, I started writing jokes for doing stand up, and then I was 19 and started...

Quotes by Judah Friedlander

All young men can relate to that moment where they have to - or, rather, attempt to - stand up to their dads with their own ideas of what they want for their own lives.

Quotes by Jovan Adepo

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.

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