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Throughout African-American literature, the writer has, in a sense, been burdened by the necessity of pleading the case for the whole race. For example, writers of slave narratives tend to lose their individual voices, as they were expected to stand...

Quotes by Glenn Ligon

Don't forget, I've been fired by studios; I'm not the studio's guy. I'm a guy who can work with studios, but if you ask any studio, I stand up to these people.

Quotes by Glen Mazzara

In the mother of parliaments, it is not too much to ask that our politicians stand up for all our best interests.

Quotes by Gina Miller

That's not in my nature to run away - I'll stand up and fight.

Quotes by Gerry Harvey

I can't stand comparisons to the past. It doesn't matter what we did in previous seasons.

Quotes by Gerard Pique

If you analyze the German league, the Spanish league, the Italian league, there are two or three teams that stand out above the rest, and the other teams have a regular level.

Quotes by Gerardo Martino

There are always a few who stand up in times of communal madness and have the courage to say that what unites us is greater than what divides us.

Quotes by Geraldine Brooks

I've had broken bones and cuts and dashes and tears from movies, but when I was five, my mom put the biscuits up high so we wouldn't be helping ourselves. So, one day I asked to stand up on a...

Quotes by Gerard Butler

He imitated me so well that I couldn't stand myself any longer.

Quotes by Georges Pompidou

The moment I'm most proud of my career is when I got dropped by the headkick by Carlos Condit. I fell down and I was able to stand up.

Quotes by Georges St-Pierre

When I first ran for governor... I had to stand up for segregation or be defeated, but I never insulted black people by calling them inferior.

Quotes by George Wallace

I'm willing to stand behind this concept, that as conservatives, we can win the Hispanic vote without selling out the values. I don't think we need to compromise.

Quotes by George P. Bush

I tried to be a house painter, but I couldn't stand all that paint all over me.

Quotes by George Jones

To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still.

Quotes by Georg C. Lichtenberg

The last thing you want to do is blend in. You want to stand out, and hopefully in a good way.

Quotes by Genndy Tartakovsky

I have an elbow that bends the wrong way, and I'd do things like stand in an elevator and the doors would close, and I'd pretend that my arm had got caught in it, and then I'd scream, 'Ow, ow,...

Quotes by Geena Davis

President Trump is quick to attack American students, immigrants, women, the LGBT community, journalists, and our international allies but he is either too weak or too ignorant to stand up to white supremacists and others who spew hatred.

Quotes by Gavin Newsom

We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.

Quotes by Gavin Newsom

The question for politicians here is fundamental: You can read the polls, or you can change the polls. Stand up on the things you believe in.

Quotes by Gavin Newsom

The history of using mice to stand in for humans in medical experiments is replete with failures.

Quotes by Gary Wolf

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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