#stand

We Chileans have to be able to understand that in a democracy institutions must function freely and with sovereignty. ↗

— Ricardo Lagos

#democracy #freely #function #institutions #must

Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're up in the stands with them. ↗

— Tommy Lasorda

#before #listen #long #people #stands

As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment. ↗

— Myriam Miedzian

#definition #itself #judging #judgment #long

You say that your hope is in God, and he will, I am sure, stand by you. But you must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong; it is necessary to see such things with a broad mind in order to oppose them. ↗

— Knute Nelson

#am #arrogance #been #broad #employ

Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint. ↗

— Garry Trudeau

#actually #after #altered #attainable #been

Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don't believe me when I tell them. That's how I saw myself, in comedy. ↗

— Al Pacino

#comedy #comic #did #how #i

I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It was the worst thing I would ever witness. ↗

— Shannon A. Thompson

#fear #innocence #life-lessons #life-loss #questioning

I got into stand-up to get on a sitcom. ↗

— David Spade

#got #i #into #sitcom #stand-up

Sweet, crazy conversations full of half sentences, daydreams and misunderstandings more thrilling than understanding could ever be. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#insanity #misunderstandings #sisters #crazy

Q: So, why do you write these strong female characters? Whedon: Because you’re still asking me that question. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#progress #understanding #character