#stands

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#around #better #change #change things #courageous

The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#capitol #colonel #cruelty #kentucky #monument

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

#comfort #controversy #convenience #man #measure

Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street. ↗

— Jack Antonoff

#carelessly #change #cigarette #especially #even

Based on what our country stands for. We can't fail to stand for democracy. ↗

— Kelly Ayotte

#country #democracy #fail #our #stand

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago. ↗

— John Adams

#ago #better #better understood #four #government

Whoever stands by a just cause cannot possibly be called a terrorist. ↗

— Yasser Arafat

#cannot #cause #just #possibly #stands

Being injured is something that happens in this sport. Anybody who gets into it understands that. ↗

— Bobby Rahal

#being #gets #happens #injured #into

President Obama understands women. He trusts women. And on every issue that matters to us, he stands with women. ↗

— Cecile Richards

#issue #matters #obama #president #president obama

If there were an election today, Netanyahu would win. Yet, his standing in the polls is also a reflection of the weakness of Ehud Olmert, the current prime minister - who stands at 2 percent in a recent poll - and the enduring weaknesses of the Labor Party. ↗

— Dennis Ross

#current #election #enduring #his #labor