#stands

I think that people, despite my law enforcement background, view me as taking these consistently progressive stands, and I think that, philosophically, there is a desire to get at that person. But I think the stands I have taken are totally consistent with a person who is looking at things realistically, factually. ↗

— Eric Holder

#consistent #consistently #desire #despite #enforcement

President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short term political advantages, but the long term health of our country. We don't spend time trying to figure out what's in the minds of Republicans, we try to keep our focus on the American people. ↗

— Valerie Jarrett

#american #american people #because #country #deserve

Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying you as, if not quite divine, someone special. ↗

— Irving R. Kaufman

#come #contain #costume #could #designer

Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience to body and mind, breeding new desires, and exploiting Nature's cupboard for their satisfaction. ↗

— Arthur Keith

#back #becoming #body #breeding #bringing

I have many valentines. My mom and my sister and my directors. I got calls from all of them. And my friends. I respect what Valentine's Day stands for because it is about love. ↗

— Michelle Trachtenberg

#because #calls #day #directors #friends

And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government that honors our Constitution and stands up for the values that have made America, America: economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility. ↗

— John Boehner

#back #celebrate #constitution #earned #economic

I had no experience with broadcasting basketball games, so I took a tape recorder and went to a playground where there was a summer league, and I stood up in the top of the stands and I called the game. ↗

— Ed Bradley

#basketball #broadcasting #called #experience #game

Laura Bush is the same way. I mean, they both, um, understand, they understand the challenges of the moment and understand the responsibilities, he understands the responsibilities he has to protect the national security of America as well as the economic security of America. ↗

— Donald Evans

#both #bush #challenges #economic #economic security

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#india #only #place #respect #respects

And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can. ↗

— Elizabeth Barrett Browning

#each #face #hero #his #light