Top 43 Don't Just Stand There Quotes
#1. Don't just stand there; make something happen.
Lee Iacocca
#2. Don't just stand there, idiot. Call a doctor, and then help me find a nose.
Blake Edwards
#3. The mother-in-law came round last week. It was absolutely pouring down. So I opened the door and I saw her there and I said, 'Mother, don't just stand there in the rain. Go home.'
Les Dawson
#4. Oh be careful! There they go again!" said the old queen as his string broke spilling his balls over the floor ... "Stop them will you, James, you worthless old shit! Don't just stand there and let the master's balls roll into the coal-bin!
William S. Burroughs
#5. Well, don't just stand there," Philippa urged. "Go and join the group and try to attract his attention." Annabelle gave her a doubtful glance. "Some of those girls look feral. I should hate to get bitten."
-Philippa & Annabelle
Lisa Kleypas
#6. Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then ... do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
Lee Iacocca
#7. Don't just stand there and nod. The mind observes and cogitates, the heart engages, and I would encourage you to engage with the process.
Etienne De L'Amour
#8. Psst. Minion. I need these laundered. Very little starch. Don't just stand there gawking or you'll anger my good frenemy General Wroth. We're like this
Kresley Cole
#9. Jade, you're doing the exact same thing you did after the pool that night. Don't you know how to do this?"
"Do what?"
"Give a person a hug."
"I'm not much of a hugger."
"Well, you need one, so don't just stand there. Put your damn arms around me.
Allie Everhart
#10. Don't Just Do Something: Stand There. Don't Just Stand There: Do Something.
Albert Mohler
#11. Don't just stand there let's get to it. Strike a pose, there's nothing to it.
Madonna
#12. One thing I learned working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was to be on time. If the day begins at 8 A.M., be there early, get there, punch the time clock; don't just stand there like an oaf.
Pete Hamill
#13. Don't just stand there like a big fucking muffin!
Gordon Ramsay
#14. Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another.
Parker Stevenson
#15. I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about. I just stand there and sing. And I don't do stunts or anything. if I wanted to do all that, I don't think I'd get away with it.
Adele
#16. My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.
Clint Eastwood
#17. I don't like directors that just say, Stand there and now do this.
Joe Pantoliano
#18. Don't just do something. Stand there. - Rochelle Myer
David Allen
#19. We don't fit," I say. "I just want to find a spot, warm not cold, with a nice view, everything I could want, and I want to stop moving and stay there - in that spot. And you will never stand still.
Katy Evans
#20. Gridlock is great. My motto is, 'Don't just do something. Stand there.'
William Safire
#21. My theory is - we don't really go that far into other people, even when we think we do. We hardly ever go in and bring them out. We just stand at the jaws of the cave, and strike a match, and quickly as if anybody's there.
Martin Amis
#22. Exploiting yourself sexually is not a good look. I don't find it encouraging ... I just stand there and sing. I'm not worried that I'm a 'plus size' and so much bigger than other artists. No matter what you look like the key is to be happy with yourself.
Adele
#23. Sometimes life becomes a bit difficult. There are hard times and even some little things can mess up your life. Make the best out of these moments. Don't forget to smile. You can cry as loud as you want, but smile. Just stand up and go on. You can do everything you want.
Miyavi
#24. They both make growling sounds and gnash their teeth as they wrestle. I don't know what to do, so I just stand there like an idiot, holding a basket of cock cookies watching two dudes fight it out.
Alexa Riley
#25. Because there is that sort of feeling that people don't know what to do with gaps in their lives. It's a scary notion, but actually, if you can stand in space just for a little while, a new door will open, or you'll be able to see in the dark after a while. You'll adjust.
Jane Campion
#26. I don't really need to stand out, there's room for everyone. Although I haven't built a niche yet, I'm just writing love songs.
Adele
#27. I don't like to start anything, ever, but if they're going to try to intimidate me, I like to just stand there and say, 'Sorry, it ain't gonna happen.' I'm shy but I'm badass. I'm not shy in a timid way, just shy in a way that I'm not comfortable with people.
Rosie Napravnik
#28. Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don't just vote. Know what you're voting for, and stand by that.
Nikki Reed
#29. Little by little, the pimps have taken over the world. They don't do anything, they don't make anything - they just stand there and take their cut.
Jean Giraudoux
#30. You don't really know when stand-up material is TV ready; it's just at what point you're willing to let it go and not work on it anymore. I'm not sure there is a point at which you think: 'And that is finished.'
John Oliver
#31. I don't use my body to seduce, no. I just stand there.
Ursula Andress
#32. I will do anything for you, just don't go anywhere. Just don't leave. Stand there and smile at me, and I'll do anything you want.
Lilith Saintcrow
#33. There's been a lot to get used to here." Esther laughed. "Isn't that the truth. I don't know if you ever get used to it really. It just gets in your blood so that you can't stand to be anywhere else.
Eowyn Ivey
#34. Don't worry. I won't send you off without warning. Just stand there and be awed by my beauty. It's the safest mode around me. (Savitar)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
#35. Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
Anne Lamott
#36. For me, businesses are like buses. You stand on a corner and you don't like where the first bus is going? Wait ten minutes and take another. Don't like that one? They'll just keep coming. There's no end to buses or businesses.
Sheldon Adelson
#38. It's not that I can't cook. I just don't enjoy cooking. It takes too long and you have to stand there monitoring everything, which doesn't work well for me and my ADHD.
Jen Kirkman
#39. I'm not sure why he's flustered until I realize there are now five of us and the table is set for four.
Pru waves her hand dismissively. "Don't bother. The dark-haired one is just my bodyguard. He can stand."
Kiernan seems entirely unfazed by the comment, but her tone pisses me off.
Rysa Walker
#40. You can't give someone five hundred punches in a film anymore. You beat on them, and they continue to stand there staring at you. That doesn't work. People just don't buy that anymore.
Dolph Lundgren
#41. Just trust your instincts. There's an old saying in golf, you've studied the swing many times, and you practice and practice, but when you stand over the ball, you just have to trust your swing. And you trust it. And if you don't trust it, you'll ruin it; your brain will take over.
Clint Eastwood
#42. Some days I don't have time for a full workout, but I do have to dry my hair, right? So rather than just stand there blow-drying, I do several kinds of leg squats at the same time. I believe in multitasking.
Christie Brinkley
#43. Take a stand; go for the right choice. Don't just sit for anything; stand for something. Be specific because sometimes, when the meaning is not clear, there us absolutely no meaning!
Israelmore Ayivor
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