Top 100 Stand Against Quotes
#1. The man was watching the nearby fish tank, which stood beneath a depiction of Tindwyl, Mother of Terris, perched on the walls during her last stand against the darkness. In the tank, tiny octopuses moved across the glass.
Brandon Sanderson
#2. Im for rules but when rules conflicts humanity i will stand against it at all cost
Michael Strong
#3. We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.
Barack Obama
#4. In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.
Joss Whedon
#5. The kind of love which makes us stand against everyone and defend a stranger is the strongest one.
M.F. Moonzajer
#6. What's going on in this country? Unions stand against those trends. We've got to somehow insulate the robust American economy from this global economy that seems to want to devour our standard of living.
James P. Hoffa
#7. I am Juliette Ferrars, and I will lead this nation. I challenge anyone who would stand against me.
Tahereh Mafi
#8. Hope is a fire more ravenous than the flames of temptation. For if only a portion of it poisons your veins, it is enough to make you stand against ridiculous odds again and again and again.
Richelle E. Goodrich
#9. Sand, which didn't even have a form of it's own. Yet, not a single thing could stand against this shapeless, destructive power. The very fact that it had no form was doubtless the highest manifestation of its strenght, was it not?
Kobo Abe
#10. Who then is able to stand against Me? 11 Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
Anonymous
#11. A person can choose to stand against adversity, but most people will run from it before they come to terms with who they truly are, a wise person watches through adversity and follows the signs when it is their turn to stand.
Faith Brashear
#12. True courage is to stand against evil, even when we stand alone.
Richard C. Edgley
#13. I believe we have a deficit of moral courage in the United States Congress. We have many learned individuals who know what is right but have not the courage to stand against the moral corruption that is now attempting to undermine our republic.
Tom A. Coburn
#14. Far too often, unbelievers know Christians only for what we stand against, not what we stand for.
Greg Laurie
#15. Whatever evil might come upon us, because we all came about out of love and care and the Bible and Mother Goose. What can stand against that?
Richard Kennedy
#16. My advice to whoever asks me how to make a home is to not have anything, just a few shelves for books, some pillows to sit on. And then, to take a stand against the ephemeral, against passing trends ... and to return to lasting values.
Gae Aulenti
#17. Part of me has certainly been motivated by wanting to take a stand against the restrictions that made Mother give up so much.
Susan Faludi
#18. Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.
William Godwin
#19. Your enemies have neither the proof nor the backbone to stand against you, but say something often enough in vulnerable ears and incredulity turns to belief.
Elizabeth Chadwick
#20. Let's stand against the killing of innocent civilians. It is time to make the future better than today. Together we can bring peace and unity to our communities.
Widad Akreyi
#21. Peaceful civil disobedience to unjust laws, which I support with every fiber of my being, can sometimes be necessary at any level of government. It falls upon the people, in the last resort, to stand against injustice no matter where it occurs.
Ron Paul
#22. The people of Oklahoma deserve better. We deserve leadership that's willing and unafraid to take a public stand against bigotry and bullying.
Lynn Schusterman
#23. The fact that we can never have complete, perfect knowledge does not absolve us of the moral duty to judge and to take a stand against evil.
Ken Liu
#24. As for Israel, our friendship is rooted deeply in a shared history and shared values. Our commitment to Israel's security is unshakeable. And we will stand against attempts to single it out for criticism in international forums.
Barack Obama
#25. American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
Arlen Specter
#26. To destroy that which seeks to destroy me, God invites me to stand against it until it stands down and then falls down.
Craig D. Lounsbrough
#27. It's time that America wakes up and take a moral stand against all violence especially that is committed against women & children. Violence is wrong and sadly will only produce more violence upon our nation and humanity.
Timothy Pina
#28. PRAYER Lord, help me to put on the full spiritual armor You have provided for me so that I can "stand against the wiles of the devil" every day. In Jesus' name I pray. GO DEEPER
Stormie O'martian
#29. To be heroic does not have to mean possessing the ability to stand against the evils of the world, either well or successfully, but just that one is willing to stand.
Mike Alsford
#30. No one step back, that is the idea ... Fight it out, whatever comes. Let the stars move from the sphere! Let the whole world stand against us! ... What of it? Thus fight! You gain nothing by becoming cowards ... Taking a step backward, you do not avoid any misfortune.
Swami Vivekananda
#31. Very few worries can stand against the influence of a good long walk ... How many petty annoyances have I thus walked away!
Charlotte Alington Barnard
#32. I never make a distinction between private life and politics - that's a petit bourgeois thing. How can you make a stand against Nazi Germany, or in Rwanda, when you live life by making that distinction?
Marcel Ophuls
#33. Lord, I pray that my husband will be strong in the Lord and put on the whole armor of God, so he can stand against the enemy every day. Enable him to take up the shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.
Stormie O'martian
#34. Xerxes: It isn't wise to stand against me, Leonidas. Imagine what horrible fate awaits my enemies when I would gladly kill any of my own men for victory.
King Leonidas: And I would die for any one of mine.
Frank Miller
#35. Was I right?" she asked him. "Was I right to make a stand against what I believed to be wrong? Even though many ills have come from it? I have been asking myself this a lot lately. I must be quiet in my conscience.
Alison Weir
#36. You will know him by the blade he carries and the Dark-born skill with which he wields it, for none who know the love of the Father may defeat the Darkblade, yet all must stand against him.
Anthony Ryan
#37. To be free in Christ, our high places will have to fall. We must be willing to take a stand against idolatry.
Beth Moore
#38. There is no army, no fortress, no giant that can stand against our God. No one. I have seen with my own eyes. I have walked through the bottom of the sea. On dry ground. I have watched as he humiliated Egypt and brought the mighty Pharaoh low.
Connilyn Cossette
#39. She could have had an affair with him. He was a devout Muslim, as were all the guerrillas, but she doubted whether that would have made any difference. She believed what her father had used to say: "Religious conviction may thwart a timid desire but nothing can stand against genuine lust.
Ken Follett
#40. One thing only can stand against the power of the unconscious and this, paradoxical as it may sound, is the power of individuality.
M. Esther Harding
#41. Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly has been disturbed over what he sees as the erosion of presidential powers since the Watergate scandal and has urged Bush to take a stronger stand against what Cheney sees as congressional intrusions into the executive branch.
Helen Thomas
#42. Remember, Montag, we're the happiness boys. We stand against the small tide of those who want to make everyone unhappy with conflicting theory and thought.
Ray Bradbury
#43. To stand against the enemy is to rest in what Jesus has already done.
Pedro Okoro
#44. If someone thinks I'm a dickhead, fine, listen to someone else's record, then. We're not a totalitarian regime; no one's forced to listen to Coldplay. It's actually quite a compliment if you're something that people can stand against.
Chris Martin
#45. The simplistic solutions of Deepak Chopra cannot stand against the lofty and deep teachings of Jesus Christ. Only in His answers will we find the ultimate hope for the human heart.
Ravi Zacharias
#46. A good character, like a Gibraltar, will stand against the testimony of all the rascals in the universe, no matter how they assail it. It will stand, and it will stand firmer and grander the more it is assaulted.
Robert Green Ingersoll
#47. A wise woman knows when to stay silent. However, a wiser woman of faith knows that sometimes words can win the battle, when all odds stand against her.
Shannon L. Alder
#48. Making an open stand against all the ungodliness and unrighteousness which overspreads our land as a flood is one of the noblest ways of confessing Christ in the face of His enemies.
John Wesley
#49. Lord, help me to put on the full spiritual armor You have provided for me so that I can "stand against the wiles of the devil" every day. In Jesus' name I pray.
Stormie O'martian
#50. The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties to take a stand against overgrown Government and for the American taxpayer.
Richard M. Nixon
#51. Somehow the idea has gotten around that it is unchristian to take a stand against heresy. Some of us need to read the New Testament again.
Vance Havner
#52. Every person has the choice between Good and Evil. Choose Good, and stand against those who would choose Evil.
Friedrich Kellner
#53. We constantly fight an unseen enemy. God has assured us the victory, but He has told us to take an aggressive stand against the evil one, covering ourselves in His armor. We're going to win, but victory is going to take blood, sweat, and tears - His blood, our sweat, and tears from us both.
Beth Moore
#54. Children should be able to live a life free from electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure and radio frequency (RF) radiation pollution and it is time that we all took a stand against this.
Steven Magee
#55. No matter how boldly you stand against life's challenges, if the mind and body are weak you are basically defenseless.
Carlos Wallace
#56. A man who gives himself to be a possession of aliens leads a Yahoo life, having bartered his soul to a brute-master. He is not of them. He may stand against them, persuade himself of a mission, batter and twist them into something which they, of their own accord, would not have been.
T.E. Lawrence
#59. Some are wandering into forbidden paths because they are seeking popularity with their peers, even to the extent of doing things they know are wrong. They cannot stand criticism or ridicule and will not take a firm stand against wrongdoing.
Nathan Eldon Tanner
#60. What if you could stand against us - hold your own, a High Lady?" "There are no High Ladies." His brows furrowed, but he shook his head. "We'll talk about that later, too. But yes, Feyre - there can be High Ladies.
Sarah J. Maas
#61. Science is among the most profoundly human of our activities. Far from being subsumed by the dehumanising effects of technology, science, in fact, remains our last stand against it.
Siddhartha Mukherjee
#62. I am going to stand against him now, though his hands are like flame, though his hands are like flame, and his heart like the shining of iron.
Homer
#63. In order to change the conversation about Muslims in American media, we need a diverse, unified movement of people who are willing to take a stand against anti-Muslim bias.
Aasif Mandvi
#64. Men in general judge more by the sense of sight than by the sense of touch, because everyone can see but few can test by feeling. Everyone sees what you seem to be, few know what you really are; and those few do not dare take a stand against the general opinion.
Niccolo Machiavelli
#65. In an age of increasingly mechanized production, the genesis of scientific knowledge remains an unyieldingly, obstreperously hand-hewn process. It is among the most human of our activities. Far from being subsumed by the dehumanizing effects of technology, science remains our last stand against it.
Siddhartha Mukherjee
#66. No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion.
Robert Peel
#67. Love the Lord your God, and love one another. Love one another as He loves. Love with strength and purpose and passion and no matter what comes against you. Don't weaken. Stand against the darkness, and love. That's the way back into Eden. That's the way back to life.
Francine Rivers
#68. What if every church in America had a ministry to stand against modern slavery?
Dillon Burroughs
#69. It is because good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant.
Rudolfo Anaya
#70. If you really want the good of others, the whole universe may stand against you and cannot hurt you. It must crumble before your power of the Lord Himself in you if you are sincere and really unselfish.
Swami Vivekananda
#71. You're like a picture; you ought to be enclosed in a gilt frame and stand against the wall.
Henry James
#72. Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver.
George W. Bush
#73. If you have Hope for a needed change ... Faith that it will happen someday & Courage to stand against all adversity and make it happen ... You have the dire tools to change the world!
Timothy Pina
#74. If you conform, you miss all of the adventures and stand against the progress of society.
Debasish Mridha
#75. Demandred!" Galad yelled. "Demandred, you call for the Dragon Reborn! You demand to fight him! He is not here, but his brother is! Will you stand against me?
Robert Jordan
#76. What I cannot live with may not bother another man's conscience. The result is that conscience will stand against conscience.
Hannah Arendt
#77. The men in this station survive by virtue of their jellyfish quality. There isn't one who would stand against him. Trying to rally the others to put pressure on "Hallam" would be like asking strands of cooked spaghetti to come to attention.
Isaac Asimov
#78. Israel cannot afford to stand against the entire world and be denounced as the aggressor.
Moshe Dayan
#79. I am going to give you such a weapon that the police and the army will not be able to stand against it. It is the weapon of the Prophet, but you are not aware of it. That weapon is patience and righteousness. No power on earth can stand against it.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
#80. You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart.
You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you, like a saint.
Be a saint and a soldier, together
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
#81. Since strict obedience is demanded and harshly enforced, only the least talented, least articulate, least nuanced thinkers, least likely to take a stand against abuse, and the least courageous people thrive in the Church today.
Kate Kelly
#82. Dignity is never silent. It has a voice, heart and soul. Truth and courage is its foundation. It will stand against the masses and speak the truth. Because every great person has always done what others found fear in doing.
Shannon L. Alder
#83. We stand against fate, as children stand up against the wall in their father's house, and notch their height from year to year. But when the boy grows to a man, and is master of the house, he pulls down that wall and builds it new and bigger.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#84. As a Muslim, I believe in the concept of fate, that there are certain things out of my control. Thus, what chance do I have to stand against kismet?
Aishah Madadiy
#86. Stand for Him, Druet; even if all others in this kingdom stand against Him.
Nicole Sager
#87. Do not stand still for injustice. If you know something isn't right, find your strength and stand against it.
Kristen Ashley
#88. It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build societies free from want and fear. Concepts such as truth, justice and compassion cannot be dismissed as trite when these are often the only bulwarks which stand against ruthless power.
Aung San Suu Kyi
#89. Did I follow Truth wherever she led, And stand against the whole world for a cause, And uphold the weak against the strong? If I did I would be remembered among men ...
Edgar Lee Masters
#90. The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots.
Ali Khamenei
#91. About President Bush's stand against condoms, condoms will not protect you from AIDS . So to just throw a bunch of condoms over to Africa and say, here, we're helping you with AIDS, is just going to further the spread of AIDS over there.
Christine O'Donnell
#92. Wherever
we walk
we will make
Wherever
we protest
we will go planting
Make poems
seed grass
feed a child growing
build a house
Whatever we stand against
We will stand feeding and seeding
Wherever
I walk
I will make
Muriel Rukeyser
#93. Proactive people show you what they love, what they want, what they purpose, and what they stand for. These people are very different from those who are known by what they hate, what they don't like, what they stand against, and what they will not do.
Henry Cloud
#94. Truth was, she liked that about him, liked that he always treated her as if he believed she had the strength to stand against him.
Nalini Singh
#95. Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
-Ephesians 6:10-11
Anonymous
#96. If we go to the 1940s, Nazi Germany - look, we saw it in Britain. Neville Chamberlain told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.
Ted Cruz
#97. I like to think that it isn't weakness or evasion, but a final act of kindness, a stand against oblivion and despair, ...
Ian McEwan
#98. My transgressions and short-comings present me with a list of accusations, but I bless Thee that they will not stand against me, for all have been laid on Christ.
Anonymous
#99. To those who would dominate you, knowledge must be crushed, because people who understand are people who will stand against the unfairness of the elite.
Terry Goodkind
#100. The Roman Catholic church ... carries the immense power of very directly affecting women's lives everywhere by its stand against birth control and abortion.
Robin Morgan
