#holding

I will make a general statement that we have not had anything like the policy of holding people in high office responsible for their acts that I think we should. ↗

— William Odom

#anything #general #had #high #high office

The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity. ↗

— Frank Serpico

#been #believe #case #children #corruption

My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love. ↗

— Yakov Smirnoff

#described #father #fell #freedom #harbor

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#holding #least #meetings #most #ones

You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on. ↗

— Dean Martin

#floor #holding #holding on #lie #without

The wonderful, beautiful thing that happens when you rid yourself of the things that don’t see your worth? You make space in your life for all the glorious things you deserve. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#dating #holding-out-for-the-best #knowing-your-value #letting-go #life

Hear me when I say I believe nothings gonna change destiny. Whatevers meant to be will work out perfectly. ↗

— Avril Lavigne

#keep-holding-on #change

She wasn’t crying at all. This was what scared him the most. Where had she locked up the things he’d seen her feeling that day when she heard? She wasn’t that big a girl to hold all of it—to hold her brother’s life and his death inside of her. To hold all his long-limbed raging tidal motion and all the loss of that. ↗

— Francesca Lia Block

#loss #morning #mourn #withdrawal #death

Some people believe that holding on and hanging there are signs of strength, but there are times in life when it takes much more strength just to let go. ↗

— Ann Landers

#life

It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk. ↗

— Bertolt Brecht

#clerk #easier #holding #rob #setting