Bend Quotes

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.

I've always found ways to bend the rules.

The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.

In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He's one-dimensional intentionally, but the villain is the person who owns up to what he is and stands by it.

The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need health care, they need water infrastructure improvements, they need a quality education, and they need the resources to keep our borders safe and secure.

All flowers in time bend towards the sun, I know you say there's no one for you, But here is one.

It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.

People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong.

In Einstein's general relativity the structure of space can change but not its topology. Topology is the property of something that doesn't change when you bend it or stretch it as long as you don't break anything.

Muhammad Ali - he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon... Every head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess, thou art the greatest, the greatest of all time, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali.

I bend and do not break.

My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish; and if it were only the story of my life I think I would not tell it; for what is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend him like a heavy snow?

If you try hard enough, you can bend the spoon; you can shift reality.

Born in iniquity and conceived in sin, the spirit of nationalism has never ceased to bend human institutions to the service of dissension and distress.

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

I don't excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.

Every knee will bend before me, and every tongue shall give glory to God.

Physicists are more like avant-garde composers, willing to bend traditional rules... Mathematicians are more like classical composers.

The willow is my favorite tree. I grew up near one. It's the most flexible tree in nature and nothing can break it - no wind, no elements, it can bend and withstand anything.

Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend.

What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a bend in the road.

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.

This sweet, blessed, God-inspired place called America is a champion that has absorbed some blows. But while we bend, we don't break. This is no dark hour; this is the dawn before we remember who we are.

We must never bend too much.

I like girls who like the countryside, put on walking boots and can bend with the wind a bit. If you're going to live with me, you need to be able to embrace the countryside and wet dogs.

Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope.

I want to still be able to garden while I can bend over.

If I have to produce movies, direct movies, whatever to change the way Hollywood treats older women, I'll do it. If I have to bend the rules, I will. If I have to break them, I will.