Held Quotes

I was popular. I wasn't the most popular. But I definitely held my own.

You were told how much space so it was a matter of whether you could send in two paintings or three paintings, you know, pending where the show was being held. You did submit work to be accepted. Once you were accepted that was it. You did your own selection of what went in.

Since then I have held many jobs at museums in Colorado and Wyoming. I have also taught summer courses at the University of Colorado.

I made a classic mistake. I held out for something better.

There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences which strike at the root of theistic beliefs.

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

I believe in justice, and I believe in people being held responsible for their actions.

Any person without invincible prejudice who had the same experience would come to the same broad conclusion, viz., that things hitherto held impossible do actually occur.

America Held Hostage won 24 Emmys for ABC News, but someone forgot to include my name on the list of people responsible for the show.

I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.

I'd say there was a fair amount of skepticism at the time about whether the Internet held any promise. And of course I felt that it did.

I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, 'Someone unwrap it! Here it is!' That drive can't be held down.

The situation right after the fight wasn't too good; I believe I'm still the only champion in the world who never received the belt inside the ring once you've won the title. I held that against the English fans for a long time but I felt that also motivated me.

Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.

It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

I held a variety of jobs - most notably ten years working in universities - and kept on writing.

That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.

You get held to a high standard, almost an unmaintainable standard, in the public eye that you don't even come close to touching.

True love brings up everything - you're allowing a mirror to be held up to you daily.

We must have systems of checks and balances to make sure that those people who are making critical decisions for our country are held accountable, and nowhere is that more important than in the area of national security.

But I always held my music up and protected it from compromise. So I just do it for my friends. I've written hundreds of songs, and I'm sure I have a few albums worth of songs.

With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound.

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

The process of philosophic and scientific enlightenment has shaken the stability of beliefs held explicitly as articles of faith.

This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

Why should citizenship be a matter of birth? The premise held by those who want to end birthright citizenship is that some people deserve it and some do not - that the status shouldn't be handed out automatically. Frankly, that's a premise worth considering.

And the things that we fear are a weapon to be held against us.

Anyone who loses a parent, you have to find those parts of yourself that your parent held true in themselves, especially if they're supportive parents.

National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.