We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age

Men insist most vehemently upon their certainties when their hold upon them has been shaken.

The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations that bind us to past failures, but hold faith with those things that make us Conservatives.

Both above and below, without and within, which way so ever thou dost turn thee, everywhere thou shalt find the Cross; and everywhere of necessity thou must hold fast patience, if thou wilt have inward peace, and enjoy an everlasting crown

I play the harmonium. I had learned to use the guitar for a bit before becoming a part of the music industry, but unfortunately didn’t pursue it fully. I would love to learn to play the piano because it holds a unique connect for me in terms of rhythm.

It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all

It has been the scheme of the Christian Church, and of all the other invented systems of religion, to hold man in ignorance of the Creator, as it is of Government to hold man in ignorance of his rights. The systems of the one are as false as those of the other, and are calculated for mutual support.

You may kill me, but I can hold you – and all the universe for that matter – in the grip of this small brain. I would not change. Even now.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again

Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.

I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.

Don’t let fear hold you back from reaching your full potential.

I’m calling all my lovelies ‘Cause I can’t get a hold of you

I have learned to hold all things loosely, so God will not have to pry them out of my hands.

We magnetize into our lives whatever we hold in our thought.

I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.

We may hold different points of view but it is in times of stress and difficulty that we most need to remember that we have much more in common than there is dividing us.

People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream of some distant ship coming in. Rather, they visualize in their minds that they are not quitters; they will not allow life’s circumstances to push them down and hold them under.

I hold that completely erroneous views should be shunned.

To make abstractions hold in reality is to destroy reality.

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.

I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy.

When a man holds you round the throat, I don’t think he has come to apologize

I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.

Women hold up half the sky.

You may think you’re in love when the passions of sex get hold of you, but if you didn’t love the man before, you won’t love him after. Like him, maybe, but not love him.

As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities

I hold strongly to this: that it is better to be impetuous than circumspect; because fortune is a woman and if she is to be submissive it is necessary to beat and coerce her.

A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.

We’re so fortunate here, away from the turmoil. We wouldn’t have to give a moment’s thought to all this suffering if it weren’t for the fact that we’re so worried about those we hold dear, whom we can no longer help.

It’s hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.

We are all engaged in the task of peeling off the false selves, the programmed selves, the selves created by our families, our culture, our religions. It is an enormous task because the history of women has been as incompletely told as the history of blacks

Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me.

Shall I, that have destroyed my Preservers, return home?

There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail

My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the fuck’s really goin on down there? Who is the real hero?