Top 1200 Stand Up For Yourself Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

I like to do stand-up for people who live real life.

My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.

Stand-up was like being on a Barbie townhouse stage.

I stand by what I believe in, I'm not afraid to speak up for what I think is right.

I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.

Stand-up is dangerous. That's what I like. You're out there on your own.

The very first time I did stand-up, that was terrifying.

I do some of my best stand-up comedy during sound checks.

It is not only all right but necessary to stand up to George Bush.

You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down.

Someone has to stand up and speak for the freedoms of the little guy.

When I do any stand-up, you're the writer, director, and producer. You're alone.

It's time for democrats to grow a backbone and stand up for what we believe.

You will find true success and happiness if you have only one goal, there really is only one, and that is this: to fulfill the highest most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. You want to max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

One of my favorite books [The Stand] of all time. I grew up reading it.

It's the best thing in the world to be onstage, but not when you can barely stand up.

Stand up during supper and walk outdoors, and keep on walking.

I was always fascinated by the stand-up comedy shows from my childhood.

Don't be afraid of growing up and changing and getting used to these newer versions of yourself and becoming more comfortable sharing those versions of yourself with the people in your life, even people who knew you when you were younger.

Ive been a stand-up comedian for years, and I can be silly.

I wish that I had the guts to stand up for gay rights.

Standing as I do, with my hand upon this staff, and under the folds of the American flag, I ask you to stand by me so long as I stand by it.

When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.

The hardest thing in the world to depict dramatically is stand-up.

In stand-up, there's that idea that comedy comes from a dark place, but it's not a rule.

When I first realized that I wanted to be a stand-up comedian was when I was in the service.

She [Hillary Clinton] had the courage to stand up.

I want Ron to stand up to Malfoy and punish him.

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

I think a lot of the time when you just see a lot of beautiful girls it kind of just all blends in together. You want something about yourself to stand out.

I've always had a 'stand up for the people' type of personality.

A happiness that won't stand up to examination is less than worthless.

Stand up and take your dissonance like a man.

The first time I did stand-up was the summer I was 17.

The way before you is being prepared, so that you may stand up!

This morning take a few minutes to reflect on how you give of yourself to the world. Often we get caught up in the frenzy of buying and giving things. Look at the ways you give appreciation, friendship, energy, time, love, and affection, and give of your own special talents and abilities throughout the year. Acknowledge yourself for having enriched the lives of others. Spend some time loving yourself for the giving light that you are.

We have a moral responsibility to stand up to Donald Trump, and that's what we're going to do.

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up.

You can't stand up to the night until you understand what's hiding in its shadows.

Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.

Identify the problem.”) I love the late Japanese psychotherapist Shoma Morita's advice to stop trying to fix yourself and start living instead: “Give up on yourself. Begin taking action now, while being neurotic or imperfect, or a procrastinator, or unhealthy, or lazy, or any other label by which you inaccurately describe yourself. Go ahead and be the best imperfect person you can be and get started on those things you want to accomplish before you die.

When all else fails, and to stand firm seems impossible, stand on the wood of the Cross; it will float with you.

Friends describe me as someone who likes to sing and dance along the edge of the roof. I try to encourage young women to be willing to take risks, to stand up for the things they believe in, and to step up and accept the challenge of serving in leadership roles.

I love narrative and sometimes I feel frustrated with stand-up.

I always say that the stand-up world is the arena of the unwell, and it is.

I loved stand-up, but I never thought you could do it as a job.

Stand up and be strong! No fear. No superstition. Face the truth as it is!

I did stand-up for fun as I wanted to do something that was scary.

I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just stand up when I'm not expecting it.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.

The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.

I don't like doing stand-up for little kids. It's not geared for that.

I started as a stand-up comedian at charity shows in Mumbai.

Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public.

A lot of people my age think stand up sucks.

If I don't do stand-up for two weeks, I get freaked out.

I have no intention of retiring; I can't imagine not doing stand-up. That's where I started and where I'll be.

I don't do 'gamification,' and I'm not prepared to stand up and say, 'I think it works.'

To stand up for someone was to stitch your fate into the lining of theirs.

I know from doing stand-up, I don't want to do a joke that I don't trust.