Standing Out Quotes - Page 14

• I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision

  William Hurt

  Decision, Balance, Scene

  Interview with Daniel Robert Epstein, suicidegirls.com. September 18, 2005.

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• I was always an outsider, always standing outside, observing and trying to figure things out. Which is exactly what you need to do as a writer, I suppose.

  Monica Ali

  Trying, Needs, Outsiders

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• Education is what allows you to stand out

  Ellen Ochoa

  Educational Background

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• Don't blend in; instead, clash with your environment. Stand out. Be different. That's what will draw attention to your ideas. Nothing has intrinsic attention-grabbing power by itself. The power lies in how much something stands out from its context.

  Nancy Duarte

  Lying, Ideas, Different

  Nancy Duarte (2013). “Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences”, p.10, John Wiley & Sons

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• POSTNot a head stands out A finger rises Then it is the voice that one knows A signal a brief note A man leaves Up above a cloud that passes by No one goes in And the night keeps its secret

  Pierre Reverdy

  Night, Men, Clouds

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• Among the various vernaculars that are spoken in different parts of India, there is one that stands out strongly from the rest, as that which is most widely known. It is Hindi. A man who knows Hindi can travel over India and find everywhere Hindi-speaking people.

  Annie Besant

  Men, People, Different

  Annie Besant (1917). “The Birth of New India: A Collection of Writings and Speeches on Indian Affairs”

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• Dare to be different. Successful people always stand out.

  Robert Cheeke

  Motivational, Successful, Bodybuilding

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• If it weren't for people that stand out, this whole world would be really, really boring.

  Demi Lovato

  Inspirational, Self Esteem, People

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• Nobody stands out right now. Everybody has similar styles. None of these fighters have reinvented the wheel and created a new style.

  Roberto Duran

  Style, Wheels, Fighter

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• The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor even on the continuity and professionalism of its foreign policy. France will be heeded if it has a message to convey. Faced with the temptations of laissez-faire, France must stand out as the nation with the imagination and determination to pursue an ambition that combines cogency with generosity.

  Jacques Chirac

  Determination, Ambition, Generosity

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• In the times of darkness, the Glory will stand out even more.

  Rick Joyner

  Darkness, Glory

  FaceBook post by Rick Joyner from Oct 12, 2010

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• I love a lot of the New York bands, but Patti Smith stands out. I just read 'Just Kids' and it's an inspirational, well-written account of an emerging New York artist in the late seventies.

  James Iha

  New York, Kids, Artist

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• The key to success is to find a way to stand out--to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins.

  Seth Godin

  Keys, Purple, Cows

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• What stands out to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken; it's how she lived her life. She moved through the world with unshakable calm, confidence and a fierce grace.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Grace, Done, World

  "Oprah Winfrey On Dr. Maya Angelou: ‘She Will Always Be The Rainbow In My Clouds’". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2014.

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• Forever made that kiss stand out in my mind, touch my heart, make me remember a kiss so tender.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Heart, Kissing, Forever

  Ellen Hopkins (2012). “Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy”, p.194, Simon and Schuster

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• People expect you to be this weird cartoon sometimes when you're a musician. I hate that. I hate standing out. I hate people looking at me. I just want to be part of the crowd.

  Katy B

  Hate, People, Cartoon

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• Be yourself & stand out because that's what makes you different.

  Truth Hurts

  Being Yourself, Different

  Source: truesk8boardmag.com

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• I believe that any individual who has spiritually awakened in our time, to the degree that he or she finds a higher and deeper motive for living, is going to be driven to fight the good fight in one way or another... And in order to fight the good fight, we have to engage, we have to get into the ring, not just stand outside it and be philosophers.

  Andrew Cohen

  Believe, Fighting, Order

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• Getting hurt and watching Tom Brady take over and beginning what's been just a spectacular run of his, and to come back and play in the AFC Championship Game against the Steelers in Pittsburgh, and help us win that game, is a memory that stands out very clearly.

  Drew Bledsoe

  Running, Hurt, Memories

  Transcript: Drew Bledsoe Conference Call, www.patriots.com. May 17, 2011.

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• You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.

  Karen Bass

  Office, Community, Used

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• Certainly, from where I stand, I'm not a specialist in wildly different walks and voices. But I find as much variation and nuance as what satisfies me in what I do. So, I don't find this particularly different. He has his own peculiarities. You're probably talking about a cluster of Englishmen in suits but I've done quite a big cluster of guys not in suits as well, which I've occupied myself with. So, I don't find that this is the one that stands out.

  Colin Firth

  Talking, Voice, Guy

  "Then She Found Me - Colin Firth interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there's something there which stands out because you put a lot of effort into it, a lot of energy and a lot of yourself into something. I feel pretty successful about some movies I've been in that have not been greeted with a lot of enthusiasm and I do trust my own criteria.

  Ben Affleck

  Successful, Effort, Balance

  Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Everybody keeps calling for Excellence - excellence not just in schooling, throughout society. But as soon as somebody or something stands out as Excellent, the other shout goes up: "Elitism!" And whatever produced that thing, whoever praises that result, is promptly put down. "Standing out" is undemocratic.

  Jacques Barzun

  Excellence, Calling, Praise

  "Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning" by Jacques Barzun, ("Schooling No Mystery"), 1991.

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• I suppose the things you remember about someone who has died are the funny moments. Those are the ones that stand out.

  Harry Lloyd

  Remember, Moments, Died

  "Thatcher’s Match: Harry Lloyd on The Iron Lad". Interview with Craig Hubert, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 27, 2011.

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• My husband was so ugly, he used to stand outside the doctor’s office and make people sick.

  Moms Mabley

  Husband, Doctors, People

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