Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce Cary and Graham Greene as influences. – Giles Foden
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you were the only suspect in a senseless bloodbath, would you be standing the the horror section? – Jamie Kennedy
I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up. – Barney Ross
An Englishmen thinks seated; a Frenchmen standing; an American pacing, an Irishman, afterwards. – Austin O’Malley
I was genuinely frightened when I saw the Daleks. These ridiculous-looking things absolutely get to the core of you when you’re standing in front of one. – Miranda Raison
I was just standing around and suddenly I was cast as an extra. I hated it because I was so shy. – Dwayne Hickman
When armed people from Hamas and armed people from Fatah are standing opposite each other, there is more likely to be a confrontation amongst them. – Ehud Olmert
We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death. – David Sarnoff
We looked at each other standing on the podium, and I think we all were tearing up. But we had to keep it cool. I think we did. Then we let out a breath. – Michael Irvin
Unfortunately, instead of standing up to Iran, the Obama administration is giving in to the Iranians’ bizarre tantrums and illogical arguments. – Mike Pompeo
Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing. – Peter Orszag
Being an occupier is not good for anybody’s global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment. – Samantha Power
There’s no such thing as ‘facts of life’. Only standing theories that haven’t been disproved as of yet. – Simon Travaglia
