We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
78 quotes about knees follow in order of popularity. Be sure to bookmark and share your favorites!
Well, he ought to drop to his knees and thank baby Jesus.
Mac Stipanovich
If there's one place that I could put my finger on and say what's the No. 1 place that if a rogue aircraft came in and you had trouble it would really have a huge amount of trouble, it would have to be Houston, Texas. Boy, that could just bring America to its knees, almost.
James Hansen
She's pretty much constantly falling on her hips and knees.
Holly Veloso
It's enough to protect you from a bruise, but if you get hit hard enough in that area you can still have an injury. There are lots of elbows and knees flying around. Basketball is now a contact game.
Roger Hinds
We don't want to bring the city to its knees financially. We want to do our jobs safely.
Firefighter David Cummins
I don't think so because he didn't go down on his knees.
Marianne Timmer
Within five minutes, he was in excruciating pain, drawing his knees up.
Dorothy Jones
It was just my night. I got my knees under me and some things clicked on for me.
Chris Copeland
He was on his knees and had his hand up to his throat, and the blood was squirting through his fingers.
John Haggerty
I think one thing I learned [in 2005] was keeping the pitch count down. Just keeping the ball down at the knees.
Casey Fossum
I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.
Maria Callas
Tabbed browsing is the bee's knees!
Timothy Lord
It's bringing the trawler industry to its knees . . . I don't see how we can survive in the long term. It's devastating.
John Olsen
The knees have made any injury I've experienced, or will experience, a lot easier to deal with and come back from.
Jodi Howell
IMMORTALITY, n. A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for. G.J.
Ambrose Bierce
It was the hardest thing I ever did. To see a bunch of grown men drop to their knees and cry was really hard, especially guys who mentally were probably the toughest people on that campus.
Gene Mills
I thought the game was over. I just collapsed and fell to my knees and I wanted to break down crying.
Kathlyn Mcclain
I like it better than running because running kills my knees. It's just fun to get up in the mountains for a few days.
Derek Armstrong
Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees.
Swedish Proverb
It was a doozy. People were on their knees, on their backs, throwing up and having their eyes rolling back in their heads.
Jeff Probst
When I have a good game, that's what I'm able to do, get guys out with the fastball, ... I was able to get some guys to chase it up, and down at the knees when I needed to.
Scott Baker
Both players suffered knocks to their knees.
Lambert Sarju
It helped us build the hospital, but it is cutting us at the back of our knees at this point.
Fred Nelson
A lot of them are people who may have been runners, but their knees are giving out, so their doctor has suggested they ride a bike instead. Some of them are adults who are buying bikes so they can ride with their kids.
Dave Rogers
She has magic knees. I think it's a miracle she's already racing, and she did a good job.
Alexandra Meissnitzer
I was standing up. My knees were buckling. I was completely bawling when he went in. I had to sit down and see what I could do about bringing myself back together.
Rob Porritt
I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk on my phone?
Sharon Stone
A few of the boys are complaining of sore knees.
Ben Kennedy
I'm quite a determined person. I would have got round even if it was on my knees.
Katie Brown
After Hurricane Andrew (in 1992) the insurance industry was on its knees; after Katrina (in 2005), it was in the fetal position.
Jack Hardman
It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
Emiliano Zapata
The first 6 inches suck. But once you get past the knees it's all right.
Jon Parson
That's probably not exaggerated. These are huge, multinational companies they've brought to their knees.
Mary Hanley
The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!
Pierre joseph Proudhon
I remember that the bloodstains on his pants didn't match up with him being on his knees. And there was only the one injury to his head.
Carol Neville
I actually get down on my knees and beg to see inside one. In fact, I've done that before.
Carolyn Harvey
I would be walking down the hall at work and I would literally drop to my knees in pain.
Toni Smith
If you're not a bird watcher you won't be very excited, though gulls are graceful in flight and striking in appearance. If you're a bird watcher this makes you weak in the knees.
Bryan Pfeiffer
It wasn't just that Hilliard was throwing hard, he was putting everything at the knees. If he stays down there, I don't know if anyone can hit him.
Dale Barnes
I felt good. I'm happy because I got a hit and was able to [score] on the hit. My knees and leg felt very good.
Jose Castillo
We have scarcely gotten home . . . when our children's sneezes greet us, skinned knees bleed after waiting all day to do so.
William H. Gass
A woman is as young as her knees.
Mary Quant
Wait until you feel the edge of your chair with the back of your knees.
David Boyd
As long as he's bringing it in at the knees and hitting the black, he's effective.
Jerry Halstead
This place was filthy when we started. We've had ladies in here on their hands and knees from one end to the other, cleaning the showers.
Alan Campbell
There's less impact on the joints. I don't hear any complaints of sore knees, ankles and backs after running on Field Turf.
Pat Fitzgerald
It was great to just have a full year without getting hurt. Just knowing my knees are gonna hold up is awesome.
Kathlyn Mcclain
God opened the door. Bruce got down on his knees and invited God into his life. You could just tell when he got up he was a different person.
Dale Hudson
Things hurt me now. My knees hurt, my back hurts.But your head still thinks it's 23.
George Clooney
What was my baby thinking when he was down on the ground and they were doing those things to him? Was he thinking that 'my mom said it would be OK' when they had their knees in his back?
Gina Jones
If Preston pops the question he will not be the only one on his knees.
Rupert Adams
It's definitely tough to sprint downhill. You can feel it in your knees.
Paul Humphrey
She fell to her knees and told me he was dead.
Sharon Kirkpatrick
We Have Got To Bring Corporate America To Its Knees.
Harry Belafonte
My elbows are real swelled up; I'm pretty sore there, and my hips and knees too.
Alex Kracht
We had to crawl across their field not on your hands and knees, but on your stomach, cradling a rifle.
Robert Prince
My father got out of the car and started going towards her car, ... Then he just dropped to his knees and collapsed.
Cheryl Potter
In case you failed to notice, in case you failed to see, this is my heart, bleeding before you, this is me down on my knees.
Bonnie Jewell
For some reason, I just couldn't find my knees. The performance itself, if you skip the jumps, was good.
Craig Buntin
I should have cut back and gotten into the end zone. I thought I could make it. I should have lifted my knees up a little higher. Maybe I could have gotten in there.
Jason Avant
This was this guy's passion. He sat in movie theaters when he probably was supposed to make collections and break some knees or something.
Danny Devito
One evening I sat Beauty on my knees /And I found her bitter /And I reviled her.
Arthur Rimbaud
With the old costumes you always went down on your knees to talk to the kids. Now we just wave to them, and when they're ready they come up and give you a high five or a hug.
Andrea Brandt
It's a fairly big roller coaster for him as far as the emotions are concerned, if the knee's right I'm sure he'll be in the box helping out.
Mark Williams
It looks like a human shape, ... It's stops with your knees and it's as high up as your head.
Grant Wilson
I would rather die standing up, than live life on my knees.
Emiliano Zapata
When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?
Ethel Barrymore
I was about to drop on my knees. There's a two-second gap there where everything went blank.
Eric Zastoupil
Men of the South! It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
Emiliano Zapata
You've got to be careful, because it really is hard on the knees and joints.
Emily Rockwell
My first reaction was, 'Edward: Get down on your knees and beg the Lord to give you a hand -- and don't get up too quickly,'.
Edward Egan
But when he couldn't even touch his knees, I thought, Yes! This guy needs me.
Eddie George
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