Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.
Henry David Thoreau
23 quotes about standstill follow in order of popularity. Be sure to bookmark and share your favorites!
The pace and in some cases the nature of changes happening in society are occurring so rapidly that even our best efforts at incremental change leave us running in order to standstill.
Lord Puttnam
There is a standstill situation. We all thought September was going to be a strong month, but that did not happen. The phones did not ring. Turnout at the open houses was low, lower than we had expected.
Jacky Teplitzky
The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington didn't do it, then no one is sure it should be done.
Paula Poundstone
They are friends of mine. I have argued with them. I think they really have slowed this process down, and they brought fair reform of the tax system to a standstill.
David Dewhurst
At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill.
Boyle Roche
With global trade screeching to such a standstill, so, too, should the external demand contributions of most major economies around the world.
Stephen Roach
We are just all so relieved that nobody got hurt, and no real property damage. We feel real lucky. As far as the daily grind and daily business, we are at a standstill.
Derek Billingsley
They have litigated each other to a standstill and come to a commercial compromise.
Herbert Smith
Sales have come to a standstill in almost all markets.
Jens Refslund
Until students came back [from break] the investigation was at a standstill.
Bob Ahring
The overriding issue remains that our grain export activities are at a standstill.
David Feider
There's zero catalyst to step into this market and it is this Fed meeting that has people at a standstill.
Nick Angiletta
When you go from something small, you don't have that far to go from hitting a standstill. There's not a lot of room here before you hit zero.
Nick Perna
That one has kind of come to a standstill.
David Prentice
Cooperation between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels is at a standstill or even dead at the moment.
Jehan Perera
At 3 p.m. Sunday the country was at a standstill.
Pedro Cabrera
We have decided to strictly enforce the general strike. The strike appeared to be relaxed over the last two days, but that will change from today. Life will be brought to a standstill.
Subash Nemwang
During the Sanford administration, economic development has come to a virtual standstill, public jobs have been sold to big, out-of-state corporations, and now one of every 14 South Carolinians is jobless.
Oscar Lovelace
We just don't know the truth behind the war, ... We're at a standstill. Why is it going on? We want to know why.
Evelyn Allen
Copyright © 2024 Electric Goat Media. All Rights Reserved.