It is there to prod you to stay true to who you are, to push you to stand up for what you believe in, to help focus you on a few bets, to remind you to say please and thank you.
When you stand, are you taking up all of your space, or do you shrink into corners?
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If in certain areas you need to be pragmatic, in other areas, you need to stand up, and you can't budge.
Why don't you guys stand up so everybody can see you? (Applause.) They've done terrific work promoting mentoring.
"I just didn't want anyone picking on him and if you have friend who will stand up for you, it makes a big difference, " Norton said.
Imagine how your legs feel when you stand up after a long road trip.
You don't really know how much you can do until you stand up and decide to try.
But even then, it's more likely to make you stand up on your chair and sing than pull at your chin and cogitate.
And that's why when your robot finally finds its way to a dust bunny and swallows it whole, you stand up and cheer.
Or would you stand up and make a difference starting today?
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Stand up you all, so we can all see you guys. (Applause.) So these are some -- these are all some exceptional young men, and I couldn't be prouder of them.
Flab that will begin melting away moments after you stand up, lace up your mental sneakers, and begin taking concrete steps to create the career, and the life, you want and deserve.
If you are fearful of how your manager will react during the discussion then ask a colleague to accompany you who is familiar with the situation and willing to stand up for you (and for what is ethically right).
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So, yes, I want you to challenge my ideas, and I guarantee you that after reading this I may challenge a few of yours. (Laughter.) I want you to stand up for your beliefs, and knowing this caucus, I have no doubt that you will.
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But if you can stand up, state your case, and in doing so make people believe in the possible then you are worthy of being listened to, and ultimately followed.
"I am sure that these things come up in life and you have to stand up and take them, " he added.
You have to stand up in your precinct caucus and say who you're for and maybe even say why you're for them.
More transparency where you could stand up, see where people were, have a cup of coffee, exchange ideas.
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"You did stand-up comedy a few years ago, " Simon offered out of nowhere.
That means bringing in people like Mary Jo and Richard whose job it is to stand up for you.
It built a belief in me that if you don't agree with something you should stand up and fight for it.
You can stand up for yourself without getting defensive or angry.
If you can stand up, introduce yourself when the question has been asked, and we should have some microphones in the audience -- right?
In addition, it would be powerful if you could stand up and say that PhRMA commits to 100% reporting of clinical trial results by 2015.
Right now, today, in this moment, you can stand up for quality: stop accepting a thing that is substandard and ask for, look for, find something better.
He was out there fighting for his country for our freedom so that we could all do the things that we want to do, so you could stand up here and ask me questions and take pictures of me.
Similarly, the AluBase (right), also a Wagner design, lets you stand your laptop up vertically in order to maximize your desk space, and it comes with interchangeable sleeves to fit the various Apple laptops (we actually think this works better than Twelve South's BookArc, though it's not necessarily as good-looking).
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