Pillar Quotations

A married vicar is likely to regard his vocation as a job - a tough and ill-paid one, to be sure - but a priest is seen as a pillar of the community, answerable only to his parishioners and his God, rather than to a wife and children.

America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be disappointed in the object of your love, wanting it to be better than it is. In fact, that is a measure of love. Honest critique is a pillar of patriotism.

I have worked really hard on my game, but I think my mother has been a real pillar of strength. She has prayed a lot, sacrificed a lot for me. You know, she hasn't seen me bat so far. When I am batting, she is praying... mothers are like that, aren't they?

We're going to miss him. He's such a pillar for the sport. We'll just have to keep him involved.

One pillar was the conviction that God grants life as an inalienable right, and they fought so that pillar would not be toppled by tyrants.

NFL Head Coach, the third pillar in our NFL portfolio, was developed to satiate all those Monday morning quarterbacks and fantasy football fanatics. NFL Head Coach is an entirely new football experience that every level of football gamer can play. It provides the strategy that the hardcore fan will demand, but with very easy-to-use controls and assistance for more casual fans. Football will no longer be intimidating for the casual user.

I'd like to be a wounded leading man. Instead of a pillar of strength, I'd be the scared one.

I look forward to speaking with the citizens of Pulaski County about how the judicial system works. Not only am I willing to present the Pillar of Justice Program about the court system, I'm also willing to speak at special events such as Memorial or Veteran's Day, or during special school activities.

Greg has been a pillar at Cox and contributor to the community at large. He embodies the best of broadcasting.

He doesn't really talk about his accomplishments too much. Half the time when he does accomplish something, nobody even knows it's coming up because he doesn't say anything or nobody else says anything. He has more goals than Mario ... he's been a pillar of strength for our organization.

I was a glassy-eyed undergraduate. It was a pillar of local civilization.

I was a little concerned that somebody we consider a pillar on our team wasn't ready when the bell rang. It was one of those, 'All ashore that's going ashore,' and she wasn't ready to go.

I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.

My players have been rightly hammered from pillar to post this week but at least they rolled their sleeves up and didn't collapse after that dreadful start.

John was a true pillar of a man, he set the stage for kindness and generosity. His humor and smile were infectious, he will be greatly missed.

We are the targets because we are the strong pillar that holds the nation ... If we break, the whole institution, the whole organization collapses.

We'll evolve it, but it will still be the pillar of our brand position.

The pillar of the world is hope. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

This would provide another pillar of support for the view that the economic recovery in the year ahead is likely to be gradual,

Brenda is a seasoned storage professional that will add strength to Pillar's team. Pillar is poised for rapid growth and Brenda's vast experience will be of great value during the process. This looks like a really good fit to me.

Displays could create a new pillar for our business.

Sony's results look pretty much in line with market expectations, in that they didn't disappoint. The problem is that you can't see any pillar of growth.

Providing seniors with the peace of mind that they will be able to get the medicine they need, when they need it, as well as offer extra assistance to pay for it ... is what this new Medicare Benefit has to offer, ... It is important that seniors understand we are talking about a dependable, government-underwritten program that will be a major pillar of Medicare going forward.

Prices are being pulled from pillar to post at the moment, which is all a consequence of a tight market and will continue as long as demand is so strong and supply is struggling to keep up.

After Secretary Clinton announced in January 2010 that Internet freedom would be a major pillar of U.S. foreign policy, the State Department decided to take what Clinton calls a 'venture capital' approach to the funding of tools, research, public information projects, and training.

They gave him verbal commands to come out, ... The individual crawled to the end of the house and got behind a pillar or box -- something that obstructed the officers' view.

It was always part of the background, but it was never an integral part of the campaign. It never engulfed her. She's grasping for a pillar she thinks this campaign can be raised on.

I tried hard to meet her, but when I saw her in the street, I turned to a pillar of salt.

It's important to recognize that the potential here has only been glimpsed, ... Looking ahead 15 to 20 years, the U.S.-Indian economic relationship should become a key pillar of strength for both our countries and for the global economy.

I've known her for many, many years. She's a pillar in the community, has been a leader among leaders ... worked many fundraisers.

The kids going (today) have an uphill battle. That was a huge pillar we lost. But he's a 17-year-old kid and predicting what they'll do is like playing the stock market.

In many countries, IT is a pillar of growth and attracts a lot more competitive talent.

I'm more proud of the fact there is an extremely strong management team in place in Auburn Hills. Tom LaSorda was a key pillar of that management team.

Insight Investment is a leading financial services provider and maintaining the integrity of its data is vital to the success of its business. Making an investment in storage is an investment in the future of the business. We will work with Insight to ensure that Pillar systems drive down the total cost of ownership as well as ensure business continuity.

In our country, the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

I believed in the story. The facts of the story were correct. One supporting pillar of the story, albeit an important one, one supporting pillar was brought into question. To this day, no one has proven whether it was what it purported to be or not.

The Iranian statement that they would continue to ship oil has reduced the perceived threat, which has been the main pillar supporting the market. It doesn't appear that any action will be taken for a few months, when the market should be weaker.

The energy partnership with Russia, including a trouble-free supply with gas, remains a strategic pillar of German-Russian relations. This issue will certainly be a topic...in the talks.

Andrea Bronfman was a pillar of her family and the entire Jewish community. She was an activist as well as a philanthropist.

The closing ceremonies and the concert (are) the pillar of orientation week. It is a spirit issue.

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and gentle manners solid breakfasts and gloomy Sundays, smoky towns and winding roads, green fields and red pillar boxes.