“I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.”

“A man falls in love just as he falls down stairs. It is an accident. ”

Robert Southey (1774–1843) British poet

“I was told you either stand or you fall, as long as you know when you walk you holding' hands with a god. That alone can turn the dark to a walk in the park.”

Blu (1983) American rapper and music producer

“if they make me watch that movie one more time, I will fall down on my knees and beg for mercy”

Wendy Mass (1967) American children's writer

“That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey”

Thom Yorke (1968) English musician, philanthropist and singer-songwriter

“If your ceiling should fall down, then you have lost a room, but gained a courtyard. Think of it that way.”

Alexander McCall Smith book The Right Attitude to Rain

“Working at Perfekt,
Got me down on my knees.
Success to failure,
Just a matter of degrees.
Working at Perfekt,
Got me down on my knees…”

Geddy Lee (1953) vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush

“Cecilia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home.”

Paul Simon (1941) American musician, songwriter and producer

“You will start out standing, proud to steal her anything she sees, but you will wind up peeking through her keyhole down upon your knees.”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

“Just as you would not permit a fellow employee to steal a piece of office equipment worth $2,000, you shouldn't let anyone walk away with the time of his fellow managers.”

Andrew S. Grove (1936–2016) Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer, and author