Another great illusion that woman must ... destroy . .. is the impurity of sex, the realisation in defiance of superstition that… — Mina Loy Copy Share Image
There was an act of defiance which goes on where these humans and aliens save these children, and hence the name/term of… — Tony Curran Copy Share Image
The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail, its roof… — William Pitt Copy Share Image
The broad outlines of the Double Cross deception have been known since 1972, when Sir John Masterman, the former chairman of the… — Ben Macintyre Copy Share Image
The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Much of human progress has been in defiance of religion or of the apparent natural order. The defiance of religious and secular… — Fred Edwords Copy Share Image
“What do you care if people talk? Those who talk cannot harm you. Why should you be worried? You should only think… — Christine de Pizan Copy Share Image
In defiance of Miss Maccalariat I'd like to commit hanky-panky with you, Miss Adora Belle Dearheart... well, certainly hanky, and possibly panky… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“In this land I have made myself sick with silence In this land I have wandered, lost In this land I hunkered… — Anna Funder Copy Share Image
That is why in adult life, people generally tend to relive rather than live, that is, to repeat the patterns of the… — Robert W. Firestone Copy Share Image
There came to him an image of man’s whole life upon the earth. It seemed to him that all man’s life was… — Thomas Wolfe Copy Share Image
“I suggest that people walk around under the moon barefoot, as I have today. There's that voice of your mom and dad… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“Dalek: I will talk to the Doctor. The Doctor: Oh will you? That's nice. Hello! Dalek: The Dalek strategem nears completion. The… — Russell T. Davies Copy Share Image
“For some parents, as with Jason’s father, the least popular feature of their children is defiance. Yet it is one of the… — de Becker, Gavin Copy Share Image
With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare, that, exerting the utmost energy of… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
To live in any true sense of the word is to reject others; to accept them, one must be able to renounce,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
'A Just Defiance' has been a huge success in South Africa. While reading at times like a well-written thriller, its significance is… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
Enjoy life and change things. And maybe by giving examples of people who achieve things, who succeed, who are proactive and being… — Haifaa al-Mansour Copy Share Image
Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't know if I have some kind of defiance disorder or something, but if I'm hired to write something by "The… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
“You need not treat me like a child, sir. I am perfectly capable of navigating this staircase on my own." He snorted.… — Karen Witemeyer Copy Share Image
Raeder, the political admiral, stealthily built up the German Navy in defiance of the Versailles Treaty, and then put it to use… — Erich Raeder Copy Share Image
“Life, especially human life, was an act of defiance. It was never meant to be, and yet it existed in an incredible… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
Food made by hand is an act of defiance and runs contrary to everything in our modernity. Find it; eat it; it… — Bill Buford Copy Share Image
Some system of authority is a requirement of all communal living, and it is only the man dwelling in isolation who is… — Stanley Milgram Copy Share Image
I soon found that wit, like every other power, has its boundaries; that its success depends upon the aptitude of others to… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a small child, Ive had this feeling - its in my nature, and so its not even pretentious… — Charlotte Rampling Copy Share Image
Back in those early days when I began my apprenticeship as a poet, I also tried to voice our anger, spirit of… — Linton Kwesi Johnson Copy Share Image
Chilvalry's essential function, Maurice Keen has written, is always to hold up an idealised image of armed conflict in defiance of the… — Linda Colley Copy Share Image
Every day people engaged in the clever defiance of their own intuition become, in midthought, victims of violence and accidents. So when… — Gavin de Becker Copy Share Image
“They stay like this, in silence, both aware that they have created something together. Defiance. A pushing back of a darkness that… — Tony Burgess Copy Share Image
Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
In all great works of fiction, regardless of the grim reality they present, there is an affirmation of life against the transience… — Azar Nafisi Copy Share Image
If I am asked what we are fighting for, I can reply in two sentences. In the first place, to fulfil a… — H. H. Asquith Copy Share Image
“I turned to my kitchen to put the final touch on my dish--- a splash of black aged vinegar to the broth.… — Roselle Lim Copy Share Image
If you tell me, I will leave you alone," I said. "And if you don't tell me, I am going to grab… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“Whenever any American’s life is taken by another American unnecessarily—whether it is done in the name of the law or in the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
All students, members of the faculty, and public officials in both Mississippi and the Nation will be able, it is hoped, to… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“The process of becoming a refugee varies for each person. It’s a journey of defiance and dares; because what each individual leaves… — Alis Cerrahyan Copy Share Image
“Love in war is an act of defiance. A fragile thing, born in blood and fire, clinging to moments stolen between battles.… — Dustin Lee Copy Share Image
