When one is already on the edge of the grave, why not…

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

— Henry Adams

The human animal dances wildest on the edge of the grave.

— Rita Mae Brown

“The mourners clustered around the edge of the grave, paralyzed by the horror of this thing, this first discovery of death that was worse…

— Chris Cleave

If someone asked you, why not help him out?

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

I couldn't resist the idea of doing 'Coronation Street.'

— Nigel Havers

We pledge to you in our name... that we will resist the invaders.

— Saddam Hussein

“It was more than any mortal man could resist, so he let go.”

— Kit Rocha

What you resist will persist; what you befriend, you will transcend.

— Robin Sharma

“People tend to resist a change into something new and different. But after it's succeded, they easily say that the change is a must.”

— Toba Beta

Lebanon was under Israeli occupation, up to its capital, but we did not consider that a disaster. Why? Because it was very clear that…

— Bashar al-Assad

...when you resist what happens, your mind begins to race; the same thoughts that impinge upon you are actually created by you.

— Dan Millman

“Life is a flow which we can either resist or go with it gracefully.”

— Tonmoy Acharjee

We must resist the temptation of once again turning America into the traditional bogeyman of the left.

— Giorgio Napolitano

Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, you’re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense…

— Jon Krakauer

When you are what we call a 'minority writer,' a writer of color, a writer of any kind of difference, there is some kind…

— Rumaan Alam