Defiant Quotes

60 Defiant quotes by 55 unique authors

It's easy to whip up resentment against anything that smacks with authority. Nobody ever organizes over pan handlers. So even if a cop is black,… — Greg Gutfeld
There are eyes half defiant, Half meek and compliant; Black eyes, with a wondrous, witching charm To bring us good or to work with harm. — Phoebe Cary
Aggressive, tough and defiant may describe me, but that leaves the impression I'm mean and I'm not. People expect me to have fangs. — Joan Jett
I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit. — Yoko Ono
There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed. — Gail Sheehy
You seize your freedom in a spirit of rebelliousness, exuberance, defiant joy. But to live that choice -- over the weeks and months and years… — Brian Morton
Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting, but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to… — Henry James
Warriors fear surrender. They are proud and defiant. They will fight to the death for what they believe in. They will struggle to conquer. Love… — David Gemmell
Music is storming, driving, relentless, devotional, slinky, subtle, heartbreakingly-beautiful sounds that, lyrically, switch from the cynical to the sanguine, the defeated to the defiant, dealing… — Nick Cave
According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly,… — Jonathan Stroud
But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave. — Tami Hoag
When we did eventually get to the party - me walking next to Dad's Volvo driving at five miles an hour - I had a… — Louise Rennison
That was how it was, sometimes. You put yourself in front of the thing and waited for whatever was going to happen and that was… — David Wroblewski
King Duncan looked up and swept his gaze slowly around the room. Cassandra, he saw, was defiant as ever. Arald's face was set and determined.… — John Flanagan
Death cannot be struggled against, brother. It ever arrives, defiant of every hiding place, of every frantic attempt to escape. Death is every mortal's shadow,… — Steven Erikson
If you have yet to be called an incorrigable, defiant woman, don't worry, there is still time — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Shall I tell you what rock and roll is, Johnno, from someone who doesn't perform, but observes? It's restless and rude. It's defiant and daring.… — Nora Roberts
Beware: Ignorance Protects itself. Ignorance Promotes suspicion. Suspicion Engenders fear. Fear quails, Irrational and blind, Or fear looms, Defiant and closed. Blind, closed, Suspicious, afraid,… — Octavia Butler
...'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless!' that Paul sets like a full stop against the Philippians' anxiety... — Karl Barth
But doubt is wily and cunning and never, as it is sometimes said to be, loud or defiant. It is unassuming and sly, not bold… — Soren Kierkegaard
Even the sober desire for progress is sustained by faith—faith in the intrinsic goodness of human nature and in the omnipotence of science. It is… — Eric Hoffer
The world won't end with a bang or a whimper. It'll end with the death screams of a thousand demons and a defiant, carefree, savage,… — Darren Shan
The word that came to me now was "defiant." Because a person had to be defiant to be able to stand amid the wreckage of… — Karen White
I miss you Emma." I'm not sure, but it looks like her eyes tear up. "I was fine for months without you," she says, the… — Tammara Webber
Being defiant can be a good thing sometimes," Aunty Ifeoma said. "Defiance is like marijuana - it is not a bad thing when it is… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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