Resist Quotes

889 Resist quotes by 698 unique authors

People may resist our advice, spurn our appeals, reject our suggestions, refuse our help, but they are powerless against our prayers. — Jill Briscoe
[For constructive conflict,] we have to resist the neurobiological drive which means that we really prefer people mostly like ourselves. — Margaret Heffernan
It's the ones who resist that we most want to kiss, wouldn't you say? — George Michael
North Korea invites parody. We laugh at the excesses of the propaganda and the gullibility of the people. But consider that their indoctrination began in… — Barbara Demick
Individuals can resist injustice, but only a community can do justice. — James J. Corbett
Belgium, where there occurred one of the rare appearances of the hero in history, was lifted above herself by the uncomplicated conscience of her King… — Barbara Tuchman
We resist mindlessness of any kind. Again, drugs, like television, are fine for other people. The more enslaved they are, the easier it is for… — Blanche Barton
The natural man cannot but resist the Lord's offering to help him; yet that resistance is infallibly overcome in the elect, by converting grace. — Thomas Boston
In view of the vast size of the occupied areas in the East the forces available for establishing security in these areas will be sufficient… — Alfred Jodl
People are rarely diabolic or bent enthusiastically on evil. As a rule, they are only weak; they cannot resist temptation and thus give way to… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
I hate government. I hate power. I think that man's existence, insofar as he achieves anything, is to resist power, to minimize power, to devise… — Malcolm Muggeridge
I resist my temptations in order to feel i am free. — Mike Gayle
The tragedy is that in the name of resisting the internal deterioration of faith and the corruption of the world around them, many Christians -… — James Davison Hunter
A nation can survive its fools, even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within....for the traitor appears not to be a traitor...he rots… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too. — Alain de Botton
I will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance. This heartbeat is louder than death. — Suheir Hammad
A good person will resist an evil system with his whole soul. Disobedience of the laws of an evil state is therefore a duty. — Mahatma Gandhi
It is our nature to conform; it is a force which not many can successfully resist. What is its seat? The inborn requirement of self-approval. — Mark Twain
Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build… — Dale Carnegie
One cannot resist an idea whose time has come. — Victor Hugo
Too many people try to do the new job, new spouse, new house, new car thing in 18 months. That's a good way to end… — Dave Ramsey
Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place.… — Robert E. Lee
In life, stress happens when you resist what arises. — Dan Millman
For the perfect accomplishment of any art, you must get this feeling of the eternal present into your bones - for it is the secret… — Alan Watts
One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise… — Hugh Mackay

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