Resisted Quotes

130 quotes by 121 authors

Armed conflict between nations is a nightmare to me, but if I were convinced that any nation had made up its mind to dominate the… — Neville Chamberlain
I've resisted pronouncing a sentence before guilt is found. I still have this old-fashioned notion that even with people like Osama, who is very likely… — Howard Dean
When anyone seriously pursues an art - painting, poetry, sculpture, composing - over twenty or thirty years, the sustained discipline carries the artist down to… — Robert Bly
I have resisted the term sociolinguistics for many years, since it implies that there can be a successful linguistic theory or practice which is not… — William Labov
And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist… — Katherine Dunn
The onset of one religion can be resisted only by another. — C. Northcote Parkinson
If we know anything about man, it's that he's not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not… — Larry McMurtry
Wherever it is resisted, slaver dies away and freedom grows. — Henry Charles Carey
The abuse of faith has to be resisted precisely. — Pope Benedict XVI
Evil can be opposed without being mirrored. Oppressors can be resisted without being emulated. Enemies can be neutralized without being destroyed. — Walter Wink
As followers of Christ, we must remember always to build our defense of the Christian faith on the sure foundation of the Bible. If we… — Unknown Author
A self-made man, if he is made at all, has already won the battle of life. . . . he has learned to resist. He… — Alvin R. Dyer
My study of Gandhi convinced me that true pacifism is not nonresistance to evil, but nonviolent resistance to evil. Between the two positions, there is… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The enemy is more easily overcome if he be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at… — Thomas a Kempis
A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted;… — Charles Horton Cooley
Her heart of compressed ash, which had resisted the most telling blows of daily reality without strain, fell apart with the first waves of nostalgia. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A 'god' who's will is resisted, designs frustrated, and purpose checkmated, possesses no title to Deity. — Arthur W. Pink
GOOD IDEAS ALTER THE BALANCE IN RELATIONSHIPS. THAT IS WHY GOOD IDEAS ARE ALWAYS INITIALLY RESISTED. — Hugh Jackman
Be slow to judge for we know little of what has been done and nothing of what has been resisted. — Rudyard Kipling
The indulgence of one sin opens the door to further sins. The indulgence of one sin diverts the soul from the use of those means… — John Owen

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