Resisted Quotes

130 quotes by 121 authors

Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger; I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been… — Joyce Maynard
When pain is accepted for what it is, a lesson and a warning, and deeply looked into and heeded, the separation between pain and pleasure… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
I resisted the temptation to turn around and stick out my tongue in derision at Beliquose. After all, there was no telling when or if… — Peter David
We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable - but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Catholic extremism should be resisted as fiercely at home as we oppose the Taliban abroad. — Jacob M. Appel
The temptation to add features to a program must be resisted as strongly as possible. This requires the dedication of a saint — Joe Armstrong
The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over… — Ed Markey
While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this country, have staunchly… — Kurt Vonnegut
Then you know that Sam was the true hero of the tale,' Sayna said. 'That he faced far greater and more terrible foes than he… — Jim Butcher
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted. — Christian Nestell Bovee
At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and… — William Standish Knowles
Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings — Ursula K. Le Guin
Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted. — Sophie Ellis Bextor
Obviously, untangling sex from aggression and violence or the threat of it is going to take a very long time. And the process is going… — Gloria Steinem
Lawful and settled authority is very seldom resisted when it is well employed. — Samuel Johnson
I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay… — Cat Power
One must be a somebody before they can have an enemy. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. — Sophie Swetchine
I resisted the film business as long as I could, because of the big circus act and the amount of money that it costs to… — Danny Huston
I resisted being an actor for some time. — Henry Hopper
I've always resisted the idea of becoming a David Hasselhoff, and I hope I'm still resisting it. — Anthony Head

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