Resisted Quotes

130 Resisted quotes by 121 unique authors

It is manifest that the only security against the tyranny of the government lies in forcible resistance to the execution of the injustice; because the… — Lysander Spooner
I understood that as much as I had resisted the outside, as much as I had constricted my life, as much as I had closed… — Steve Martin
Later on, when I tried to imagine how I might have ruined things, that would occur to me - that I'd so rarely resisted, that… — Curtis Sittenfeld
This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must… — Frederick Douglass
... for it is the small temptations which undermine integrity unless we watch and pray and never think them too trivial to be resisted. — Louisa May Alcott
To love righteousness is to make it grow, not to avenge it. Throughout his life on earth, Jesus resisted every impulse to work more rapidly… — George MacDonald
Maybe the first time you saw her you were ten. She was standing in the sun scratching her legs. Or tracing letters in the dirt… — Nicole Krauss
Although she had resisted this knowledge all her life, had lived determinedly in the future focused there by ambition, she understood at last that this… — Dean Koontz
Wow," I said, since it was all I could think of to say. "Wow. That's some outfit." When you've got a big guy wearing Lycra… — Charlaine Harris
Don't be too hasty," she warned. "Conserve your strength. If you're too eager to fight the undead, you may find yourselves joining them. Then you'd… — Richelle Mead
They say you can know a man by his enemies, Dresden." He smiled, and laughter lurked beneath his next words, never quite surfacing. "You defy… — Jim Butcher
The history of the church has been largely a history of "believers" refusing to believe in the way of the crucified Nazarene and instead giving… — Shane Claiborne
I wanted to wipe the grin off his face with a fist. I resisted the urge. Who says I have no self-control? — Laurell K. Hamilton
He has resisted Temptation for Centuries, A stone cold warrior whose frozen heart refuses to thaw- Until Her.. — Tina St. John
An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so. Now the law of nonviolence says that violence should… — Mahatma Gandhi
I thought of all the others who had tried to tie her to the ground and failed. So I resisted showing her the songs and… — Patrick Rothfuss
What had happened still seemed implausible. A person was present your entire life, and then one day she disappeared and never came back. It resisted… — Meghan O'Rourke
I'd really like to go with you, Agachak. Truly I would...but I just can't." "I don't understand. Why not?" "I'm not allowed to leave home.… — David Eddings
Tell that to the BTK killer,” I said. “He was a churchgoer, raised two kids, married, and resisted the urge to kill for decades. He… — Laurell K. Hamilton
I resisted the urge to pour mouthwash in my brain. — Devon Monk
Mr. Vey, you cannot be stuffed into a locker without your consent." Dallstrom said, which may be the dumbest thing ever said in a school.… — Richard Paul Evans
Mum said earlier what a lovely dress you’re wearing.” Beryl’s eyebrows wriggled like two tiny tapeworms. “This?” she said. “But I’ve had this for years.”… — Derek Landy
The security officer smiled and said, ‘Good afternoon, ma’am,’ to me before I gave him ID.” “It’s a sick world, Eve.” He resisted taking her… — Nora Roberts
To know Pritkin was to want to kill him, but so far I'd resisted temptation. — Karen Chance
He had black hair anybody could see was dyed, and even had one long piece wrapped around his head in that way some men did… — Jeaniene Frost

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