Withstand Quotes

182 quotes by 159 authors

Logic may indeed be unshakeable, but it cannot withstand a man who is determined to live. — Franz Kafka
Nothing can temper the spirit of a warrior as much as the challenge of dealing with impossible people in positions of power. Only under those… — Carlos Castaneda
When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When were the fairy… — Salman Rushdie
Love is the great test of the human. The human is tested by our ability to withstand love. Love is so difficult, it is so… — Junot Diaz
Five shall go west to the goddess in chains, One shall be lost in the land without rain, The bane of Olympus shows the trail,… — Rick Riordan
Do you really believe in what you said or wrote â€“ in the thing thatâ€™s bringing criticism? And if I do believe it, I can… — Susan Cain
Well, but you affirm that virtue is only elicited by temptation; - and you think that a woman cannot be too little exposed to temptation,… — Anne Bronte
Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose. — Benjamin Disraeli
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because… — Laozi
It shouldn't be too much of a surprise that the Internet has evolved into a force strong enough to reflect the greatest hopes and fears… — Denise Caruso
And as men diversions increase from the world, so do their entanglements from Satan. When they have more to do in the world than they… — John Owen
The invention of the scientific method and science is, I'm sure we'll all agree, the most powerful intellectual idea, the most powerful framework for thinking… — Douglas Adams
Faith is not uprooted by dialectic proof; it must already be deeply shaken by other causes to be unable to withstand the shock of argument. — Emile Durkheim
While Hurricane Katrina demonstrated the dangers of failing to evacuate hospitals from the path of a storm, Hurricane Gustav demonstrated that moving thousands of sick… — Sheri Fink
Two European nations emerged with credit from the Iraq disaster: France and Germany. Both had the courage to withstand the Bush administration and oppose the… — Martin Jacques
The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation. — Noam Chomsky
Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism. — Ban Ki-moon
A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny… — Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
The sculptor who deals with form seeks to imprison beauty in a marble statue that will withstand the ravages of time during millenniums; but a… — Max Heindel
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. — George Washington

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