Quotes About Defiance

Hannah set down her paperwork. "That's complete bullshit.

Words didn't have any impact on Albert Haight. He saw them as obstacles to dodge or bounce from his head like a soccer ball. To the gut. To where it hurts. "Don't do this," she said

The next morning, Shane, swollen and battered, renewed his vow to run away. He told Nikki that if she didn't go with him, he'd go on his own. He'd had enough.

But repression, they say, breeds resistance in some men, and I was resisting the world with every minute of my life.

it's better to die fighting than to die like a rat in a trap.

Each breath was an angry little victory.

I'm from the famous nation of Fuck You,' she retorted. 'Would you like to hear our national anthem?

No, she cried, no, no, I'm not a harem, I'm not a woman, I'm not a person, no.

My father, John Steinbeck, was a man who held human history in great reverence, and in particular the biographies of those people who had risked their lives, their fortunes, and their worldly honor to defend the rights and prerogatives of those who were powerless to defend themselves.

I don't worry. I don't doubt. I'm daring. I'm a rebel.

That was worse than stealing, you know, talking back to a white person.

I do not bow. I do not obey. I do not 'worship.'

If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!

I wanted to wear the most impenetrable suit of armour ever known to mankind. 'Hello, Mr. Rotten...' You can't say anything about me. You can't put me down in any way shape or form - I'm rotten to the core... you know, what's left for you? Pleasantries? I suppose the worst insult you could sling my way is 'Oh, he's really nice, him.'

There are a lot of people out there who think that I am their worst enemy, and I don't even care if these people exist.

Telling me that I can't do something is probably the worst thing that anyone can say, because I'll definitely do it. I'm very determined.

Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with.

I don't want a tombstone. You could carve on it 'She never actually wanted a tombstone.'

They told me many times throughout my career to bite my tongue and I told them my tongue's been bleeding since I was born.

I'm not going to hold my tongue because society wouldn't want me to say something.

There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied the condescendingly complimentary 'model minority' stereotype: actors like Lucy Liu, artists like Maya Lin, moguls like Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. They are known, often admired.

I have too much to live for to allow a bunch of cowards to take my joy. I refuse to give them my joy.

The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because she has too much to blush for.

If someone puts too much pressure on me, I will automatically rebel.