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Quotes About Defiance

vencereís pero no convencereís
~ Unknown
Emil's mouth dried as he heard his own thoughts twisted up and presented back to him, but as Solomon turned away he found that his well of defiance was not yet quite dry. 'My progena will never believe your lies!' he yelled at Solomon's back. The Alpha Legionnaire paused. Then he spoke without turning. 'Why not? They believed yours.
~ Unknown
Shall we side with those who scorn us, or choose our own path, to protect the innocent from those who would exploit and corrupt them?
~ Mike Lee
I've told you before I'm not guilty of anything; I'm just guilty, that's all.
~ Unknown
Well, if that's me dinner, I've had it.
~ Mike Myers
I DON'T WANT YOUR GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!" I yelled to the figure behind the door.
~ Mike Schmidt
I DON'T WANT YOUR GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!" I yelled to the figure behind the door. He
~ Mike Schmidt
Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo Fear of falling No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.
~ Milan Kundera
Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.
~ Milan Kundera
As soon as we were outside, I whipped my hand from his. 'What's the matter with you? You know he was wrong.' Stacey swallowed to flush his anger, then said gruffly, "I know it, and you know it, but he don't know it, and that's where the trouble is. Now come on before you get us into a real mess.
~ Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of thunder hear my cry   Over the water bye and bye   Ole man comin' down the line   Whip in hand to beat me down But I ain't gonna let him Turn me 'round
~ Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of thunder hear my cry Over the water bye and bye Ole man comin' down the line Whip in hand to beat me down But I ain't gonna let him Turn me 'round
~ Mildred D. Taylor
Living every day in the presence of those who refuse to acknowledge your humanity takes great courage
~ Min Jin Lee
Seeds, blood. How could you fight such hopeless ideas?
~ Min Jin Lee
Living every day in the presence of those who refuse to acknowledge your humanity takes great courage." Noa
~ Min Jin Lee
It is secondary whether we choose belief or defiance. What is precious is that we are always able to choose.
~ Ming-Dao Deng
Reject labels. Reject identities. Reject conformity. Reject convention. Reject definitions. Reject names.
~ Ming-Dao Deng
Alçant els punys pots percudir la lluna.
~ Unknown
Y mírame ahora, en mi escondrijo, un ovillo de harapos y cartílagos por cuya mente o corazón nadie apostaría, porque a mí nadie puede ya quitarme nada.
~ Unknown
La sonrisa de superioridad con que me enfrentaba a ellos me salía torcida.
~ Unknown
Ev Rise against what is before you!
~ Unknown
Rise against what is before you!
~ Unknown
None of us have ever asked the men for anything, Agata states. Not a single thing, not even for the salt to be passed, not even for a penny or a moment alone or to take the washing in or to open a curtain or to go easy on the small yearlings or to put your hand on the small of my back as I try, again, for the twelfth or thirteenth time, to push a baby out of my body.
~ Miriam Toews
Ja sam, vidite, zgažen. Zašto? Zato jer sam se usudio usprotiviti ljudskoj gluposti...
~ Miroslav Krleža