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Quotes About Defiance

Clay comes out to meet Liston and Liston starts to retreat -- if Liston goes back an inch farther he'll end up in a ringside seat.
~ Muhammad Ali
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.
~ Muhammad Ali
I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.
~ Muhammad Ali
When I die, don't let my death stop the resistance.
~ Muqtada al Sadr
sen ?ehre s?rt?n? dönen uykusuz da?l? gemiler nerde (ki ço?u hüviyetidir melankolinin) nerde ayk?r? mavzerler (onlara s??d?ramazs?n ki öfkelerini) barut esmeri tenine sevdalar?m? sürdü?üm nas?l ta??d?n bunca y?l delirmi? saçlar?nda o eski ?ark yelini biliyorum dokunsam parmaklar?m k?r?l?r dokunmasam e?k?ya uykusuzlu?u çetin silahlar gibi
~ Unknown
A person does not want to please people, he wants to tease them.
~ Unknown
Although some will confuse the proud demonstration of spirit with what they consider an inferior rhythmic being, we note with great pride that Afrikans are the only people on Earth who can take something as mundane and monotonous as walking and elevate it into an art form. We are the only ones whose stroll is an overt yet esoteric expression of defiance against European aggression and oppression while at the same time gloriously beautiful. That
~ Unknown
The devil still rebelled, despite having lived in paradise for many years.
~ Unknown
The king's commands cannot be challenged without the rebel paying the price for it.
~ Unknown
There are so many who rebel from righteousness for the sake of rebelling. They have an empty cause.
~ Unknown
growled cancerously. It
~ Unknown
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
~ Naguib Mahfouz
I swear to God," she muttered, fighting a laugh, "if you've dusted me with blue, I'll tie your balls in a knot and hang you up by them on the nearest sharp object I see.
~ Nalini Singh
Bluebell, you couldn't take me if I was blindfolded and had both hands tied behind my back." "Bluebell?" Illium narrowed his eyes. "That's it, Barbarian.
~ Nalini Singh
I'm doing this for Toby and Marlee, not you." The defiant words were directed at Hawke. The alpha gave her a mock-salute. "Heaven forbid you do anything because I asked you to.
~ Nalini Singh
Most of those men don't want to sleep with you," he said in blunt rebuttal. "I reserve the right to introduce my fist to the faces of the ones who do.
~ Nalini Singh
Don't even try to stop me from seeing her, Krychek," he said to the cardinal, who still hadn't spilled Silver 's location. "I'm bigger and meaner than you." Krychek raised an eyebrow. "Bigger, yes. Meaner? Let's leave that an open question.
~ Nalini Singh
For future reference, I am never, ever going to a ball again without a crossbow and a flamethrower.
~ Nalini Singh
Yes, she's coming home for a visit. No, I will not give you a free pass. You put one finger on her, I'll beat you to a pulp." Tai snarled low in his throat, his wide shoulders going stiff as he fisted his hands. "Yeah, well, maybe I'll beat you back." Face thunderous, he stalked off as she fought her smile. Hmm, perhaps Judd's young protégé had potential. None of the others had dared stand up to her.
~ Nalini Singh
Trouble's not only my middle name, it's my first and last, too.
~ Nalini Singh
Rising above the squadrons, so he was visible to all, he raised his arm and his sword. "This is our land," he said, augmenting his voice so it'd reach every man and woman, mortal and immortal, who'd fight this day. "We will not be intimidated, and we will not surrender. We did not begin this war, but we will end it!" A roar shook the world, arms and voices raised in solidarity.
~ Nalini Singh
Fuck fear. I won't allow it to steal my life from me—and you shouldn't either.
~ Nalini Singh
Our people would rather go honorably in a fight against evil than cower under its hand." Raphael took a long, deep breath, his shoulders straightening and his head rising. "No one," he vowed, "will ever subjugate those who are our own. Never will we surrender.
~ Nalini Singh
I always knew you were tough, but you're about to try to take on the wolves, the Arrows, the Forgotten, and God knows who else, all at once. Forget brass balls. Those things are goddamn titanium!
~ Nalini Singh