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Quotes About Resist

Tempt not a desperate man
~ William Shakespeare
I would prefer not to.
~ Herman Melville
That's the problem with temptation. It's so damn tempting.
~ Holly Black
Perry's rage was an illness. A mental illness. She saw the way it took hold of him, how he tried his best to resist. When he was in the throes of it, his eyes became red and glassy, as if he were drugged. The things he said didn't even make sense. It wasn't him. The rage wasn't him.
~ Liane Moriarty
But sometimes normal just isn't happening. Sometimes crazy feels too good to resist.
~ Lisa Kleypas
My all-time favorite is Brad Pitt in 'Interview with the Vampire.' He's so sexy. I'm a fan of anything he does, but in that film he's a vampire who doesn't want to feed. There's something super sexy about someone who has to feed to survive but doesn't want to do it.
~ Kayla Ewell
I can't resist South Indian cuisine, particularly what is prepared at home. My mom is my favourite cook. She can cook a variety of cuisines. I savour her cooking at home, and she's undoubtedly the best.
~ Deepika Padukone
The best way to resist temptation is to avoid it. Prevention is far, far better than repentance.
~ Spencer W. Kimball
Tempting is not forcing.
~ Peter Kreeft
Temptation is attractive; otherwise it wouldn't be tempting. And it's dangerous because it's attractive.
~ David Jeremiah
The left is relentlessly assaulting our constitutional system and traditional values and viciously attacking those who resist.
~ David Limbaugh
These designs came together very recently, and there's a haphazard, accidental quality to them. Resist the easy grooves they guide you into. If you love a medium made of software, there's a danger that you will become entrapped in someone else's recent careless thoughts. Struggle against that!
~ Zadie Smith
Rain, after all is only rain; it is not bad weather. So also, pain is only pain; unless we resist it, then it becomes torment.
~ I Ching
We are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world and the spiritual agents are from the very headquarters of evil. Therefore, we must wear the "whole armour of God," that we may be able to resist evil in its day of power, and that even when we have fought to a standstill, we may still stand our ground.
~ Corrie Ten Boom
With God's help, I started to not only identify sin but also say no to it.
~ Craig Groeschel
I keep it in there as a reminder and to keep temptation at hand. Temptation out of reach does you no good.
~ Craig Johnson
I love many realists but very strongly resist the notion that realism presents a less stylized, more authentic version of the world.
~ Laura van den Berg
If they really wanted us to resist temptation, they shouldn't a made it so damn tempting.
~ Lois Greiman
Opportunity may only knock once, but temptation'll knock down the damn door and drag you out by the hair.
~ Lois Greiman
As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, I can partly soften or subdue my other passions and resist or endure those of others.
~ Lord Byron
I should have shouted "No" and left him. "But at least" said Satan in the deeps of my mind, "know what the temptation is before you do anything hastily.
~ Lord Dunsany
Comfort food. That was the only thing on Tae's mind as she loaded up her arms in the convenience store. Comfort food and… Riggs Copeland. Big, strong, protective, annoyingly sexy Riggs Copeland She tried really hard to not repeat mistakes, but she wasn't sure she could resist this particular one.
~ Jill Shalvis
An old hatred. The hardest kind to resist.
~ Jim Butcher
guard glowered at me in silence, of course. It was an act. No one could resist my bluff and manly charisma. In his heart of hearts, he wanted to be friends with me. I just knew it.
~ Jim Butcher