Quotes About Resistance

There will always be someone who will see the futility of your actions. There will always be someone who is irritated by what you do, whatever you do. In this way we participate in a kind of shared, communal pessimism.

Bartleby's paradox: acceptance through refusal.

Immunity is a public space. And it can be occupied by those who choose not to carry immunity. For some of the mothers I know, a refusal to vaccinate falls under a broader resistance to capitalism. But refusing immunity as a form of civil disobedience bears an unsettling resemblance to the very structure the Occupy movement seeks to disrupt—a privileged 1 percent are sheltered from risk while they draw resources from the other 99 percent.

Yet do I hold that mortal foolish who strives against the stress of necessity.

A power struggle is always better than absolute power.

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I'm never going to let you," she whispered, holding herself stiff and still in his arms. "You might as well forget it and let me go right now." The arms around her tightened like iron bands and his voice was a low, possessive growl. "Never. You're mine, Olivia. The sooner you realize that the better.

Baird finally understood. For some reason, she was determined to resist him. Well, they would see how long that lasted when his scent began working on her. How long she could hold out when he was at last allowed to touch her.

All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance.

He who is reluctant to recognize me opposes me.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

We have not forgotten the occupier. We remain a resistance.

Zanu-PF is a sacred party. It will rule and rule. Those barking will continue doing that while Zanu-PF remains in power.

The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance.

Life remains the same for me. It's always been a battle against injustice and corruption. That battle goes on.

I will remove Joe Biden from office, and then, when Kamala Harris inevitably screws up, we will take them down, one at a time.

I am a serial denier. I try not to be. I tell myself, 'You are going to die.' I repeat it. I grasp it for a second or two, but then it escapes me, and I'm back to before.

I liked the books I read that said things like 'I shan't'. I would try to find a way to say in my life, to reply, 'I shan't do that, mother.' That was so far away from my barrio world.

Our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States. It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

I think if you're impregnated with good literature, with good culture, you're much more difficult to manipulate, and you're much more aware of the dangers that powers represent.

As your representative, you can count on me to fight back against Washington, D.C.'s war on the west.

I've never really subscribed to the theory that repression breeds rebellion. I don't think that's really true.