Quotes About Resistance

Architecture cannot, however, become an instrument of mere functionality, bodily comfort and sensory pleasure without loosing its existentially meditating task. A distinct sense of distance, resistance and tension has to be maintained in relation to programme, function and comfort.

We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

Inzwischen glaubte Linda, dass das menschliche Schicksal nicht an Gott, sondern am Grundbesitz hing. Transzendentale Obdachlosigkeit war keine Folge des Religionsverlusts, sondern der Inflation von Mietwohnungen. Sie war stolz darauf, mit ihrer großen, heruntergekommenen Villa ein Bollwerk gegen den Zeitgeist zu errichten.

Fátima regañaba a Clara por su tozudez al negarse a tener hijos. —Tu marido te dejará con el tiempo, o traerá otra mujer a la casa para que le dé hijos. —El mundo ha cambiado, Fátima, los hombres quieren otras cosas, no sólo hijos, y yo estoy muy cerca de tocar un sueño con las manos. Ahora no puedo quedarme embarazada, no podría excavar.

pudo terminar la frase: el hombre la agarró del brazo y tiró de ella con fuerza al interior de la vivienda, arrastrándola hasta un amplio salón, también en la penumbra.

Tiene gracia que usted me pregunte por qué no nos rebelamos cuando ustedes viven bajo la bota de Sadam.

Sadam representa todo lo que abomina cualquier demócrata: es un dictador sanguinario, que tiene las manos manchadas con la sangre de los iraquíes que se han atrevido a oponérsele y con la de los kurdos a los que ha asesinado masivamente.

Y a ti qué te importa? -A mí me importa todo lo que tenga que ver con acabar con los nazis.

They had learned that opposing a thing merely feeds it and strengthens it, giving it a reason to continue itself.

Anthony looked down at his evil clutches -- hands, he reminded himself, hands -- and grinned anew.

You are not going to waltz in here and distract me with a clever phrase and a beguiling smile." "You think my smile is beguiling?

He smacked the heel of his hand against his forhead, as if that could knock the mental picture out of his head. Hell, he though irritably, he didn't want to knock the image just out of his head. He wanted to send it clear across the room and out the window.

He didn't like her. He really didn't, but by God, he'd have sold a piece of his soul right then to dance with her

If he heard her, he gave no indication, just went on about "men who take advantage" and "helpless women" and "fates worse than death." Sophie wasn't positive, but she thought she even heard the phrase "roast beef and pudding".

he was helpless against his own devilish nature when it came to this girl

Alex strode through a doorway and kicked the door shut, finally dumping Emma down upon a large four-poster bed. She immediately made a mad dash for the door, but Alex ably blocked her, redeposited her on the bed, crossed the room, and locked the door with a resounding click. "Why you-" Alex tossed the key out the window.

Bloody hell," Phillip finally burst out. "If you're going to break my legs, would you just go ahead and do it now?

There was nothing she valued more than a cool and clear head, and Michael had managed to steal that from her with a single kiss. And then he'd done more. So much more. She was never going to be the same. She was never going to be /sane/. 'You look distressed,' he said. She wanted to strangle him. He cocked his head and smiled. She wanted to kiss him. He held up the teapot. 'More?' God, yes, and that was the problem.

He tried not to notice that her hair was loose. He tried not to see that she was wearing her nightclothes. They were demure, yes, but still meant to be removed, and his gaze kept dipping to the silken hem, which brushed the top of her foot, allowing him a tantalizing peek at her toes. Good God, he was staring at her toes. Her /toes/. What had his life come to?

Yes, that's exactly what he would do. Avoid her. How difficult could that be?

He didn't want to talk about it, he didn't want listen to explanations.

Once you have something so deeply infused in your culture and your brand, it would be very difficult to reverse that inertia if you wanted to.

Whenever you have a good idea, it's inevitable some people will criticize it and deny it. Some people will try to prove it's wrong.

One of the easiest ways to get a buff back is with exercise bands. They're inexpensive, and you can increase resistance by moving a hand to shorten their length.