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Man creating his own destiny, man, however wearied with the long task of resistance, achieving some conscious community of aspiration, and dreaming of the perfection of himself: the poet whose lovely and noble art makes us a great symbol of that,...

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about aspiration, symbol, perfection, destiny, man, art, magic, poets, work

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's...

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about actors, being

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and...

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

Quote by Russell Baker about defeat, objects, purpose, man

The duration of passion is proportionate with the...

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about woman

As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, ...

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.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about nature

Where youth and diffidence are united, it requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.

Quote by Jane Austen about youth, reason, being, world

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet.

Quote by Katherine Dunn about army, force, talent

If you have “cleared” all the rooms and met no...

If you have “cleared” all the rooms and met no resistance, you and your entry team have probably kicked in the door of the wrong house.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, home, house, bad, contentment

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in...

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

Quote by Thomas Paine about power, fear

I really believe in non-violence, but I also believe in a...

I really believe in non-violence, but I also believe in a short of resistance that has to be respectful.

Quote by Alexandra Paul about opinion, faith, violence

In the terrible tragedy of the war there was a unique...

In the terrible tragedy of the war there was a unique fact: the deportation and murder of Jews and resistance fighters by the Nazis.

Quote by Jean-Marie Le Pen about tragedy, war

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not...

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

Quote by Mark Twain about courage, fear

A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that...

A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force, to take away his life.

Quote by Thomas Hobbes about people, force, police, rightness, man, life

About me briefly? I recomposed my soul and I go on, valuing with my entire being everything I have received and I am still receiving from live! The rest is... resistance movement!

Quote by Madalina Manole about life, rest, soul, being

It's easier to beat 300 Spartans, rather than resist to a...

It's easier to beat 300 Spartans, rather than resist to a good idea.

Quote by Marius Torok about idea, good, good luck

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