#defy

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife. . . . O, I am fortune’s fool! . . . Then I defy you, stars. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#lovers #death

Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#defying #great #great virtues #his #keeping

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds. ↗

— Patricia Clarkson

#defy #fine #had #i #just

The entertainment industry is encouraging young people to defy and deceive their parents. ↗

— Mike DeWine

#defy #encouraging #entertainment #entertainment industry #industry

I defy anyone - and I have said this to the Germans - to build a solid, articulated, and viable Europe without France's consent. ↗

— Pierre Laval

#articulated #build #consent #defy #europe

It's now expected of me that I will defy expectation, so I really generally seem to be free to write what I want. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

#expectation #expected #free #generally #i

I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way. ↗

— Rick Moody

#comes #defy #down #hard #i

I admire many actors, though I don't think there's anyone whose career I would want to mirror sort of by the beats. What I'm really looking to do is constantly defy expectations. I'm very curious to see if you can actually have a character actor and a movie star's career combined. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#actually #admire #anyone #beats #career

Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#awash #bodybuilding #chemistry #defying #mathematics

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only by defying it that the brave escape. ↗

— Voltaire

#brave #close #coward #death #defying