#defy

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

— Voltaire

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Rarely have elected leaders been so intent on defying the public will. ↗

— Scott Brown

#defying #elected #intent #leaders #public

It is remarkable that this people, though unarmed, dares attack an armed foe; the infantry defy the cavalry, and by their activity and courage generally prove victors. ↗

— Giraldus Cambrensis

#armed #attack #cavalry #courage #dares

I like the idea of defying the convention of what it is to be in your 40s, or 50s, or 60s. ↗

— Anthony Kiedis

#defying #i #idea #like #your

Orson Welles was one of these people who was defying everything the doctors told him he wasn't supposed to be doing. He was really enjoying himself when he was eating what he wanted to eat. ↗

— Eartha Kitt

#doctors #doing #eat #eating #enjoying

But I would defy anyone to go back over the years and tell me anyone whose career I've ruined, anyone whom I've driven out of the service, anyone I've fired from a job. ↗

— Norman Schwarzkopf

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Everybody certainly has the right to defend themselves. That's not to say that they should defy common sense by avoiding or diffusing confrontation. And that's very, very important. ↗

— Steven Seagal

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What, man, defy the devil. Consider, he's an enemy to mankind. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading figure in our nation's civil rights history. ↗

— John Shimkus

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I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations. ↗

— Martin Short

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