#resistance

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#always #certain #government #i #i wish

You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil. ↗

— John Ruskin

#compromise #either #evil #may #peace

Beginning with adolescence, my political formation was oriented in the ideological direction of Marxism. It was natural, being that my thinking was influenced by an atmosphere of active critical resistance. That was the way it was during all of the dictatorship and up to the Revolution of 1974. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#adolescence #atmosphere #beginning #being #critical

The resistance that you fight physically in the gym and the resistance that you fight in life can only build a strong character. ↗

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

#character #fight #gym #life #only

Love couldn’t be moved by circumstance, poor choices, or even blatant lies—skewed and damaged, yes, but the heart couldn’t deny what it wanted most once the desire was planted. Whether in bliss or affliction, love owned you all the same. ↗

— Rachael Wade

#destiny #eternal-love #gavin-devereaux #love #resistance-trilogy

Where's the victory without opposition?--Joel ↗

— Rachael Wade

#fantasy #paranormal-romance #the-resistance-trilogy #vampires #vampire-romance

Persistence wears down resistance. ↗

— William J Federer

#logic #logical-thinking #persist #persistance #resist

Paralyze resistance with persistence. ↗

— Woody Hayes

#persistence #resistance

I developed a resistance to authority. Not to discipline - I learned that. But to authority. I like to think for myself. And I like to cause trouble. ↗

— Hal Holbrook

#cause #developed #discipline #i #learned

Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

#conscience #europeans #example #importance #know