What you resist, persists
They say you can know a man by his enemies, Dresden. " He smiled, and laughter lurked beneath his next words, never quite surfacing. "You defy beings that should cow you into silence. You resist forces that are inevitable for no more reason than that you believe they should be resisted. You bow your head to neither demons nor angels, and you put yourself in harm's way to defend those who cannot defend themselves. " He nodded slowly. "I think I like you.
Women can resist a man's love, a man's fame, a man's personal appearance, and a man's money, but they cannot resist a man's tongue when he knows how to talk to them.
Nature spontaneously keeps us well. Do not resist her!
It should be remembered that men of courage, integrity, and principle can stand up to Big Brother and resist the headlong march into economic tyranny.
Throughout evolutionary history, anxiety and fear have helped every species to be wary and to survive. Fear can signal us to act, or, alternatively, to resist the impulse to act. It can help us to make wise, self-protective choices in and out of relationships where we might otherwise sail mindlessly along, ignoring signs of trouble.
Why resist change when it's the main source of your growth?
I resist all established beliefs. My religion basically is to be immediate, to live in the now.
I never can resist a touch of the dramatic.
Resist. Unlearn. Defy.
It is my belief that the only power which can resist the power of fear is the power of love.
Haters are cowards. When confronted they often back down. We must resist haters.
This is not violence, this is legitimate resistance. This is our people's right to resist Israeli occupation.
Why should I ever resist any delay or disapointment, any affliction or oppression or humiliation - when I know God will use it in my life to make me like Jesus and to prepare me for heaven?
Once a person becomes a government dependent, his moral standing to resist the expansion of government power is fatally compromised.
There's very little that shocks me because I consider life a miracle so I guess what shocks me is that life exists. How the hell did we get here? What shocks me is that bacteria alter their genes and resist antibiotics and viruses resist vaccines.
Sadness is just a place on the map. Don't try to avoid it, resist it or escape through substances. Settle it, allow it, and it will go.
It's the ones who resist that we most want to kiss, wouldn't you say?
No one enjoys feeling weak, whether it is emotionally, spiritually or physically. There is something within the human spirit that wants to resist the thought of weakness. Many times this is nothing more than our human pride at work. Just as weakness carries a great potential for strength, pride carries an equally great potential for defeat.
Resist much, obey little.