Quotes about Resisting

I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

George Bernard Shaw

A woman begins by resisting a man's advances, and ends by blocking his retreat.

Oscar Wilde

I can resist anything but temptation.

Oscar Wilde

It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Leonardo da Vinci

The thrill of being right is a drug that few can resist.

Bill Purdin

To employ the coercive apparatus of the state in order to maintain manifestly unjust institutions is itself a form of illegitimate force that men in due course have a right to resist.

John Rawls

To resist the frigidity of old age one must combine the body, the mind and the heart - and to keep them in parallel vigor one must exercise, study and love.

Karl von Bonstetten

Don't tempt me, I can resist anything but temptation.

Bob Hope

They are all changing, and Jo is resisting.

Mark Adamo

Experts say, there is only one formula that works to resist the CAFO.

David Sykes

Drop by their booth at the fair to give an affectionate pet a look-see, and maybe you will not be able to resist taking one home.

Kay Key

People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals. So it is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

When he said 'No,' we can't resist, otherwise there would be clashes.

Sondhi Limthongkul

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

Gerald Jampolsky

You don't just want a mask image that will give you an acceptable pattern at exact focus and dose. You want the pattern on the wafer to be acceptable over a reasonable range of focus and dose errors and variations in resist.

Andrew Moore

Congress continues to resist cutting even one program.

Brian M. Riedl

The Al Qaeda network is very clever at making it as difficult as possible for authorities to secure their communications, for example. They're trained to avoid detection and to resist questioning. And convictions will only occur when the evidence holds up.

Paul Wilkinson

In light of these three potential bottlenecks, insurers must resist the silo approach because process, content and data must mesh to drive operational improvements.

Cynthia Saccocia

Let mortification be especially directed to strike at those sins that act your master sins-that at, most prevalent and predominant in your heart, that yet you have most prayed against and are least able to resist, that strongly assault you and most easily beset you and are masters over you.

Christopher Love

We've learned with biotech and nuclear power, if there are not adequate safeguards, the public is going to resist the technology, and it won't meet its potential.

Terry Davies

Rockets are one of the resistance tools. Our people have the right to resist the occupation. The occupation is the problem and as long as the problem exists our people have the right to resist.

Ghazi Hamad

It is a perfect time for populism. It will be more and more difficult for Brazil to resist.

Christian Stracke

Soon the earth will tilt on its axis and begin to dance to the reggae beat to the accompaniment of earthquake. And who can resist the dance of the earthquake, mon?

Peter Tosh

Good habits result from resisting temptation.

Ancient Proverb

It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter.

Brian W. Aldiss

There is a temptation to take advantage. Just like any other aspect of society, there are the good (music users) and the bad. There are those who comply and those who resist.

Laurence Godfrey

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

Lord Acton

We thought we'd use that as a way to teach kids from the city about the process. Who can resist pies?

Nancy Vail

I don't see how the city or county could have said no, ... Anything looking like we were going to resist would have been the wrong reaction and politically costly.

Bob Stein

Most corporations have spent a very large percentage of overall income on fixing this problem. Back in 1995 and 1996, most companies were resisting any year-2000 effort.... That resistance was overcome because of people raising a flag.

Lou Marcoccio

It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

An understanding of its specific features will be valuable to engineers who need to design structures to resist progressive collapse.

Paul Mlakar

But then I resist efforts by North American publishers to change my language, because if ever they do, I get letters from readers saying: it's set in England, we don't want it to sound American.

Peter Robinson

In the tradition of the great rematches — Ali vs. Frazier, McEnroe vs. Borg, the Rolling Stones and father time — neither could resist the challenge of proving once and for all they are the best.

Tom Bergeron

I think the industry will resist and resist some more, and then slowly embrace it.

Steve Tisch

When there's this much momentum behind the dollar, it's difficult to resist. There's still more dollar strength ahead of us.

Neil Jones

By evolving in an environment of antibiotic production, incredibly resilient bacteria must develop diverse ways to survive or resist the toxic antimicrobial compounds produced by their neighbors.

Dr Gerry Wright

When people are very original, sometimes they are original as a way to resist the mainstream.

Michel Gondry

By putting the dead weight out here it helps the levee resist the under seepage of a flood.

Susan Wilson

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle.

Edward G. Bulwer lytton

We will resist the application.

Robert Goldstein

If you want to play this market it's hard to resist technology. The lure is tremendous, so it becomes self-perpetuating.

Terrence Gabriel

The juvenile is not gonna be identified at this time by our policy, but he's been placed under arrest for resisting arrest and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Rick Glancey

I believe we're resisting bravely, yes. What else can we do?

Carl Webster

If your analysis is not correct, and we're not treated as liberators but as conquerors, and the Iraqis begin to resist, particularly in Baghdad, do you think the American people are prepared for a long, costly, and bloody battle with significant American casualties?

Tim Russert

I could go on and on telling you about clocks but I shall resist the temptation.

Frank King

The Russian revolution will not be without bloodshed. I think the authorities will resist.

Eduard Limonov