Quotes about Defiance

She controlled herself by the help of an inward defiance, and without other sign of emotion than this lip-paleness turned to her play. But Deronda's gaze seemed to have acted as an evil eye. Her stake was gone.

The Roman world is falling, yet we hold our heads erect instead of bowing our necks.

When time and need require, we should resist with all our might, and prefer death to slavery and disgrace.

When time and need require, we should resist with all our might, and prefer death to slavery and disgrace.

Him the Almighty Power Hurl'd headlong flaming from th' ethereal sky With hideous ruin and combustion down To bottomless perdition, there to dwellIn adamantine chains and penal fire, Who durst defy th' Omnipotent to arms.

Care sat on his faded cheek, but under brows of dauntless courage.

All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.

This grew until it culminated in the Pharaoh who was confronted by Moses. When the hebrew leader came before the king with a message from "Jehovah, God of Israel," it was not ignorance of the true God, but defiance of his power, that prompted the answer, "Who is Jehovah, that I should obey his voice? ...I know not Jehovah." From first to last, Pharaoh's opposition to the divine command was not the result of ignorance, but of hatred and defiance.

All right, then, I'll go to hell"—and tore it up.

All right, then, I'll go to hell"—and tore it up.

Well, everybody does that way, Huck." "Tom, it don't make no difference. I ain't everybody, and I can't stand it. It's awful to be tied up so.

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, cruelly mocked, but it an never be taken away unless it is surrendered.