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Resist Quotes

Push back, stand firm.

These resist quotes cover a wide range of resistance, from a personal pull against conformity to psychological resistance against repressed instinct and virtue's ongoing struggle against temptation.

The ordeal of virtue is to resist all temptation to evil.

Quotes by Thomas Malthus

I resist the temptation to curate my apartment.

Quotes by Thelma Golden

No one can resist the idea of a crippled genius.

Quotes by Stephen Hawking

To create is to resist; to resist is to create.

Quotes by Stephane Hessel

Able Quotes

What we resist persists.

Quotes by Sonia Johnson

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.

Quotes by Russell Baker

I can't resist temptation of any kind.

Quotes by Prue Leith

Fate leads him who follows it, and drags him who resist.

Quotes by Plutarch

We continue to resist the occupier militarily, culturally and by all means of the resistance.

Quotes by Muqtada al Sadr

Agnostic Quotes

Southerners can never resist a losing cause.

Quotes by Margaret Mitchell

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Mae West

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Leonardo da Vinci

I have a natural tendency to resist conformity.

Quotes by Keith Hernandez

The onset of mania occurs when repression is no longer able to resist the assaults of the repressed instincts.

Quotes by Karl Abraham

Any Quotes

Poets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse.

Quotes by John Barton

I'm an agnostic trending toward atheist and resist, in particular, Christian interpretations and imagery.

Quotes by Jeff Vandermeer

Exhortations to obstruct the operations of Government in detail, should; Exhortations to resist all.

Quotes by James Mill

I tend to resist invitations to interpret my own fiction.

Quotes by J. M. Coetzee

National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry.

Quotes by Edward Sapir

Apartment Quotes

It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.

Quotes by Christopher Reeve

Frequently Asked Questions

What are resist quotes about?
This collection covers different kinds of resistance, from a personal aversion to conformity to psychological resistance against repressed instincts and virtue's ongoing struggle against temptation.
Why do people search for resist quotes?
People search for resist quotes to find language for pushing back, whether against social pressure, personal weakness, or larger political and cultural forces they oppose.
What does the quote about conformity mean?
It describes a natural tendency to resist conformity, framing resistance as an inborn trait rather than something adopted deliberately. It suggests some people simply push against the grain by default.
How does psychology factor into these quotes?
One line ties mania to a failure of repression, describing it as the point where the mind can no longer resist the assaults of repressed instincts, a more clinical take on the idea of resistance.
Is there a quote about resisting occupation?
Yes, one entry describes continuing to resist an occupier through military, cultural, and broader means, situating resistance in a political and historical context. Related reading sits in the Able quotes.

Political resistance appears too, describing communities that continue to resist occupation through culture as well as force. Readers drawn to related willpower themes may also like the Able quotes.