Resist Quotes - page 17

Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist. (Bob Uecker)
In many respects a teenage girl's home is more important to her than at any time since she was a small child. She also needs emotional support and protection from the most corrosive cultural forces that seek to exploit her when she is least able to resist. View quote
Caitlin Flanagan
We receive the truths of science by compulsion. Nothing but ignorance is able to resist them. View quote
Chauncey Wright
I learned not to confuse 'busy' with 'productive,' but I'm still far too addicted to email to resist its early-morning digital snuggles. View quote
Chris Hardwick
Darkness approaches from outside. I feel no light inside me strong enough to resist it. View quote
Christopher Pike
I don't collect the way other people do. Some people collect rare guitars, like, 'I have a '54 Strat worth $50,000.' And I don't collect the way Nash does. Nash has Duane Allman's guitar and Johnny Cash's guitar. I bought guitars because they sounded good. I played them, they sounded unbelievably good, and I couldn't resist. View quote
David Crosby
Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills. View quote
Daley Thompson
When I step into the kitchen in the morning, I go for the scrambled eggs with pine nuts and minced lamb. When I finish at night, it is hard to resist the burger. View quote
Geoffrey Zakarian
Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others. View quote
Hanna Rosin
The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems. View quote
Jane Byrne
Even though we all know the facts, it's hard to resist the lure of a tan. (Jane Krakowski)
If one artist sells five million albums, the tendency is for other artists to say, 'Maybe I should do a little of that, too.' That can be tough to resist. View quote
Joe Nichols
You know what, I am not gonna lie, that Taylor Swift 'Trouble' song? I can't resist that song. Her melodies are very catchy. View quote
Jacob Artist
We may not have demon fathers dangling offers of infernal power before us, but everyone understands what it means to struggle with temptation or resist the urge to give in to our baser natures. View quote
Jacqueline Carey
For every man there exists bait he cannot resist swallowing. View quote
Marisha Pessl
I struggled to kick the habit - I would make a decision to give up smoking, but it was hard. I couldn't resist the urge to steal a smoke. It was at that time that I was gifted Allen Carr's book 'The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.' After I read that book, I didn't touch a fag again. View quote
Mahesh Babu
When I heard that 'Dracula' was being made into a series by NBC and Carnival, I couldn't resist. I knew they would do something interesting with it. A period drama with a supernatural twist seemed like a whole lot of fun. View quote
Jessica De Gouw
A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in Washington and that there is nothing that can be done about it. We must resist that conclusion and fight back on behalf of everyday citizens. Reform is possible, and it is imperative. View quote
John Sarbanes
Those who operate through the Holy Spirit are more equipped to resist temptation. View quote
Monica Johnson
The British Museum was founded with a civic purpose: to allow the citizen, through reasoned inquiry and comparison, to resist the certainties that endanger free society and are still among the greatest threats to our liberty. View quote
Neil MacGregor
It takes a very strong brain to resist the absolutes, the myths that the media and the politicians peddle - the idea that if you are too kind, where does it all end? That not to help someone is somehow a good idea. (Peter Mullan)
And once the music is out there, when you're selling a record and selling music and people are going to do whatever they want with it, it's kind of hard to resist certain opportunities, especially in the record market now. View quote
Patrick Carney
The best method for preventing destructive cult involvement is preventative education. If students and the public at large are more aware of destructive groups beforehand they may better understand and resist their recruitment efforts. View quote
Rick Ross
I believe God gives people the right to say no, to resist, to refuse, to reject, to cling to their sins, to cling to their version of their story. View quote
Rob Bell
So we must stand together to resist, for we will get what we can take - just that and no more. View quote
Rose Schneiderman