Defy Quotes

“If we are able to convey ‘meaning’ to things and to actions, we may dominate part of the obscure world of ignorance. When we try to give sense to our life, we can come to ‘awareness’ and fill some of the numerous black holes of witlessness in our thinking. We may, then, defy and dam the existential void, down the stretch. ("Not without my shadow")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Many like to suffer, and for some, suffering can be a kind of artistic expression that challenges people and defies them with their limits, and, so, pain can be a shot to recognize the architecture and the workings of their being. (“ Rooting, hogging or... dying”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“People tell you that you cannot, because they do not.”
― Tim Fargo

“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife. . . .

O, I am fortune’s fool! . . .

Then I defy you, stars.”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

“We seldom learn much from someone with whom we agree.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The most difficult step ever is the first step. It comes with doubts, uncertainties, and all sort of fears. If you defy all odd and take it, your confidence will replicate very fast and you'll become a master!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts

“If you believe in something because of miracles,
then another kind of miracles can make you deny it.”
― Toba Beta

“Congratulations, he said. "That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen." His expression was a mix of awe and disbelief. "Ever.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“Wouldn’t it have been better to conserve your strength and rest?” Ildiko mused after a moment.

“I’ll sleep long and hard when I’m dead. You defy death by celebrating life.”
― Grace Draven, Eidolon

“Tampering with fire will burn you, even in the coldest regions.”
― H.S. Crow

“One thing you need to realize about this lifestyle - the sensual lifestyle, that is - is that it defies all mediocrity. In fact, it was meant to be a container for you to live your most unlimited life; you actually become who you came here to be.”
― Lebo Grand, Sensual Lifestyle

“Yet, sleep does not come. The mind wanders to defy, my heartfelt dreams of slumber.”
― Jazz Feylynn

“Slowly, the inner wound starts to cicatrize.
I begin to see a return to life as I restore my existence without your presence. You and I have formed an inner bond, an intimate connection of serene silence. A true love which defies the realm of death.”
― Anoir Ou-chad, The Alien

“If we conform our behavior to God’s ancient moral prescription, we are entitled to the sweet benefits of life. But if we defy its imperatives, then death is the inevitable consequence. AIDS is only one avenue by which sickness and death befall those who play Russian roulette with God’s eternal moral law.”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“If we defy the odds and ask, GOD will defy the odds and answer.”
― TemitOpe Ibrahim

“To defy and violate one's privacy is the transgression, and it falls under an ugly crime.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“A man defying an extinct volcano is only declaring his cowardice!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“They can’t get rid of me that easily. I’ve not fought this sickness my entire life to be eaten by some strange beast in the sky. To have a chemical extracted from my bones for a burst of some Celestial being frozen in time in fear of death.
Let death come.
I will defy it again and again.”
― K. Weikel

“They were designed to appease the folks who had just yelled at us, and while my confidence was shaky, I knew it was time to say no again—to them and to the executive team that wanted a quick turnaround. “No, we’re not going for mediocre. No, no one wants us to do me-too design. And, no, we’re not done with this roadmap until it’s something that inspires everyone in the room.” Now, the difference between me standing up in my office and giving a speech on inspirational product roadmaps and a manager who’s flirting with Crazy Town because of an executive beat-down is slim, but therein lies the art. Saying no is saying “stop,” and in a valley full of people who thrive on endless movement, the ability to strategically choose when it’s time to stop is the sign of a manager willing to defy convention.”
― Michael Lopp, Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager

“It’s been psychologically proven. People lie to themselves in order to protect themselves from the things they do. From what they think and feel.”
― L.J. Shen, Defy

“Getting on your knees denotes submission, humility, and deference. But there's none of that in your face. You've only bent your knees; your back is still straight.”
― Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Remnants of Filth: Yuwu (Novel) Vol. 2