#resist

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

— John Barton

#dramatic #inevitably #lives #poets #pull

You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I just didn't have the desire to do that any more. ↗

— Eric Cantona

#any #certain #desire #hard #i

Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of our state. It is time to leave the corner, join the sacrifice, come to the center of the room and be part of the solution. ↗

— Chris Christie

#center #come #corner #cost #crisis

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends. ↗

— Peter Ustinov

#british #french #friends #good #resist

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet. ↗

— Katherine Dunn

#female #forces #found #full #groups

They're not bombarding me with offers, although the ones that have come along have been too preposterous to contemplate, so it's not as if I spend every day resisting $20 million pay cheques. ↗

— Colin Firth

#although #been #cheques #come #contemplate

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas. ↗

— Henry Ford

#enthusiasm #execute #eyes #gait #grip

The history of liberty is a history of resistance. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#liberty #resistance #the history of

Well, I think the camera freedom is something that we've resisted for a long time and feels like probably the biggest stretch. But it has some huge benefits. ↗

— Will Wright

#biggest #camera #feels #freedom #huge

Over the years I've seen people lose a spouse and then withdraw and lose interest in life, and I believe we need to resist that. ↗

— Billy Graham

#i #i believe #interest #life #lose