#resist

A moving body whose motion was not retarded by any resisting force would continue to move to all eternity. ↗

— Hermann von Helmholtz

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Our reports about civilian casualties here, about the resistance of the Iraqi forces, are going back to the United States. It helps those who oppose the war when you challenge the policy to develop their arguments. ↗

— Peter Arnett

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The conservative who resists change is as valuable as the radical who proposes it. ↗

— Ariel Durant

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Too many girls follow the line of least resistance but a good line is hard to resist. ↗

— Raoul Walsh

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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

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The resistance of a woman is not always a proof of her virtue, but more frequently of her experience. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

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By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world. ↗

— Roger Mahony

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

— Thomas Malthus

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The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years. ↗

— Ed Markey

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