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I defy any woman who is pregnant and trying to concentrate really hard not to feel distracted. — Jill Scott

At sea let the British their neighbors defy-The French shall have frigates to traverse the sky. — Philip Freneau

He's already proven he'll defy Heaven to keep her. If Hell wants a piece of him too, then bring it on. — Abbi Glines

Scientific revolutions, almost by definition, defy common sense. — Michio Kaku

Some people will pay their tuition, and then defy you to give them an education. — Robert A. Cook

Feed sparingly and defy the physician. — James Howell

We did not lack modesty - on the contrary - but something urgently drove us to defy modesty together as immodestly as possible. — Georges Bataille

You can't be trapped by other people. You can only be trapped by your own fear. Defy and win. — Michael Grant

I defy anyone to get a decision that quickly these days. — Denis Norden

The most effective way to defeat patriarchy is to defy and disown its self-legitimating narrative. — John Lamb Lash

The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them. — Paul Hawken

Words that defy reality are ominous. And it's ominous reality that confronts those who would obscure the wise and worthy. — Mencius

Let your heart defy your logic. — Gaby

A writer must take risks, defy the odds, be a bit obsessed and a little mad. — Robert Cormier

You can't do anything absolutely by reason. That's because reason depends on postulates. Postulates defy proof and yet they are essential to reason. — Mark Helprin

I'll sleep long and hard when I'm dead. You defy death by celebrating life." It — Grace Draven

Depression is possessed by Gravity whereas A deep aspiration fueled by Will can defy any Gravity ... — Dinesh Kumar

To create is to defy emptiness. It is generous, it affirms. To make is to add to the world, not subtract from it. — Charlotte Wood

Know the adjectives that define you and pay no heed to the verbs that defy you. — Vidya Kumar

A pair of legs engineered to defy the laws of physics and a mindset to master the most epic of splits. — Jean-Claude Van Damme

Thou canst commit lift and defy gravity, but not indefinitely, lest the earth rise up and smite thee. — A.V. Roe

I defy anyone to produce any evidence that the word 'happy' has ever crossed my lips. I am not now, nor have I ever been, 'happy.' — Larry David

What, man, defy the devil. Consider, he's an enemy to mankind. — William Shakespeare

Sometimes I defy flower anatomy & other times I try and replicate it intricately! — Minnelli Lucy France

It is not in my nature to be interested in the living.

But there are many things, I have found, that defy nature. — Rin Chupeco

You gotta be willing to face, every fear! Climb, every mountain! Defy, every odd! — Eric Thomas

You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there. — Oscar Isaac

I am a hidden meaning made to defy. The grasp of words, and walk away With free will and destiny. As living, revolutionary clay. — Muhammad Iqbal

The mental act of sensation which issues in reflex movement is so simple as to defy analysis. — Samuel Alexander

Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that. — Yoko Ono

Yoga does things with the human body that defy the imagination. — Fidel Castro

Dare to dream, for in the daring there is defiance to live beyond your circumstances — Su Williams

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. — Amelia Barr

Winning the war of words inside your soul means learning to defy your inner critic. — Steven Furtick

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

When you with velvets mantled o'er, Defy December's tempests frore, Oh! spare one garment from your store, To clothe the poor at Christmas. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Cameras are like dogs, but dumb, and toward quarry, even more faithful. They point, they render, and defy the photographer who hopes. — Tod Papageorge

The SF [Supreme Fascist, i.e. God] created us to enjoy our suffering. The sooner we die, the sooner we defy His plans. — Paul Erdos

You defy questions;
You defy other godhood.
I walk dry on your kingdom's border,
Exiled to no good. — Sylvia Plath

All good things beyond sleep come precisely because we defy gravity while we live. — Dan Simmons

Defy all that's holy, for they are the seekers
Do the bidding for they are the devil's speakers — Justin Bienvenue

Disobey. Defy. Take your own time. Fly. — Anne Clark

Your optimism continues to defy reality — Aimee Carter

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension. — J. Paul Getty

Keep thy foot out of brothels, thy hand out of plackets, thy pen from lender's books, and defy the foul fiend. — William Shakespeare

Congratulations, he said. "That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen." His expression was a mix of awe and disbelief. "Ever. — Patrick Rothfuss

Even I won't defy her. She is terrible."
"Let me tell you a secret, General. I am worse. — Erika Johansen

Day and night, their fail and crippled ships defy the tempest. — Jorge Luis Borges

In 1945 music had a serious purpose; to defy post war depression & revitalize the romantic & hopeful aspirations of an exhausted ppl. — Pete Townshend

I have seen all kinds of things that defy the laws of nature. But I've never seen a monster. Only those that are misunderstood and mistreated. — Amanda Hocking

Then I defy you, stars! — William Shakespeare

Imagine! In each of us lies the potential to do superhuman things. Feats of great physical daring, art, science. The ability to defy laws of nature. — Peter Lerangis

At times he entertained the dream. Two men can defy the world. — E.M.Foster

If one of your best friends is making a Star Wars movie, you're not gonna not abuse that privilege. I defy anybody to say otherwise! — Simon Pegg

Americans rouse - be unanimous, be virtuous, be firm, exert your courage, trust in Heaven, and nobly defy the enemies both of God and man! — Alexander Hamilton

In the Destroyer's steps there spring up bright creations that defy his power, and his dark path becomes a way of light to Heaven. — Charles Dickens

There is no difference between religion and politics. Both involve lies and fanatical beliefs that generaly defy logic ... Just like rock climbing. — David Schuller

Our human bodies are miracles, not because they defy laws of nature, but precisely because they obey them. — Harold S. Kushner

You know, and I know, just how much we defy. — Coco J. Ginger

Laughter is a powerful weapon for it carries the light. To laugh is to defy the darkness. — Isobelle Carmody

Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.' — Salman Rushdie

I defy anyone to think of the name Dean Martin and not smile.
Now, that's amore. — Deana Martin

Though tyrants threat, though Lyons rage and rore
Defy them all, and feare not to win out. — Elizabeth Melville

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations. — Martin Short

Rhythm? Not only do I have to defy gravity. I have to have rhythm while I do it? — Kristin Walker

I defy anyone - and I have said this to the Germans - to build a solid, articulated, and viable Europe without France's consent. — Pierre Laval

I defy anyone to design a hat, coat or dress that hasn't been done before ... The only new frontier left in fashion is the finding of new materials — Paco Rabanne

There are things that defy logic. Things that speak to the instinctual fear cloaked by our conscious minds. — Mary Lindsey

It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind. — Clara Barton

To defy heredity is to defy billions of years, to defy the first cell — Emile M. Cioran

Maybe people would be surprised to know that I listen to old Neil Diamond albums from time to time. The man rocks. I defy anyone to prove me wrong. — Mark Hoppus

Dream 2 Defy! Extreme is not a style but a way of life. — Jeff Hardy

The strength of the soul can defy a whole world in arms against it. — Mahatma Gandhi

In their precise tracings-out and subtle causations, the strongest and fieriest emotions of life defy all analytical insight. — Herman Melville

It is our nature to defy gravity, to transcend the limitations of the reasoning mind and connect with the realm of the mystical truth. — Caroline Myss

The student will try to defy the master. Always. — Maggie Q

If the day comes where I can have my own action figure ... I defy any actor to say that's not a good day. — Owain Yeoman

The women I gravitate to are the ones who defy convention and reinvent themselves - hence, they reinvent the world around them. — Iman

His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should. — David Levithan

When doubt speaks, despise him.
When fear speaks, defy him.
When failure speaks, deride him.
When confusion speaks, disregard him. — Matshona Dhliwayo

People who are not prepared to do unpopular things and defy the clamor of the multitude are not fit to be ministers in time of difficulty. — Winston Churchill

Try as you may, you can never defy love. — Emery Lee

Innovators and creative geniuses cannot be reared in schools. They are precisely the men who defy what the school has taught them. — Ludwig Von Mises

Stupidity is actually in a way the mark of intelligence - if you're not doing stupid things that defy logic you're probably not taking enough risks. — Gregor Collins

To defy the God of Progress is often to marry the Goddess of Poverty. — David James Duncan

I don't do ups, ups defy gravity. Gravity is a law. I obey the law — John Pinette

Do you know what I like about comedy? You can't laugh and be afraid at the same time - of anything. If you're laughing, I defy you to be afraid. — Stephen Colbert

Soul-directed events defy logic and ridicule reason. — Sarah Ban Breathnach

When circumstances defy order, order should bend or break: anomalies and uncertainties give validity to architecture. — Robert Venturi

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds. — Patricia Clarkson

I defy you, stars. — William Shakespeare

It was nice meeting you, Lily Bloom. I hope you defy the odds of most dreams and actually accomplish yours." I — Colleen Hoover

If they think they can stop me, I defy them to bring the best they have and I shall roast them over a pit of their own arrogant stupidity.
Maxis — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Mehmet was the first sultan, and one of the first Muslims anywhere, to defy religious tradition by allowing his portrait to be made. — Stephen Kinzer

He was trying to put loss into words, but loss is absence and will always defy expression. — John Connolly

Terrible as is war, it yet displays the spiritual grandeur of man daring to defy his mightiest hereditary enemy
death. — Heinrich Heine

Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live. — Uesugi Kenshin

Adam and Eve were the first of all unions to defy management. — Evan Esar

Those whose conscience demands that they defy authority in some ways that involve great consequences must be willing to accept some penalty. — Joseph Wood Krutch

Technological advance often thrives in sheltered and subsidized markets, which defy free trade. — Robert Kuttner