15 Defied Quotes for You to Enjoy

I've jumped out of an airplane 34 times. I've dove 212 feet under water. I've done a lot of things that defied death. Jesse Ventura

Death Water Defied Airplane Out Feet Lot Times Done Dove Things

The clock has been turned back on racial progress in America, though scarcely anyone seems to notice. All eyes are fixed on people like Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey who have defied the odds and achieved great power, wealth, and fame. Michelle Alexander

Great Eyes People Progress Wealth Power Odds Back Defied Though Has-Been Obama Scarcely Seems Great Power Like Been Oprah Oprah Winfrey Clock Fame Fixed America Achieved Anyone Barack Barack Obama Turned Racial Notice Who

Language pedants hew to an oral tradition of shibboleths that have no basis in logic or style, that have been defied by great writers for centuries, and that have been disavowed by every thoughtful usage manual. Steven Pinker

Great Language Style Every Defied Thoughtful Logic Writers Tradition Been Oral Centuries Usage Manual Basis

My beloved dog defied treatment from the best and most expensive veterinarians, holistic practitioners, trainers, and animal communicators. He was simply beyond my ability to repair or control. Jon Katz

Best Animal Dog Control Defied Ability He Simply Beyond Most Repair Trainers Expensive Holistic Communicators Beloved Treatment

Bush the Elder's stature as president grows with every passing year. He was the finest foreign policy president I've ever covered and a man who defied his party on tax increases while imposing budget restrictions on the Democrats. Joe Klein

Man Party Year Every Increases President Defied Stature Finest Restrictions He Budget Policy Democrats Foreign Passing Foreign Policy Imposing Covered His Tax Tax Increases While Bush Elder Who Ever Grows

In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may be. Zainab Salbi

Woman Culture Women Single Rich Every Related Defied Never Always How Were Been Cultural Encountered Norms May Them Poor Successful Who Believed Right Phenomenon

I don't think I have the face - may have the voice but not the demeanor for an anchor. And I defied it. Mike Wallace

Face Think Defied Anchor Voice Demeanor May

I thought I was prepared for space, and it still absolutely defied every expectation and dream. It is an incredible thing to put yourself on a rocket and launch off the planet. It is an amazing thing to see the planet from space. This blue sphere is almost indescribably beautiful. Kathleen Rubins

Beautiful Yourself Amazing Space Thought Expectation Every Incredible Defied Sphere Launch Dream Dream It See Absolutely Put Almost Still Amazing Thing Rocket Off Blue Planet Prepared Thing

When I was about 10, I saw Timothy Bottoms in a tele-movie called 'A Shining Season,' and it really moved me. I was maybe 8 or 9. Timothy played a runner who had cancer, and he defied the odds by coaching a girls' team to victory. Reggie Lee

And basically, the sense of the 'Pledge to America' is this: Republicans understand when we were in charge, we got fired in '06. We spent too much money. We defied the trust that the people had put in us. And we know that there is a better way. Eric Cantor

Trust People Money Better Too Much Sense Too Too Much Money Defied Way Spent Pledge Charge Fired Had Put Better Way Know Understand Got Were America Republicans Us Much Basically

He was so tenacious he defied the distraction of women by refusing to have them in his presence, just as later in life he denied his blindness by calling for more and more candles. Kit Williams

Life Women Later Defied Distraction More More And More Tenacious He Calling Blindness His Denied Just Candles Refusing Them Presence