Samuel Lover

What is wine? It is the grape present in another form; its essence is there, though the fruit which produced it grew thousands of miles away, and perished years ago. So the object of many a tender thought may be spiritually present, in defiance of space - and fond recollections cherished in defiance of time.

Irish Artist

Lzzy Hale

It's funny: I've seen a lot of the rock attitude come into play in the rap world, where it's like they're angry, or there's this defiance going on, and there's a lot of danger, and it's actually really encouraging; they're opening the door for us to kind of move on in again.

American Musician

Ashwin Sanghi

I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed up of being rejected repeatedly, and self-publication was an act of defiance at traditional publishing. But life works in strange ways.

Indian Author

Abraham Joshua Heschel

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

Polish Philosopher

Hannah Arendt

The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.

German Historian

Alice Walker

Women have to be extremely careful about choosing something that they consider an act of defiance that can really be used to further their enslavement.

American Author

Walt Whitman

There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.

American Poet

Dwight D. Eisenhower

There is no person in this room whose basic rights are not involved in any successful defiance to the carrying out of court orders.

American President

Noam Chomsky

Under Clinton, the defiance of world order has become so extreme as to be of concern even to hawkish policy analysts.

American Activist

J. K. Rowling

When people are very damaged, they can often meet the world with a kind of defiance.

English Author

Defiance can describe non-violent resistance, such as protests or speech.

Non-Physical Fight

Defiance often suggests negativity and may portray a person as confrontational.

Negative Connotation

Defiance can refer to disobedience among people of lower rank towards superiors.

Insubordinate Behavior

Defiance is typically against a ruling power, laws, or social norms.

Against Authority

Acts of defiance can imply bravery in the face of a more powerful opponent.

Courage Implication

Acts of defiance may also inspire others to resist or challenge authority.

Inspiring Others

Defiance suggests a readiness to confront and provoke, which can be risky.

Confrontational Tone

Defiance is often shown through actions, not just words or thoughts.

Visible Actions

Defiance is usually a bold and noticeable challenge to something established.

Noticeable Challenge

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