Jim Ross

We live in a very defiant society, especially among young men in the WWE's target demographic. So sometimes when you're really trying to promote somebody and build them, the audience can easily take it as you're trying to force somebody upon them.

American Entertainer

Rollo May

It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.

American Psychologist

Ruth Reichl

One of mom's greatest acts of generosity was that she trained me to be defiant. Her great gift to me was encouraging me to be the person that I wanted to be, not the one that she and my father wished I was.

American Chef

Charlie Kaufman

I'm not a celebrity. I'm intentionally and defiantly not a celebrity. I don't have any interest in it. I don't have any talent for it. I keep my personal life out of my public life as cleanly as I can.

American Screenwriter

Sadie Frost

I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't believe in disciplining children.

English Actress

Joan Jett

Aggressive, tough and defiant may describe me, but that leaves the impression I'm mean and I'm not. People expect me to have fangs.

American Musician

Gail Sheehy

There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed.

American Writer

Nicholas Galitzine

It defiantly helps the chemistry onscreen if the audience can tell if the relationship is real or not.

English Actor

Jennifer Grey

I've always been a defiant little animal - always very much my own person.

American Actress

Yoko Ono

I am extremely rebellious. I have this strong, defiant spirit.

American Artist

Defiant often includes the nuance of confrontational or challenging behaviors towards authority.

Confrontational Tone

Being defiant can also imply standing firm on one's beliefs, despite pressure to do otherwise.

Resolute Stance

Using defiant suggests a negative judgment of someone's refusal to follow rules or authority.

Negative Connotation

 It tells of the ingenuity, elegance, generous and nurturing nature of a species that is also self-focused, vulnerable and defiantly protective. We, the people, shield the flame of our existence from the raw, vast elements outside our control, the great beyond.

An ode to living on...

 defiant the women they are treated all Union soldiers with contempt on one occasion when a group of ladies turned their backs as but love owed by the general said in a loud voice ha ha those women never didn't they know which

"The Cross-Eyed Beast" PIPE...

 and somewhat defiantly, "I am going to pray for rain." That ended the discussion. On the way back to the ministry in the car, she turned around to me and said, "Rose, you've always been interested in finance.

Rose Goslinga: Crop...

 Much to my surprise, he started to take off his clothes. I didn't exactly know what to do. He pointed to the sky and said, "Our bodies are all we have." He was proud, defiant and vulnerable, all at once.

Family, hope and...

 number one is to remain defiant when I was little girl I wrote a story about running away from home and when my mother saw the story she said it wasn't true and demanded I change it and I

How to deal with...

 It's not measured by a thin waistline, porcelain skin or slender hips. It runs much deeper than that. So what does indigenous beauty look like? Oh, it's fierce, defiant and proud.

Sasha Sarago: The...

 but is three chairs removed and despite a wobble or two my foursome remain defiantly off the ground number four three two so look at that with all support remove amazingly all of

Human Pyramid PIPE National...

 My personality switched from being shy and awkward to being defiant and cursing out a storm. Needless to say, I did not have many friends. I was also hypersensitive to texture.

My Inner Life with...

 As time passes, the threats become more serious. At the prospect of a battle, the females and cubs make themselves scarce. The residents are defiant.

Brutal Lion Infanticide...

 his ideas defiantly imbuing a senseless world with inspiration rather than defeat.