“I've always resisted the idea of becoming a David Hasselhoff, and I hope I'm still resisting it.”

“Every acquisition of accommodation becomes material for assimilation, but assimilation always resists new accommodations.”

Jean Piaget (1896–1980) Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher & academic

“Roaches become resistant to pesticides after a while. Do you think they'll ever become resistant to a sledgehammer?!”

Kent Hovind (1953) American young Earth creationist

“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America

“It is still necessary to suppress the bourgeoisie and crush its resistance.”

Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution

“I still carry with me the same themes as always — I'm still compelled to present mystic ideas…”

Donovan (1946) Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist

“Leaders resist change as mush as followers do, unless the change is their idea.”

John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor

“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French poet, novelist, and dramatist

“Become tolerant and resist any type of ignorance that is based on dogmas.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“We have to construct the figure of a new David, the multitude as champion of asymmetrical combat, immaterial workers who became a new kind of combatants, cosmopolitan bricoleurs of resistance and cooperation.”

Antonio Negri book Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire