““Only as a warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an endless challenge, and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges.””
Carlos Castaneda
“It was very embarrassing for the president of China to have to withstand that. This is the one thing they put the most effort into - the pageantry was set. They had to be mortified.”
Derek Mitchell
“One of the toughest applications for plastics in automotive motors is in bearings, which have to be developed to withstand high temperatures, pressures, wear, and chemical aggression, but at lower cost, ... For this, companies need to employ a strong chemical engineering presence in their research and development divisions.”
Michael Valenti
“It would impose fines of up to $25,000 for paperwork violations. How many businesses could withstand one or two or three $25,000 fines for checking the wrong box?”
John Gay
“Humane sentiments are baseless, mad, and improper; they are incredibly feeble; never do they withstand the gainsaying passions, never do they resist bare necessity.”
Marquis De Sade
“Novelty has charms that our minds can hardly withstand”
William Makepeace Thackeray
“They're designed to withstand a direct hit from a bomb.”
Scott Simms