John Wayne

All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.

American Actor

Ellen Key

In order to overcome the spirit that creates war, mothers must begin in the tender years of childhood to teach children that right must be the foundation of all might, that authority can be exercised without the help of fists.

Swedish Writer

Joseph Parker

You've got to be humble; you've got to be nice to everyone. But when you're in the ring, that's the time to let your fists do the talking, and that's the time for action.

New Zealander Athlete

David Seabury

Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not.

American Psychologist

Agnes Smedley

And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her bare fists and sit on him until he yelled for help.

American Journalist

Hubert H. Humphrey

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.

American Politician

Kevin Parker

Surely there's a deeper pursuit to music than getting bros to pump their fists in the air.

Australian Musician

Nancy Gibbs

Power is a tool, influence is a skill; one is a fist, the other a fingertip.

Heinz Guderian

You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread.

German General

Robbie Williams

I've never, ever, raised a fist to anybody in my life.

British Musician

A clenched fist often expresses determination or frustration.

Physical Expression

Fists can communicate emotions without words, like anger or solidarity.

Non-verbal Communication

A fist pump is a joyful gesture often seen in sports victories.

Sports Celebrations

Using 'fist' in a context of aggression can imply readiness to fight.

Violent Connotation

In stories, a character swinging a fist often leads to a fight scene.

Physical Conflict

To 'fist' implies a sudden, direct hit with a closed hand, often in sports or fights.

Violent Action

'Fisting' suggests a powerful, sometimes brutal use of the fist.

Strong Impact

A raised fist can symbolize unity or collective strength in movements.

Symbol of Unity

The raised fist has a history in civil rights and labor movements.

Historical Significance

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 Kenya's poor are five times more likely to be shot dead by the police who are meant to protect them than by criminals. This was reinforced by the political climate of the day. We had a president, Moi, who was a dictator. He ruled the country with an iron fist, and anyone who dared question his authority

Boniface Mwangi: The day...

 an Asia-Pacific community. And worldwide, act further, like you've begun to do at the end of last year by striking out against climate change with hands joined together rather than fists apart. Of course, all that happens if you've got a common mechanism and political will to achieve the above.

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 So, everybody ready? This is your first quest. Here we go. Pick Stand up and take three steps, or make your hands into fists, raise them over your head as high as you can for five seconds, go! All right, I like the people doing both. You are overachievers. Very good.

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 So, he made a little doll covered in sap and left it in her path. When she came upon it, Mmoatia spoke to the doll but became enraged when it didn’t answer. She hit the disrespectful doll and her small fists stuck to its sticky surface.

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 asking this world to dance, even if it keeps stepping on my holy feet you- you stay here with me, okay? You stay here with me. Raising your bite against the bitter dark Your bright longing Your brilliant fists of loss

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 I just backed out of that, you know, and I just kind of kept the fists from flying. But what I learned was that sometimes I would make a sign and they said things that I absolutely did not mean, but I should have.

John Francis: Walk the...

 uranium the size of my fist could provide all the power I'd need for the rest of my life it may be an uncomfortable truth but nuclear holds enormous potential for both the

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 And by that point she had flown solo in an airplane, joined an all-boys gun club, gotten in tons of fist fights and helped her single dad raise her younger sisters.

Bryce Dallas Howard: How...

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