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title: "160 Refusing Quotes by 139 authors"
description: "Browse 160 Refusing quotes by 139 authors. Discover the best Refusing sayings and thoughts."
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> [One is either destroyed by adapting or for refusing to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herta-m-ller/one-is-either-destroyed-by-adapting-or-for-refusing-to/)

[Herta Muller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herta-m-ller/)

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> [Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-seeger/historically-i-believe-i-was-correct-in-refusing-to-answer-their/)

[Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-seeger/)

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> [“I hoped he was right. I’d never heard of a university refusing money.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-harrison/i-hoped-he-was-right-i-d-never-heard-of-a-university-refusing-money/)

[Kim Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-harrison/)

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> [“The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/the-sun-was-a-toddler-insistently-refusing-to-go-to-bed/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

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> [Refusing to have an opinion is a way of having one, isn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luigi-pirandello/refusing-to-have-an-opinion-is-a-way-of-having-one-isn-t-it/)

[Luigi Pirandello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luigi-pirandello/)

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> [“refusing to give him the satisfaction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liane-moriarty/refusing-to-give-him-the-satisfaction/)

[Liane Moriarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liane-moriarty/)

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> [Jesus is God's way of refusing to give up his dream for the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-bell/jesus-is-god-s-way-of-refusing-to-give-up-his-dream-for-the-world/)

[Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-bell/)

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> [Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-chan/refusing-to-teach-a-passage-of-scripture-is-just-as-wrong-as-abusing/)

[Francis Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-chan/)

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> [“The question is not why should we change but rather what sort of death wish are we promoting by refusing to change?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-badke/the-question-is-not-why-should-we-change-but-rather-what-sort-of/)

William Badke

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> [The challenge is to find our destiny in exactly what we are refusing to engage in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-richo/the-challenge-is-to-find-our-destiny-in-exactly-what-we-are-refusing/)

[David Richo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-richo/)

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> [“We are not exceptional in our beginnings, we become exceptional by refusing to accept the obstacles which destiny has placed before us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evelyn-j-hinz/we-are-not-exceptional-in-our-beginnings-we-become-exceptional-by/)

Evelyn J. Hinz

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> [My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-giffin/my-head-spins-as-i-glance-away-refusing-to-get-sucked-back-into-his/)

[Emily Giffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-giffin/)

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> [Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-helps/remember-that-in-giving-any-reason-at-all-for-refusing-you-lay-some/)

[Arthur Helps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-helps/)

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> [Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ric-ocasek/refusing-to-ask-for-help-when-you-need-it-is-refusing-someone-the/)

[Ric Ocasek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ric-ocasek/)

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> [I worked with Dalton Trumbo, who served time for refusing to give up names of people that were accused of being Communists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-geary/i-worked-with-dalton-trumbo-who-served-time-for-refusing-to-give-up/)

[Anthony Geary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-geary/)

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> [“No, I won't help you. No I won't hear you explain why I should. It really is a magical word: no. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-black/no-i-won-t-help-you-no-i-won-t-hear-you-explain-why-i-should-it/)

[Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/)

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> [“If this is truly the time that will decide, we have no business refusing people who feel the way we do. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-gavriel-kay/if-this-is-truly-the-time-that-will-decide-we-have-no-business/)

[Guy Gavriel Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-gavriel-kay/)

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> [“I can’t control your behavior; nor do I want that burden… but I will not apologize for refusing to be disrespected, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/i-can-t-control-your-behavior-nor-do-i-want-that-burden-but-i-will/)

[Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/)

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> [“I can't say I forgive her for refusing to indulge the perhapsness of what we might have been, but I understand why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-schneider/i-can-t-say-i-forgive-her-for-refusing-to-indulge-the-perhapsness-of/)

[Robyn Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-schneider/)

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> [Refusing to gossip is a beautiful decision to make. It not only creates richer friendships but, more importantly, it makes our relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lysa-terkeurst/refusing-to-gossip-is-a-beautiful-decision-to-make-it-not-only/)

[Lysa TerKeurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lysa-terkeurst/)

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> [“The key to this approach is refusing to stand up and speak until you know the answer to two questions: •  What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanley/the-key-to-this-approach-is-refusing-to-stand-up-and-speak-until-you/)

[Andy Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanley/)

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> [“The thing about negotiations, not to mention the manipulation, is you can't go too far in any direction. Refusing once is good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/the-thing-about-negotiations-not-to-mention-the-manipulation-is-you/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [“...Refusing to feel desire is the only thing more painful than failing to get what you want, and that learning not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/refusing-to-feel-desire-is-the-only-thing-more-painful-than-failing/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

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> [“Love's a gift, and can certainly be refused. Refusing doesn't destroy the gift, it simply puts it aside. You're free to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-roberts/love-s-a-gift-and-can-certainly-be-refused-refusing-doesn-t-destroy/)

[Nora Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-roberts/)

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> [A man cannot free himself by any self-denying ordinances, neither by water nor potatoes, nor by violent possibilities, by refusing to swear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/a-man-cannot-free-himself-by-any-self-denying-ordinances-neither-by/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [Unfortunately, given the rules of the American political game, people who try to participate by self-righteously refusing to identify with one or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perlstein/unfortunately-given-the-rules-of-the-american-political-game-people/)

[Rick Perlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perlstein/)

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> [If something comes that it is so extreme that you have difficulty thinking of it as a good thing, don't think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/srikumar-rao/if-something-comes-that-it-is-so-extreme-that-you-have-difficulty/)

[Srikumar Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/srikumar-rao/)

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> [Those with less of a sense of service to the nation never understand it when men and women of character step forward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kelly/those-with-less-of-a-sense-of-service-to-the-nation-never-understand/)

[John F. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kelly/)

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> [“Refusing! And she is after me with a broom, trying to sweep my rotten carcass into the open. Why, shades of Gregor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-roth/refusing-and-she-is-after-me-with-a-broom-trying-to-sweep-my-rotten/)

[Philip Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-roth/)

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> [But there are times in life when a door opens and you are offered a glimpse of the light on the water,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-joyce/but-there-are-times-in-life-when-a-door-opens-and-you-are-offered-a/)

[Graham Joyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-joyce/)

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> [“Oh my god." She threw her hands up. "It's a sex injury. You don't have to go all Dr. McDreamy on me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-alberts/oh-my-god-she-threw-her-hands-up-it-s-a-sex-injury-you-don-t-have-to/)

[Diane Alberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-alberts/)

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> [“It's too late," she whispered. He whirled her around. "Don't say that! We are no better than animals if we cannot learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-quinn/it-s-too-late-she-whispered-he-whirled-her-around-don-t-say-that-we/)

[Julia Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-quinn/)

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> [“Don’t you see?” she cried. “I cannot have been wrong that you don’t have a heart.” He came toward her swiftly, grasped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-ashe/don-t-you-see-she-cried-i-cannot-have-been-wrong-that-you-don-t-have/)

[Katharine Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-ashe/)

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> [Merely refusing to give up is a victory in itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/merely-refusing-to-give-up-is-a-victory-in-itself/)

[Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/)

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> [How clerks love refusing. It salves them for being clerks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hortense-calisher/how-clerks-love-refusing-it-salves-them-for-being-clerks/)

[Hortense Calisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hortense-calisher/)

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> [“The least offensive way of refusing a request is not to let it be made.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rex-stout/the-least-offensive-way-of-refusing-a-request-is-not-to-let-it-be-made/)

[Rex Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rex-stout/)

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> [“Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up,” as”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ainissa-ramirez/failure-is-not-falling-down-but-refusing-to-get-up-as/)

Ainissa Ramirez

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> [One says a lot in vain, refusing; The other mainly hears the "No.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/one-says-a-lot-in-vain-refusing-the-other-mainly-hears-the-no/)

[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/)

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> [“Katelyn's refusing to see me or talk to me until Andrew and I get counseling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-sakavic/katelyn-s-refusing-to-see-me-or-talk-to-me-until-andrew-and-i-get/)

[Nora Sakavic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-sakavic/)

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> [“refusing to think about a thing only brings it more strongly to mind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/refusing-to-think-about-a-thing-only-brings-it-more-strongly-to-mind/)

[Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/)

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                        "text": "“Refusing! And she is after me with a broom, trying to sweep my rotten carcass into the open. Why, shades of Gregor Samsa! Hello Alex, goodbye Franz! \"You better tell me you're sorry, you, or else! And I don't mean maybe either!\" I am five, maybe six, and she is or-elsing me and not-meaning-maybe as though the firing squad is already outside, lining the street with newspaper preparatory to my execution.”",
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                        "text": "But there are times in life when a door opens and you are offered a glimpse of the light on the water, and you know that if you don't take it, that door slams shut, and maybe forever. Maybe you fool yourself into thinking that you had a choice at all; maybe you were always going to say yes. Maybe refusing was no more a choice than is holding your breath. You were always going to breathe. You were always going to say yes.",
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                        "text": "“Oh my god.\" She threw her hands up. \"It's a sex injury. You don't have to go all Dr. McDreamy on me, for the love of God.\" His lips quirked. \"You can call me that while I fuck you if you want,\" he said, his voice heavy despite his amusement. \"But we're not moving on until I treat you.\" She crossed her arms. \"Maybe I should call you Dr. McStubborn. Or Dr. McAss.\" She pressed her lips together. \"Or Dr. McCo-\" He rubbed his jaw. \"I think I get the point. I'm a stubborn ass. Now let me look at your back.\" \"Yeah? Well...\" She lifted her chin. \"I'm refusing treatment.\" He stiffened. \"I'm refusing your refusal.\" \"I'm refusing your refusal of my refusal.\" \"I'm refusing-\" He broke off and shook his head, looking up at the sky. \"You know what? We're wasting time. Sit down.”",
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                        "text": "“It's too late,\" she whispered. He whirled her around. \"Don't say that! We are no better than animals if we cannot learn from our mistakes and move forward.\" She lifted her chin. \"It isn't that. I don't want to marry you anymore.\" And she didn't, she realized ... He paled and whispered, \"You're just saying that.\" \"I mean what I say, Robert. I don't want to marry you.\" \"You're angry,\" he reasoned. \"You're angry, and you want to hurt me, and you have every right to feel that way.\" \"I'm not angry.\" She paused. \"Well, yes, I am, but that's not why I'm refusing you.\" He crossed his arms. \"Why, then? Why won't you even listen to me?\" \"Because I'm happy now! Is that so difficult for you to understand? I like my position and I love my independence.”",
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