Decline Quotes

474 Decline quotes by 395 unique authors

Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss,… — Madeleine M. Kunin
I reject the notion that America is in a well-deserved decline, that she and her citizens are unexceptional. I do not believe America is the… — Rush Limbaugh
Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world… — Eric Liu
If I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation. — Mercedes McCambridge
I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. — George McGovern
The decline and fall of the modern religious right's notion of a Christian America creates a calmer political environment and, for many believers, may help… — Jon Meacham
Each year of life brings us nearer to our decline, but I will continue to seek a listener until I'm dead in a ditch. — Steven Morrissey
If we were to do the Second Coming of Christ in color for a full hour, there would be a considerable number of stations which… — Edward R. Murrow
I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer's disease, and to stand by and watch him decline in… — Sandra Day O'Connor
In the U.S. the powerful critics of austerity such as Paul Krugman and Robert Reich rightly identify the decline of 'labor' as a problem, and… — Frances O'Grady
Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been… — Camille Paglia
For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we… — Steven Pinker
There's no light at the end of the tunnel in the Republican message, no promise of better things to come. There's only the present stagnation,… — John Podhoretz
We will either bring on another American century, or we are doomed to witness America's decline. — Marco Rubio
Certainly, poverty and economic decline have a lot to do with the so-called rage of Islam. You've got all these young men in countries which… — Salman Rushdie
Europe today is the most secular region in the world. Europe is the only region in the world experiencing population decline. Wherever you turn today… — Jonathan Sacks
Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad?… — George Saunders
I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions,… — George Santayana
Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked. — Marilyn vos Savant
But I decline to say who has ever listened to them, who has written them, or other people who have sung them. — Pete Seeger
I decline to discuss, under compulsion, where I have sung, and who has sung my songs, and who else has sung with me, and the… — Pete Seeger
Actually, one of the better indicators historically of how well the stock market will do is just a Gallup poll, when you ask Americans if… — Nate Silver
Wal-Mart's size and scale is so vast they literally have the ability to change the face of the entire country. If Wal-Mart were to make… — Simon Sinek
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline. — Harriet Beecher Stowe
My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take… — James Thurber

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