Denying Quotes

370 Denying quotes by 323 unique authors

Christian humility does not consist in denying what there is of good in us; but in an abiding sense of ill-desert, and in the consciousness… — Charles Hodge
The greatest threat to public confidence in elections in this case is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully discriminatory law, one that likely imposes an… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Secession belongs to a different class of remedies. It is to be justified upon the basis that the States are Sovereign. There was a time… — Jefferson Davis
When you know that something's going to happen, you'll start trying to see signs of its approach in just about everything. Always try to remember… — David Eddings
It's always difficult to make conversation with a drunk, and there's no denying it, the sober are at a disadvantage with him. — W. Somerset Maugham
The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else; it is a mainspring of human activity - designed largely… — Ernest Becker
Kindness is too often left uncultivated, because men do not sufficiently understand its value. Men may be charitable and not kind; merciful, yet not kind;… — Frederick William Faber
Outside of the marriage context, can you think of any other rational basis, reason, for a state using sexual orientation as a factor in denying… — Sonia Sotomayor
We recognize that same-sex marriage makes some people deeply uncomfortable. However, inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and… — Henry Franklin Floyd
No human is perfect; we all have our hidden sins. Hypocrisy is to delude yourself into denying your own sins and allow arrogance to grow… — Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
Freedom of speech trumps political correctness. I would say our magazine would publish an anti-Semitic or Holocaust denying cartoon if it meant Jews around the… — Unknown Author
With all of the talk about polling and demographics, I think too many people have lost touch with the human and moral crisis of deportations.… — Unknown Author
Human beings have capitalized on the silence of animals, just as certain human beings have historically imposed silence on certain other human beings by denying… — Gary Steiner
Building a world where we meet our own needs without denying future generations a healthy society is not impossible, as some would assert. The question… — Christopher Flavin
It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of human history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its citizens. — Ronald Reagan
Everyone is shy - it is the inborn modesty that makes us able to live in harmony with other creatures and our fellows. Achievement comes… — Kirkpatrick Sale
In speaking of the capitalists who strive only for profit, only to get rich, I do not want to say that these are the most… — Joseph Stalin
It seems then, say I, that you leave politics entirely out of the question, and never suppose, that a wise magistrate can justly be jealous… — David Hume
Careless of waste, wallowing in refuse, exterminating the enemies . . . despising age, denying human natural history, fabricating pseudotraditions, swamped in the repeated personal… — Paul Shepard
Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on… — Debra Winger
I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live… — Caleb Carr
I simply cannot see how denying chemotherapy treatment for Palestinian children increases Israel's security or advances U.S. national interests. — Lois Capps
I’ve been married for 29 years. My marriage has been the greatest joy of my life. There is nothing conservative about denying other Americans the… — Jon Huntsman, Jr.
We must expropriate gently the private property on the state assigned to us. We shall try to spirit the penniless population across the border by… — Theodor Herzl
Our Savior gave Himself in unselfish service. He taught that each of us should follow Him by denying ourselves of selfish interests in order to… — Dallin H. Oaks

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