Refusal Quotes

245 quotes by 216 authors

My own feeling is that one should refuse to participate in any activity that implements American aggression - thus tax refusal, draft refusal, avoidance of… — Noam Chomsky
The Scientific Revolution, that remarkable transformation of European thought that occurred between approximately 1550 and 1700, brought with it an ascendancy of the experimental method… — Sherwin B. Nuland
Everything we do these days - our lust for ever more comfort, pleasure, and distraction, our refusal to engage with the mandates of reality, our… — James Howard Kunstler
In view of the meaning given to this honor in the community to which I belong, I should abstain from the undeserved prize that has… — Boris Pasternak
Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. — Fran Lebowitz
A soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed. — Alexander Chase
In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and… — John Reed
There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings. — Dorothy Thompson
I understand why so many Americans are fed up with government. The 112th Congress was almost universally derided as the worst ever. It was the… — Olympia Snowe
Perhaps that is what love is: the momentary or prolonged refusal to think of another person in terms of power — Phyllis Rose
The government has interpreted the peacefulness of the movement as a weakness: the people's non-violent policies have been taken as a green light for government… — Nelson Mandela
The two pillars of 'political correctness' are: a) willful ignorance b) a steadfast refusal to face the truth — George MacDonald
Given after refusal is more pleasing than refusal after given — Hazrat Ali
The refusal of praise often proceeds from a desire to have it repeated. — Vikrant Parsai
When someone slips and faulters it doesn't make them evil it makes them human. What will make a person evil is refusal to correct their… — Navaid Aziz
The only thing stopping you from reaching your goals is your refusal to FIGHT. You keep letting your problems and life make you give up. — Sonya Parker
Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side — Arcine Arciniegas
Words signify man's refusal to accept the world as it is. — Herbert Kaufman
Every fact of science was once Damned. Every invention was considered impossible. Every discovery was a nervous shock to some orthodoxy. Every artistic innovation was… — Robert Anton Wilson
It's not the cheating. It's the hunger...The hunger for an alternative, and the refusal to accept a life of unhappiness. — Kate Winslet

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