Refusal Quotes

245 quotes by 219 authors

In a society where the roles everyone plays are obvious, the refusal to conform to any standard will excite interest. Be both masculine and feminine,… — Robert Greene
Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him. — Francis Chan
When you don't flow freely with life in the present moment, it usually means that you're holding on to a past moment. It can be… — Louise Hay
Human beings can be redeemed. Empires cannot. Our refusal to face the truth about empire, our refusal to defy the multitudinous crimes and atrocities of… — Chris Hedges
Right here in our bodies, in our defense of our right to experience joy, in the refusal to abandon the place where we have been… — Aurora Levins Morales
Your suffering is shaped exactly by your refusal to open. — David Deida
American commercial cinema has long been dominated by men, but I donâ€™t think there has ever been another time when women have been as underrepresented… — Manohla Dargis
This of course is the way to talk to dragons, if you don't want to reveal your proper name which is wise, and don't want… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord commands the wife to be submissive. Refusal to submit to the husband is therefore rebellion against God Himself. Submission to the husband is… — Wayne Mack
Every time a bank swoops down to snatch up a home, it should be met with a crowd of jeering, obstructive neighbors. And although this… — Barbara Ehrenreich
The Declaration of Independence...is not a legal prescription conferring powers upon the courts; and the Constitution's refusal to 'deny or disparage' other rights is far… — Laura Schlessinger
Freedom without opportunity is a devil's gift, and the refusal to provide such opportunities is criminal — Noam Chomsky
Once you have confidence in your instincts, you must never allow other people's refusal to believe, or their data to refute, what you instinctively know… — T.D. Jakes
The simplest spiritual discipline is some degree of solitude and silence. But it's the hardest, because none of us want to be with someone we… — Richard Rohr
The noblest relationship is marriage, that is, love. Its nobility resides in its altruism, the desire to serve another beyond all the pleasures of the… — John Fowles
The decision to attack the entire nation [of Yugoslavia] has been counterproductive, and our destruction of civilian life has now become senseless and excessively brutal.… — Jimmy Carter
A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope. — Samuel Richardson
The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service to Him. It is never 'Do, do' with the Lord, but 'Be, be' and He will… — Oswald Chambers
To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero. — Edmond Rostand
True obedience is the refusal to compromise in any regard our relationship with God, regardless of the consequences. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

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