Refusal Quotes

245 quotes by 220 authors

Modern man lives isolated in his artificial environment, not because the artificial is evil as such, but because of his lack of comprehension of the… — Arthur Koestler
Infantile people complain and say that God is cruel or that there is no God. Mature people, however, know that there is wisdom and sometimes… — Norman Vincent Peale
Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal meekly. Frequently call… — Saint Francis de Sales
Older boys often asked me to teach them â€œsome bad words in your languageâ€. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination,… — Firoozeh Dumas
Sometimes I hear the world discussed as the realm of men. This is not my experience. I have watched men fall to the ground like… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
The slavery of identity comes from our refusal to face ourselves. So we must begin the exploration to self-awareness. Where do we start? — Ruben Papian
Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a refusal to deny the obvious. Unfortunately, we… — Sam Harris
Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by… — Bell Hooks
The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of any country to… — Daisaku Ikeda
Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself. — Soren Kierkegaard
Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect. — Thomas S. Monson
There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even… — Reinhold Niebuhr
My characters aren't losers. They're rebels. They win by their refusal to play by everyone else's rules. — Harold Ramis
Thousands of people may have been killed by hurricane Katrina and many more could die in its aftermath because of the President's refusal to heed… — Charles Rangel
A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him. — Bayard Rustin
Every addiction arises from an unconscious refusal to face and move through your own pain. Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain. Whatever… — Eckhart Tolle
The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some… — John Updike
People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about love and what is positive… — Raoul Vaneigem
Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal. — Diana Vreeland

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