Refuse Quotes

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There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Every one has experienced how learning an appropriate name for what was dim and vague cleared up and crystallized the whole matter. Some meaning seems… — John Dewey
In my lame pescetarian defense, it's very hard to be a girl and say you won't eat something. Refuse one plate of bacon-wrapped pork rinds… — Sloane Crosley
But my dreaming self refuses to be consoled. It continues to wander, aimless, homeless, alone. It cannot be convinced of its safety by any evidence… — Margaret Atwood
Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance. To me, it always… — Isaac Asimov
The truth is that there are no good men, or bad men,' he said. 'It is the deeds that have goodness or badness in them.… — Gregory David Roberts
I was admonished ot adopt feminine clothes; I refused, and still refuse. As for other avocations of women, there are plenty of other women to… — Joan of Arc
The argument goes something like this: "I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing. — Douglas Adams
Sometimes, a flame can be utterly extinguished. Sometimes, a flame can shrink and waver, but sometimes a flame refuses to go out. It flares up… — Karen Hesse
I've always known that the quality of love was the mind, even though the body sometimes refuses this knowledge. The body lives for itself. It… — Ray Bradbury
I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures. — Stephenie Meyer
One doesnâ€™t become a witch to run around being helpful eitherâ€¦. Itâ€™s to escape all that â€“ to have a life of oneâ€™s own, not… — Sylvia Townsend Warner
Philosophy and science have not always been friendly toward the idea of God, the reason being they are dedicated to the task of accounting for… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said "I will… — Yann Martel
People are starving for love, not knowing their heart is a magical kitchen. Open your heart. Open your magical kitchen and refuse to walk around… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
Sometimes my need to love hurts-- myself, my family, my cause. Is there a cure? Of course. But I refuse. Refuse to stop loving, to… — Jon Krakauer
It may be an infinitely less evil to murder a man than to refuse to forgive him. The former may be the act of a… — George MacDonald
He says he had to go help someone in a desperate situation. Who, exactly, he refuses to say. He doesnâ€™t know when heâ€™s going to… — Katie MacAlister
We would oppose the turning of the planet and refuse the setting of the sun. — Dave Eggers
The real heroes are the librarians and teachers who at no small risk to themselves refuse to lie down and play dead for censors. — Bruce Coville

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