Refused Quotes

430 quotes by 381 authors

Martin Luther King challenged the conscience of my generation, and his words and his legacy continue to move generations to action today at home and… — John F. Kerry
I refused [to study under Rodin] because nothing grows under large trees. — Constantin Brancusi
It is no surprise that the Republican-controlled Senate intelligence committee has once again caved in to the wishes of the White House and refused even… — Harry Reid
The Holy Father has acted as the Vicar of Christ and acted like Christ himself, who never refused to talk to anyone. — Francesco Cossiga
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
In the deep jungles of Africa, a traveler was making a long trek. Coolies had been engaged from a tribe to carry the loads. The… — Lettie Cowman
I could never fear a God who kept a hell prison-house. No, not though he flung me there because I refused. There is a power… — James Anthony Froude
You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of… — Ronald Reagan
It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit. — Anatole France
But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender Osama bin Laden… — Barney Frank
I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking. — Teri Garr
Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to be what it is his duty to be. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
When Europeans came upon real ruined cities they refused to believe that they had been built by Africans. Here the past has been distorted and… — Henry Louis Gates
I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner. — Aleister Crowley
I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there. — Sammy Davis, Jr.
There will never be another Ed Koch. He was an original, but he represented a significant, if shrinking, segment of American Jewry who refused to… — Alan Dershowitz
My nursery school did a production of 'The Three Little Pigs.' I played the third pig. When the wolf knocked on my door, I refused… — Zooey Deschanel
Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because I had previously been an analyst and they were very… — Albert Ellis
Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their… — B. C. Forbes

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