#refuse

During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with the others, although the Governor offered them one hundred pounds sterling for me, on purpose to give me a parole to go home. ↗

— Daniel Boone

#although #during #entertained #give #give me

Yes, they wanted me to sign a contract of exclusivity, and I refused. ↗

— Claudia Cardinale

#exclusivity #i #me #refused #sign

The House of Commons, refused to receive the addresses of the colonies, when the matter was pending; besides, we hold our rights neither from them nor from the Lords. ↗

— Christopher Gadsden

#colonies #commons #hold #house #lords

Remember that in the early days of the feminist movement, they refused to have a leader; different women would just stand up and speak. The early feminists were very careful to not put what was spontaneously arising back in the old bottle. ↗

— James Hillman

#back #bottle #careful #days #different

The more we refuse to buy into our inner critics - and our external ones too - the easier it will get to have confidence in our choices, and to feel comfortable with who we are - as women and as mothers. ↗

— Arianna Huffington

#choices #comfortable #confidence #critics #easier

I had one nanny who made me sit in front of a bowl of porridge for three or four days running when I refused to eat it. I remember being very unhappy about that. ↗

— Anjelica Huston

#being #bowl #days #eat #four

I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter. ↗

— Nicole Kidman

#happened #i #make #me #refuse

I absolutely refuse the fame part of my business. I refuse even the money side of my business. I try to do as good work as I can do, I try to grow in my art and reach for truth. That's what I want from my art, that's what I aspire to. ↗

— Connie Nielsen

#art #aspire #business #even #fame

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. ↗

— Plato

#live #men #part #punishment #refuse

Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey. ↗

— Matthew Prior

#anger #cruel #dart #escape #fantastic