#refuse

I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking. ↗

— Teri Garr

#david #i #letterman #marriage #obvious

I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why. ↗

— Paul Gascoigne

#buy #doing #drink #got #i

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

#duty #his #life #man #manner

Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages. ↗

— Edward V. Lucas

#country #languages #learn #own #people

The last person to stand still and repeat himself was Walt Disney. He refused to repeat himself. So to think that he'd be making the same kind of film in the year 2001 that he made in 1941 is absurd. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#disney #film #himself #kind #last

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#about #accept #anything #funny #funny thing

The man who is forever disturbed about the condition of humanity either has no problems of his own or has refused to face them. ↗

— Henry Miller

#condition #disturbed #either #face #forever

Although his crusade in 1957 occurred at a time in our nation's history when race divided all, Reverend Graham refused to preach in segregated audiences. ↗

— Jerry Moran

#audiences #crusade #divided #graham #his

I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness. ↗

— Kanye West

#fits #happiness #i #ideas #me

When Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio cracked down on illegal immigration without getting permission from Obama, they threatened to revoke his 287(g) status. When Sheriff Joe refused to balk, they filed suit against him with a frivolous civil rights claim. ↗

— Russell Pearce

#arizona #balk #civil #civil rights #claim