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Refusing Quotes

It seems the deeper, truer personality of the artist only emerges in the making of decisions... in refusing and accepting, changing and revising Picture Quote #1

I believe verbal felicity is the fruit of ardor, of diligence, and of refusing to be false Picture Quote #1

Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is Picture Quote #1

Everybody does the same mistake: refusing the means, but wanting the ends. You want peace and harmony in the world, but refuse to have them in yourself Picture Quote #1

I am unable, mentally incapable, of relating the dead thing, the broken body refusing to divulge why or where the occupant has gone, to the thing that was alive Picture Quote #1

Keeping a diary is like closing your bedroom door and refusing to come out until dinnertime: it is a declaration of self Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes the very best way to deal with unpleasant things is to depict them in ways that allow people to laugh at them and destroy the power of unsayable things, rather than refusing to acknowledge them Picture Quote #1

By refusing to pay too much for an investment, you minimize the chances that your wealth will ever disappear or suddenly be destroyed Picture Quote #1

A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it Picture Quote #1

That which exists possesses identity; he could keep it out of existence by refusing to identify it Picture Quote #1

Really knowing is good. Not knowing, or refusing to know, is bad, or amoral, at least. You can’t act if you don’t know. Acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff Picture Quote #1

Raking a hand through his hair, he forced his attention to the text she’d left on the coffee table, refusing to dwell on the disconcerting fact that a part of him had taken one look at the lass in such proximity to his bed and said simply: Mine Picture Quote #1

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My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk Picture Quote #1

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work Picture Quote #1

The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light Picture Quote #1

I feel myself acting like a lunatic, but I can’t stop. It would be like refusing to breathe Picture Quote #1

You make it a production. Slam doors. Knock things over. Scream. But I just leave. Even if I’m still standing there, I leave. I am refusing you. I am denying you. I am an adjective that is quickly turning into a noun Picture Quote #1

Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions Picture Quote #1

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By paying our other debts, we are equal with all mankind; but in refusing to pay a debt of revenge, we are superior Picture Quote #1

You have the power to take away someone’s happiness by refusing to forgive. That someone is you Picture Quote #1

You do not stop losing power by refusing to recognize your fear, by anesthetizing yourself to what you feel. The road to authentic power is always through what you feel through your heart Picture Quote #1

My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension Picture Quote #1

My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity Picture Quote #1

Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy Picture Quote #1

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No matter what’s going on in our lives, the victory is in refusing to quit Picture Quote #1

People have played on words and pretended to believe that refusing to grant a meaning to life necessarily leads to declaring that it is not worth living. In truth, there is no necessary common measure between these two judgments Picture Quote #1

It is better to tolerate the rare instance of a parent refusing to let his child be educated, than to shock the common feelings and ideas by forcible asportation and education of the infant against the will of the father Picture Quote #1

In saying no to progress, it is not the future which they condemn, but themselves. They give themselves a melancholy disease; they inoculate themselves with the past. There is but one way of refusing tomorrow, that is to die Picture Quote #1

We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others Picture Quote #1

The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance Picture Quote #1

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It seems the deeper, truer personality of the artist only emerges in the making of decisions... in refusing and accepting, changing and revising (Refusing Quotes) I believe verbal felicity is the fruit of ardor, of diligence, and of refusing to be false (Refusing Quotes) Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is (Refusing Quotes) Everybody does the same mistake: refusing the means, but wanting the ends. You want peace and harmony in the world, but refuse to have them in yourself (Refusing Quotes) I am unable, mentally incapable, of relating the dead thing, the broken body refusing to divulge why or where the occupant has gone, to the thing that was alive (Refusing Quotes) Keeping a diary is like closing your bedroom door and refusing to come out until dinnertime: it is a declaration of self (Refusing Quotes) Sometimes the very best way to deal with unpleasant things is to depict them in ways that allow people to laugh at them and destroy the power of unsayable things, rather than refusing to acknowledge them (Refusing Quotes) By refusing to pay too much for an investment, you minimize the chances that your wealth will ever disappear or suddenly be destroyed (Refusing Quotes) A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it (Refusing Quotes) That which exists possesses identity; he could keep it out of existence by refusing to identify it (Refusing Quotes) Really knowing is good. Not knowing, or refusing to know, is bad, or amoral, at least. You can’t act if you don’t know. Acting without knowing takes you right off the cliff (Refusing Quotes) Raking a hand through his hair, he forced his attention to the text she’d left on the coffee table, refusing to dwell on the disconcerting fact that a part of him had taken one look at the lass in such proximity to his bed and said simply: Mine (Refusing Quotes) My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk (Refusing Quotes) Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work (Refusing Quotes) The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light (Refusing Quotes) I feel myself acting like a lunatic, but I can’t stop. It would be like refusing to breathe (Refusing Quotes) You make it a production. Slam doors. Knock things over. Scream. But I just leave. Even if I’m still standing there, I leave. I am refusing you. I am denying you. I am an adjective that is quickly turning into a noun (Refusing Quotes) Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions (Refusing Quotes) By paying our other debts, we are equal with all mankind; but in refusing to pay a debt of revenge, we are superior (Refusing Quotes) You have the power to take away someone’s happiness by refusing to forgive. That someone is you (Refusing Quotes) You do not stop losing power by refusing to recognize your fear, by anesthetizing yourself to what you feel. The road to authentic power is always through what you feel through your heart (Refusing Quotes) My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension (Refusing Quotes) My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity (Refusing Quotes) Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy (Refusing Quotes) No matter what’s going on in our lives, the victory is in refusing to quit (Refusing Quotes) People have played on words and pretended to believe that refusing to grant a meaning to life necessarily leads to declaring that it is not worth living. In truth, there is no necessary common measure between these two judgments (Refusing Quotes) It is better to tolerate the rare instance of a parent refusing to let his child be educated, than to shock the common feelings and ideas by forcible asportation and education of the infant against the will of the father (Refusing Quotes) In saying no to progress, it is not the future which they condemn, but themselves. They give themselves a melancholy disease; they inoculate themselves with the past. There is but one way of refusing tomorrow, that is to die (Refusing Quotes) We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others (Refusing Quotes) The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance (Refusing Quotes)

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