The decline of the aperitif may well be one of the most depressing phenomena of our time. Votes: 4
Luis BunuelNobody wanted to touch Decline III when they found out what it was about. Votes: 3
Penelope SpheerisI actually picked up copies of Decline I and II at a flea market once. I walked out without paying. Votes: 3
Penelope SpheerisIt's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration. Votes: 2
John PrescottLife is apogee, apex, decline; life is death - and everything else is open to discussion. Votes: 2
Colin FarrellWhipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline. Votes: 2
Harriet Beecher StoweLand and sea, weakness and decline are great separators, but death is the great divorcer for ever. Votes: 2
John KeatsSuccess comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law. Votes: 2
Pierre de CoubertinWe can recognize the dawn and the decline of love by the uneasiness we feel when alone together. Votes: 2
Jean de la BruyereI definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated. Votes: 0
Al-Waleed bin TalalA civilization begins to decline the moment Life becomes its sole obsession. Votes: 0
Emile M. CioranI decline to accept Hebrew mythology as a guide to twentieth-century science. Votes: 0
Elizabeth Cady StantonThe success of Darwinism was accomplished by a decline in scientific integrity. Votes: 0
W. R. ThompsonTremendous interest in the superficial is very characteristic of cultures in decline. Votes: 0
Martin AmisGreater completion marks the progress of art, absolute completion usually its decline. Votes: 0
John RuskinI decline utterly to be impartial between the fire brigade and the fire. Votes: 0
Winston S. ChurchillAlzheimer's usually comes later than AIDS, but I decline to call that progress. Votes: 0
Mason CooleyThe overall quantity of nuclear weapons in the world continues to decline slowly. Votes: 0
John BurroughsThe rise of the ecologist almost exactly parallels the decline of the naturalist. Votes: 0
Paul SearsMarriage is a duel to the death which no man of honour should decline. Votes: 0
Gilbert K. ChestertonWhile farmers' markets are booming in cities, actual rural market towns are in decline. Votes: 0
Jasmine GuinnessThe reliance on authority measures the decline of religion, the withdrawal of the soul. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonIt should be remembered that a decline of 50% fully offsets a preceding advance of 100%. Votes: 0
Benjamin GrahamThe acceptance of homosexuality is the last step in the decline of Gentile civilization, Votes: 0
Pat RobertsonPossessing the ideal makes a person nervous: you sense the inevitable decline just ahead. Votes: 0
Garrison KeillorThank you, but we respectfully decline your overture, being more enjoyably occupied at present. Votes: 0
Laini TaylorWhen gross public debt exceeds 90 percent of GDP, economic growth tends to decline considerably. Votes: 0
Kevin McCarthyIf I have to climb to heaven on a ladder, I shall decline the invitation. Votes: 0
Mercedes McCambridgeThe decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens. Votes: 0
James CookArtists now decline to go to bed with beauty, fearing they'll wake up with kitsch. Votes: 0
Mike CurranThe beginning of the decline of the Republic was the day they air-conditioned the Capitol. Votes: 0
Howard BakerThe ideal of progress, freedom of thought, and the decline of ecclesiastical power go together. Votes: 0
J. B. BuryA total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal. Votes: 0
Ted TurnerIf inflation-adjusted interest rates decline in a given country, its currency is likely to decline. Votes: 0
Ray DalioYou just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline Votes: 0
Phil GrammBe assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline. Votes: 0
Jane ByrneThe honour of physical decline is waiting, and you have to get used to that reality. Votes: 0
Haruki MurakamiThe truly free man is he who can decline a dinner invitation without giving an excuse. Votes: 0
Jules RenardDeflation is defined as a general decline in prices, with emphasis on the word 'general.' Votes: 0
Ben BernankeThis cream will help one's nature strengthen and grow, The diet gives support in my decline. Votes: 0
Du FuWe will either bring on another American century, or we are doomed to witness America's decline. Votes: 0
Marco RubioChess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline Votes: 0
Mikhail BotvinnikSara held up a hand. 'How exactly did you "decline" his offer?' 'By slitting his throat. Votes: 0
Nalini SinghI don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, even as regards the literary scene. Votes: 0
Harold BloomI'm not running to manage the decline of this great country. I'm running to make real changes. Votes: 0
Bobby JindalAlong with issues like global warming, I think a problem with the world today is population decline. Votes: 0
Talulah RileyBe able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked. Votes: 0
Marilyn vos SavantSuch days of autumnal decline hold a strange mystery which adds to the gravity of all our moods. Votes: 0
Charles NodierOne of the most clearly marked trends for over twenty years has been the decline in civil liberties. Votes: 0
Charles A. ReichI decline to go fox hunting (nor did she want her sons William and Harry to be involved in hunting). Votes: 0
Princess DianaThere are many reasons for the decline in royal esteem. One is that so many of the royals are thick. Votes: 0
Alastair CampbellThe end of the decline of the Stock Market will probably not be long, only a few more days at most. Votes: 0
Irving FisherIn the morn of life we are alert, we are heated in its noon, and only in its decline do we repose. Votes: 0
Walter Savage LandorAs civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines. Votes: 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay
nothing like a few restful weeks contemplating the decline of civilization to restore the humors. What I did on my summer vacation was listen to a lot of people talk about the decline of practically everything - you could call it the leisure of the theory class. Votes: 3 Molly Ivins