Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal. Votes: 3
Diana VreelandThere is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth. Votes: 2
Dorothy ThompsonLanguage is the main instrument of man's refusal to accept the world as it is. Votes: 2
George SteinerA soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed. Votes: 1
Alexander ChaseWhat is a rebel? A man who says no: but whose refusal does not imply a renunciation. Votes: 1
Albert CamusThere is only one meditation - the rigorous refusal to harbor thoughts. Votes: 0
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajSelf-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself. Votes: 0
Nathaniel BrandenOnly the refusal to listen guarantees one against being ensnared by the truth. Votes: 0
Robert NozickAll logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically Votes: 0
Steven WeinbergSometimes heroism is nothing more than patience, curiosity, and a refusal to panic. Votes: 0
Leif EngerIn some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated. Votes: 0
Margaret HalseyThe leading characteristic of the savage state is its refusal or avoidance of industry. Votes: 0
Arthur BrisbaneThe biggest obstacle to making Christ magnificent is the refusal to make yourself small. Votes: 0
James MacDonaldA refusal to believe that God loves us is the unbelief which destroys the soul. Votes: 0
Edward Norris KirkDisappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. Votes: 0
Richelle E. GoodrichA man's rights are not violated by a private individual's refusal to deal with him. Votes: 0
Ayn RandWhen all hope is lost, pig-headed refusal to acknowledge reality will always save the day. Votes: 0
Andy IhnatkoIt's not the cheating. It's the hunger for an alternative. The refusal to accept unhappiness. Votes: 0
Tom PerrottaThe roots of any evil deed can be traced to the perpetrator's refusal to experience pain. Votes: 0
Keith AblowThe refusal to be committed and the attitude of indifference can in fact never be neutral. Votes: 0
John Bertram PhillipsDo not meddle in the affairs of wizards because a refusal often offends, I read somewhere. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettThe easiest rationalization for the refusal to seek the truth is the denial that truth exists. Votes: 0
Sidney HookLove is creative, understanding goodwill for all men. It is the refusal to defeat any individual. Votes: 0
Martin Luther King, Jr.A refusal of nature as a model is a tradition that goes right back to Oscar Wilde. Votes: 0
Todd HaynesBreach of promise is no less an act of insolvency than a refusal to pay one's debt. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiThe beginning of suffering is often a refusal to look at the situation as it really is. Votes: 0
Deepak ChopraThe absurd hero's refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion. Votes: 0
Albert CamusLiving with golden fantasies of an endlessly nurtured infancy can be a neurotic refusal to grow up. Votes: 0
Judith ViorstSin is the despairing refusal to find your deepest identity in your relationship and service to God. Votes: 0
Timothy KellerThere is the refusal of style and the refusal of sentimentalism, there is this desire for clarity... Votes: 0
Luc DelahayeFor the essence of science, I would suggest, is simply the refusal to believe on the basis of hope. Votes: 0
Barrington Moore, Jr.