Refusing Quotes

“19. Those who are the happiest are not necessarily those for whom life has been easiest. Emotional stability results from an attitude. It is refusing to yield to depression and fear, even when black clouds float overhead. It is improving that which can be improved and accepting that which is inevitable.”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“I have never been a victim of home intrusion. I have never been raped. It is not a reenactment of such a trauma but a preoccupation with the threat of it, with the problem and necessity of refusing without ever saying no.”
― Melissa Febos, Girlhood

“One sure way I can avoid facing myself is by refusing to look into the face of God.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough, Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone: Simple Truths for Profound Living

“He concluded in the last scene that we are given two choices in life. We can allow ourselves to love and care for others, which makes us vulnerable to their sickness, death, or rejection. Or we can protect ourselves by refusing to love. Lewis decided that it is better to feel and to suffer than to go through life isolated, insulated, and lonely.”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: A Young Adult's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“It is in refusing to recognize that we worship something that we move from the worship of that thing to slavery to that thing.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“It is in refusing to recognize that we worship something that we move from the worship ‘of’ that thing to slavery ‘to’ that thing.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“It nearly killed me. It trapped me like a bird in a cage.'

Elain said, 'Then I will find it. I might require some time to reacquaint myself with my powers, but I could start today.'

'Absolutely not,' Nesta spat, fingers curling at her sides. 'Absolutely not.'

'Why?' Elain demanded. 'Shall I tend to my little garden forever?' When Nesta flinched, Elain said, 'You can't have it both ways. You cannot resent my decision to lead a small, quiet life while also refusing to let me do anything greater.'

'Then go off on adventures,' Nesta said. 'Go drink and fuck strangers. But stay away from the Cauldron.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“To heal the pain of another is to heal my own pain. Yet, some of the greatest pain that I can experience is found in refusing to understand this.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“To refuse to sacrifice may in fact be the greatest sacrifice. For refusing to sacrifice means that I willfully throw away some of the greatest growth that life has to offer me.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Beware of trying to patch up a present refusal to walk in the light by recalling past experiences when you did walk in the light.”
― Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest

“After refusing numerous hostile demands for my resignation, the toxic management team changed my job description multiple times to be distinctly different from the rest of the team. I regarded it as a form of harassment and discrimination.”
― Steven Magee

“Don't be tired of refusing your failures and don't be tired of accepting your rejections”
― Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“No, I won't help you. No I won't hear you explain why I should. It really is a magical word: no. You say whatever bullshit you want, and I just say no.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“The police chief was refusing to hand over police body camera videos I was in. He was told the next day to hand them over by his lawyer after I informed them I was filing a police complaint regarding the incident!”
― Steven Magee