#refuse

Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#ancestors #around #arrogant #classes #dead

If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King. ↗

— Ramsey Clark

#bus #dr #had #heard #i

The owners said that they wanted the salary cap and refused to promise that they would abide by the rules of the just-expired contract after the season ended. Believing we had no choice, the players went on strike in August of 1994. ↗

— David Cone

#after #august #believing #cap #choice

Somebody wanted me to autograph her breast and I kindly refused. She was in college. I thought maybe I shouldn't do that. ↗

— Matt Czuchry

#college #her #i #kindly #maybe

It would almost need a Mafia-like offer I couldn't refuse to do another movie. ↗

— Sean Connery

#another #i #movie #need #offer

Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons. ↗

— Al Hirschfeld

#children #crayons #down #just #put

When I met my husband, I refused to invite him home for Passover because I was embarrassed my mother might serve all the catered dishes in the wrong order. ↗

— Erica Jong

#dishes #embarrassed #him #home #husband

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#acknowledge #amazing #embarrassed #great #great nation

I suppose if I had my time again I would refuse it and stay at Fulham because I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, and secondly I would have taken it on my own terms. ↗

— Kevin Keegan

#because #enjoyed #had #i #my own

I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#based #behavior #i #i think #just