Quotes by Refusal The test of intellect is the refusal to belabor the obvious. Alfred Bester refusal obvious tests Refusal to forgive reveals we have minimized our offense against God and we have maximized a brother's offense against us. Alistair Begg refusal forgiving brother We gain power in our refusal to accept less than we deserve. Amber Hollibaugh refusal gains accepting The only condition of fighting for the right to create is faith in your own vocation, readiness to serve, and refusal to compromise. Andrei Tarkovsky refusal compromise fighting When all hope is lost, pig-headed refusal to acknowledge reality will always save the day. Andy Ihnatko refusal pigs reality Sin is a refusal to grow, a refusal to love, a refusal to get committed, to be concerned, and to take risks. Anthony de Mello refusal risk sin He who never says "no" is no true man. Antoine de Saint-Exupery true-man refusal men The leading characteristic of the savage state is its refusal or avoidance of industry. Arthur Brisbane refusal characteristics savages Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die. Bernie Siegel refusal decision hope Our refusal to fear reminds the devil that he is finished! Bill Johnson refusal finished devil While the Jeffersonian did not flatly deny the Creator's power to perform miracles, he admired His refusal to do so. Daniel J. Boorstin refusal deny miracle He who awaits the call, but sees the need, Already sets his spirit to refuse it. Dante Alighieri refusal spirit needs Your suffering is shaped exactly by your refusal to open. David Deida refusal suffering What else is death but the refusal any longer to grow and suffer change? David Malouf refusal grows suffering Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal. Diana Vreeland well-dressed refusal elegance The beginning of suffering is often a refusal to look at the situation as it really is. Deepak Chopra refusal suffering looks There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth. Dorothy Thompson finding-out-the-truth refusal fear Sometimes God's refusals are His mercies. Elisabeth Elliot refusal mercy sometimes Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts. Eugene H. Peterson refusal prayer Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him. Francis Chan refusal intimacy communication 123»