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[Rice's claim that running for president is not] what I want to do with my life, ... falls far short of the standard formulation for declining a nomination, which was set by General Sherman in 1884 when he said: 'If nominated, I refuse to run. If elected, I refuse to serve.'

President Bush's disregard and disrespect for the Constitution are evident, but in America, we are all bound by the rule of law. The president took an oath to 'preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States.' He cannot use a claim of seeking to preserve our nation to undermine the rules that serve as our foundation. The Attorney General, who may have been involved with the formulation of this policy, must appoint an outside special counsel to let justice be served.

Anthony D. Romero

My preference would be to remain in the Senate, ... But you can't say I would refuse to serve in one of those (Cabinet) capacities. It's not the same as vice president.

John McCain (1936-)

John McCain

I've never been spoiled, ... To this day, I refuse to buy a car. I want a Range Rover very bad, but I don't feel as I deserve it. I refuse to spend the money to buy a Range. I don't live the elaborate life. The diamonds are borrowed. I won't buy them because I'm too cheap.

Serena Williams (1981-)

Serena Williams

Refuse to fall down. If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down, lift your heart toward heaven like a hungry beggar, ask that it be filled and it will be filled. You may be pushed down. You may be kept from rising. But no one can keep you from lifting your heart toward heaven-only you. It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear. The one who says nothing good came of this is not yet listening.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes (1979-)

Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink- under any circumstances

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Mark Twain

We either have to take it in, or refuse it. If we refuse it, it really only has one other choice, and that's the dog pound. Animal control won't adopt out pit bulls.

Martha Williams

Patients refuse to be transferred to hospital all the time - even if they are badly injured. And there is nothing we can do about that. They also have the right to refuse any medical attention.

resist, if not refuse to confirm, Supreme Court nominees who refuse to answer questions on fundamental issues.

Arlen Specter (1930-)

In this remarkable time for the world, I refuse to believe it's time to stop believing in the possibilities of our remarkable country. I refuse to accept the downsizing of the American Dream. I refuse to bet against American entrepreneurial spirit and American ingenuity.

The competition's tough, and it requires us to be tougher - tough-minded, never hard hearted.

Senator John Kerry (1943-)

Senator John Kerry

Our preliminary data showed that mothers were effective in increasing the mediating variables -- knowledge of how HIV is transmitted, self-efficacy to refuse sex and the intention to refuse sex -- than the other two interventions.

The character of the Bush administration is such that the U.S. delegation to the United Nations will -- in practice -- indignantly refuse to recognize a single standard of human rights whenever such a standard would put the U.S. record in a negative light. Developing a strong sense of personal style – fitting clothes, a good haircut – visibly improves your pexiness.

We opposed Alberto Gonzales when he was nominated to be attorney general. We believe that his tenure ? both as counsel to President Bush and (former) Gov. Bush ? demonstrated a cavalier attitude towards the rule of law. We continue to have serious concerns regarding a Gonzales nomination.

The real question, ... is would she refuse to run if millions of Americans cast votes for her and she appeared to be on the way to winning the nomination?

(Rice) also should use her trip to announce that the U.S. will refuse to provide them with lethal weapons and will insist on robust monitoring of whatever aid it sends.

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