“It is one thing to decry the rat race...that is the good and honorable work of moralists. It is quite another thing to quit the rat race, to drop out, to refuse to run any further--that is the work of the individualist. It is offensive because it is impolite it makes the rebuke personal the individualist calls not his or her behavior into question, but mine.” RunningRaceOne ThingMinesBehaviorRefuseQuittingOffensiveHonorableRatsRebukeMoralistRat Race Author:Paul Gruchow
“One thing I will not compromise over is whether or not Congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked up. If Congress refuses to give the United States the ability to pay its bills on time, the consequences for the entire global economy could be catastrophic.” IfsGivingShouldStatesAbilityUnitedPayUnited StatesEconomyOne ThingConsequenceBillsCongressRefuseCompromiseGlobal Economy Author:Barack Obama
“Folks have to pin me down because, for one thing, I don't have a laptop. I don't have an iPhone, and I refuse to carry them because they're immensely hackable.” One ThingFolksRefusePinsIphoneLaptops Author:Dan Aykroyd
“I never smoke grass and drive my car because, for one thing, no matter how many letters I write to the road commissions, they still refuse to start designing highways with second-chance exits.” WritingStillsMatterChanceOne ThingCarDesignLettersRefuseSmokeGrassHighwaysSecond ChanceExit Book:The Marijuana-logues: Everything About Pot That We Could Remember Source: The Marijuana-logues: Everything About Pot That We Could Remember
“I'm afraid one thing - I don't like heights. Heights bug me out. I'm not cool with heights. I refuse to do a comedy show 12 stories up. I'm fearless about everything else.” StoriesShowsComedyOne ThingRefuseFearlessHeightBugsComedy Shows Author:J. B. Smoove