Declaration Quotes

“You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner." (Elizabeth Bennett)”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“The theology of the average colored church is basing itself far too much upon 'Hell and Damnation'—upon an attempt to scare people into being decent and threatening them with the terrors of death and punishment. We are still trained to believe a good deal that is simply childish in theology. The outward and visible punishment of every wrong deed that men do, the repeated declaration that anything can be gotten by anyone at any time by prayer.

[Essay entitled 'On Christianity', published posthumously]”
― W.E.B. Du Bois, Writings: The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade / The Souls of Black Folk / Dusk of Dawn / Essays and Articles

“Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome.
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― Gemma Malley, The Declaration

“Here's what we're not taught [about the Declaration and Constitution]: Those words at the time they were written were blazingly, electrifyingly subversive. If you understand them truly now, they still are. You are not taught - and it is a disgrace that you aren't - that these men and women were radicals for liberty; that they had a vision of equality that was a slap in the face of what the rest of their world understood to be the unchanging, God-given order of nations; and that they were willing to die to make that desperate vision into a reality for people like us, whom they would never live to see. ”
― Naomi Wolf, The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot

“Surplus meant unnecessary. Not required.
You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were needed by someone else. You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were loved.
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― Gemma Malley, The Declaration

“He gripped her nape. "I fuckin' love you, Regin!" Rain spiked his lashes as he gazed down at her, commanding her,
"Love Me Back”
― Gena Showalter

“I love you Anna Covey,' he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers, and Anna felt him kiss her awkwardly, she knew that she wasn't a Surplus any more. And nor was Peter.”
― Gemma Malley, The Declaration

“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“You don't have to lie to me to be nice, Jake. You can just say, 'Wow, your nails look crappy.'" I did my best boy voice.
"Well, I will tell you that's a crappy imitation of my voice." He smiled so wide I could see his eyetooth from across the table. "But you've got to know you're totally hot, chipped nails and all." He burned beet red all the way to the roots of his hair. "Man, you get me to say some embarrassing stuff, Brenna." He rubbed his hand on the back of his neck.
"Hey, don't blame me when you feel moved to make strange declarations.”
― Liz Reinhardt, Double Clutch

“I've gotta say what I've gotta say and then I swear I'll go away, but I can't promise you'll enjoy the noise.”
― Corey Taylor

“People say beware, but I don't care. Their words are just rules and regulations to me.”
― Patti Smith

“I won't let her continue to harm my people," Snow declared again, her voice commanding. "If you help me, I will work hard to bring peace and prosperity back to this kingdom, as it had once before." She looked at Grumpy. "I know I've let you down, but I won't anymore. You don't know what I've been through. All because I've been afraid." She straightened her shoulders and looked at them with steely determination. "I'm not anymore.”
― Jen Calonita, Mirror, Mirror

“Independence that has declared its ‘independence’ from the sure and certain compass of sound morals is nothing more than rogue greed having scantily dressed itself in the garb of independence while running off the cliff of anarchy.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If you're watching, Eo, it's time to close your eyes.”
― Pierce Brown, Morning Star

“Those who declare war are seldom those who fight.”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“May you thrive where others tumble.”
― Bernard Kelvin Clive

“No declaration changes the existence of God”
― Sunday Adelaja

“God’s church need to declare war against ignorance.”
― Sunday Adelaja, The Mountain of Ignorance

“Ungodliness has always declared war on godliness.”
― Sunday Adelaja, The Mountain of Ignorance

“It is disheartening that most Christians will still miss Heaven because Christians today have forgotten that Heaven is meant for those who declare Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, then confirm that declaration with action.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“Clarity is the greatest thing. It means seeing what is, as opposed to what is believed, desired, or hoped for. Clarity is unobstructed view. It exists independently of delusion, facade, and deception (to others or of one’s own self.”
― Carl Hitchens, Sitting with Warrior

“The church of God will stand firm in unity, preach the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. And no one I mean no one will prevail against it in Jesus name.”
― Euginia Herlihy

“There is no exposal without declaration”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Whatever you meant to kill and destroy yesterday is much more alive than ever before. The voice you tried to silence has gained the highest pitch ever than before. Guess what sucker, you are defeated again; pack your bags and go to the pit of hell where you belong. I am the child of God and I will fight until the end.”
― Euginia Herlihy

“To participate in the Pledge of Allegiance would be a public declaration of support to a corrupt government.”
― Steven Magee

“The government’s blatant denial of my disability benefits was a declaration of war on my family.”
― Steven Magee

“Caro, I don’t understand,” I gasped. “Why do you love me?”

“Just because … because the sky is blue and the sea is green.”

And then I broke.

Everything she’d told me was true. She’d loved me ten years ago, and all the years in between, and she still loved me now. And I didn’t know why; I didn’t understand, but maybe that didn’t matter, because she loved me, and I loved her and I always had. It had only ever been her. My Caro.”
― Jane Harvey-Berrick, Semper Fi

“He spoke as if the plan had already been written.”
― Aspen Matis, Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“You tire my weary bones! Stand still and let me have you in my grasp, for Youth I have declared you mine!.”
― Teninteni

“So here is that line from the American Declaration of Independence translated into biological terms:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men evolved differently, that they are born with certain mutable characteristics, and that among these are life and the pursuit of pleasure.”
― Yuval Noah Harari