Declined Quotes

(on George W. Bush) I had a couple of opportunities to go and meet him, and I declined, partly out of comedic purposes, because when I was on the show ("Saturday Night Live" (1975)) at the time, it didn`t make sense to really meet the people that you play, for fear of them influencing you. And then the other side of it is, from a political standpoint, I don`t want to meet that guy.

Well, we`ve made some changes on this tour. We`re no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We`ve been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we`re just having too much fun.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate; now what`s going to happen to us with both a Senate and a House?

('¢ Management potential: Joe Girardi , the Yankees` bench coach, recently passed up a chance to gain his first managerial experience. Girardi declined the job of leading the Italian team in the World Baseball Classic, the 16-nation tournament in March.) It would have been a great opportunity, ... I just wish the timing was different. I don`t think major league coaches can be part of this tournament because it could last the whole month of March, when we`re in spring training.

The terms of that settlement were never disclosed - not even to me. I was asked if I wanted to know and having had enough of lawsuits I declined.

Yes, the value of commercial real estate in parts of the Bay Area declined between 2000 and 2003,

Obviously, we are never going to be satisfied with a losing quarter but quite frankly we remain upbeat. The loss itself was a result of a $270,000 increase in allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and an unrealized hedging loss -- marked -- to market at the end of the quarter. As of August 31, 2005 the majority of this unrealized loss has been reversed out. However, the coffee market continues to remain extremely volatile. Beyond these two one time events, the quarter was overall a positive considering prices declined by over 20% in roughly a 30 day period.

The Democrats need to remind people of where were, in terms of our progress, as markers against where we are, and where we`ve fallen, and how we`ve declined under Bush.

I often think about how my life would have been different had I declined the offer to be appointed to the Senate and stayed on the federal bench.

The caliber of play suffered and attendance declined year by year. Interest in college football was exploding, and there was this new game called basketball.

A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some Western college, but after due consideration, I declined to consider the matter.

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined.

respectfully declined to participate.

We are disappointed that members of AMFA have declined ratification of the company`s latest contract proposal. A ratified agreement would have ended the mechanics` strike and allowed both parties to move forward.

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what`s going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?