156 Decline Quotes for You to Enjoy

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle

Democracy Degenerate Republics Decline

A drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be, according to the fitness and tendency of things. Nature has set upon him the process of decline and dissolution by which she removes things which have survived their usefulness. William Graham Sumner

The planet's biggest problems have to do with sustainability, environmental decline, global poverty, disease, conflict and so forth. Really, they're all interconnected - it's one big problem, which is that the way we're doing things can't go on. Alex Steffen

What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible. Cao Cao

Prevail Battle Enemy Will He Taking Advantage Invincible Taking Advantage Surely His Hand Decline Certain Doubts Who Shows Peak Defeated

Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline. Madeleine M. Kunin

Work Time Family Woman National Down Every Every Time Out Find Boss Simultaneously She Because Arrangement Leave Leaves Maternity Falls Afford Childcare Notch Decline Work Out Workforce Paid Flexible Productivity Income Her Numbers

I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination. Scott Adams

Respectfully Join Invitation Hallucination Decline Your

Increased physical activity during the school day can help children's attention, classroom behavior, and achievement test scores. Meanwhile, the decline of play is closely linked to ADHD; behavioral problems; and stunted social, cognitive, and creative development. Darell Hammond

Day Achievement Creative School Behavior Problems Increased ADHD Physical Physical Activity Classroom Attention Development Stunted Test Test Scores Scores Linked Closely Behavioral Children Social Decline Meanwhile Help Activity Play Cognitive

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government. George McGovern

Government Country Think Civility Partly Because Getting Disgusted Decline Washington

I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions, because they would take away my liberty. George Santayana

Land and sea, weakness and decline are great separators, but death is the great divorcer for ever. John Keats

Death Great Weakness Land Decline Sea Ever

I decline all noisy, wordy, confused, and personal controversies. Josiah Warren

Confused Noisy Personal Controversies Wordy Decline

I'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in hostility between those who have differing opinions. I think this has led to the alienation of the public in governance, which jeopardizes democratic participation. Kyrsten Sinema

Politics Seen Think Increase Alienation Those Rapid About Civility Hostility Between Participation Democratic Concerned Opinions Governance Years Led Very Which Public Decline Who Differing Tone Recent Recent Years Bipartisanship

Our American friends offer us money, arms, and advice. We take the money, we take the arms, and we decline the advice. Moshe Dayan

Money Advice Our Take Arms Friends Offer American Decline Us

It's difficult to know when to set boundaries around your health at work because the decline is so gradual. Allowing stress to build up, losing sleep, and sitting all day without exercising all add up. Travis Bradberry

Work Health Day Losing Stress Build Difficult Add All Day Allowing Boundaries Know Because Around Without Exercising Up Gradual Sitting Decline Your Set Sleep

Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I've always played live. Adam Ant

Music Live Record Record Companies Since Always Sales Decline Companies Played

For newspapers to continue to play an important role in civic engagement, they need more access to capital. Their decline has created a real threat to independent reporting at the state and local level. Ajit Pai

The French are very bizarre. There is this collective depiction: 'We're in decline, we're being assailed, we must protect ourselves.' Alain Juppe

Collective Ourselves Bizarre Must Protect French Very Being Depiction Decline

There are many reasons for the decline in royal esteem. One is that so many of the royals are thick. Alastair Campbell

Esteem Decline Reasons Many Thick Royal Royals

Automation is driving the decline of banal and repetitive tasks. Amber Rudd

Automation Driving Banal Repetitive Tasks Decline

Jews have been harmed by the threats to freedom of opinion and debate, the punishments for candor, and the decline in rigorous standards in the academy that have accompanied progressive hegemony, which insists upon the sacrosanct status of affirmative action and other policies favored by the left. Amy Wax

Freedom Debate Action Other Jews Progressive Favored Punishments Rigorous Status Threats Insists Academy Policies Opinion Accompanied Been Left Affirmative Affirmative Action Candor Which Decline Hegemony Standards Harmed

There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next level of performance. Miss that moment - and you start to decline. Andy Grove

History You Change Dramatically At Least One Rise Point Miss Performance Least Any The History Of Decline Next Next Level Moment Company Level Start

Reader was by far the most popular feed reader out there, and its user base had been in a steep decline for two years before Google decided to shut it down. Annalee Newitz

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Deflation is defined as a general decline in prices, with emphasis on the word 'general.' Ben Bernanke

Word Defined Deflation General Prices Emphasis Decline

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