Famous Quotes & Sayings

Adrienne Clarkson

A society like Canada's, with its four centuries of give-and-take, compromise and acceptance, wrong-doing and redress, is basically a forgiving society.

Pat Hayes

Once we get the public's acceptance on it, we're going to save some money. We've all used a pop machine, it's not that difficult, but people are still having problems with it.

Barbara Jordan

We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.

Janet Leigh

[Her life with Tony Curtis in 1961:] We were beginning the climb to a higher plateau. Acceptance. Recognition. Status. Security. We only had to hold on and hope the thin air didn't make us dizzy and cause a tumble. We also needed to remember that the inside had to ascend together with the outside.

Peter Burleigh

What we need now from the Libyans is not equivocal or conditional statements, but simple straightforward acceptance. We expect their deeds to be the proof of their stated intentions.

bell hooks

The process begins with the individual woman’s acceptance that American women, without exception, are socialized to be racist, classist and sexist, in varying degrees, and that labeling ourselves feminists does not change the fact that we must consciously work to rid ourselves of the legacy of negative socialization.

Kevin Rollins

I am sure there will come a time when we are going to use AMD. The products have been getting better. The acceptance is getting better. But we have not been suffering as a company for either growth or profitability because we haven't had AMD.

Antonio Gramsci

What are the "maximum" limits of acceptance of the term "intellectual"?

Eckhart Tolle

Whatever you accept completely will take you to peace, including the acceptance that you cannot accept, that you are in resistance.

Jonathan Spira

After 15 years, there is simply no excuse to not having this kind of technology available.

Eddy Curry

Sometimes they will look away from me. When I do get the ball, I try to make something happen so they don't have an excuse not to throw me the ball.

P. Herbert

I sort of fell in with the wrong crowd. Things started getting twisted, and instead of facing my drug problem, I made excuses and justified getting away with it because I was maintaining a job and family.

Mark Husson

The weather is not a good excuse for not outperforming. One is always tempted to have their eyes glaze over when retailers talk about the weather but the (impact) is real.

Justin Smith

This game is over with, and we've got to move on. It really doesn't mean anything. There's no excuses, but we knew we were going to play next week. It's win or go home now.

Jason Ritter

I do exercises on my Wii. It's nice to have games that keep you active. It's an excuse to play video games.

Maurice Ager

Yes we can. We've got to do something. Tired is no excuse.

Pat Burns

Excuse my voice - I don't have the thundering voice I used to have to get players going on the ice anymore.

Susan Winter

To be honest, ... there is no excuse for stupidity, for not double-checking the rules.

Keith Andrews

Despite our agreement on Monday, we felt it was essential to add a factor that safeguarded the employees' pension scheme. This was rejected by the trade union which prevented them from endorsing or accepting the rest of the offer.

Bai Ling

I also like to follow nature's rhythm. In times or places, they have their own rhythm. So you cannot push it. So we must accept that as well. Wherever we're born at this time, we just live it.

Peter Wright

There are physicians in our county who are accepting patients.

Brian Eno

Once you've grown to accept something and it becomes part of the system you've inherited, you don't even notice it any longer.

Eliot Brenner

We ran a number of tests and were not fully satisfied with procedures being followed for accepting cargo. Everyone involved has now been notified and is aware of the correct procedures.

Dave Meade

Eleven of 12 girls scored and our starters only played three minutes in the second half. I think accepting the trophy before the game really excited the girls. I was really pleased with their intensity as we head into the playoffs next week.

Chuang Tzu

Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

A. R. Rahman

Some things are very low profile, but if they excite me creatively, I accept them. Sometimes there are high-profile projects, and you have to do it. We all have human limitations. It is a painful decision to turn things down. Even accepting 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a decision that I had to sacrifice another project.

Gina Barreca

Recognizing your talents doesn't mean believing they're limitless. Accepting your strengths doesn't lead to pride, but instead to humility; you're less likely to resent what others have if you understand your own bounty.