Famous Quotes & Sayings

the recent high profile of bad behavior among passengers has meant that no airline is prepared to accept this sort of behavior.

There cannot be enduring peace, prosperity, equality and brotherhood in this world if our aims are so separate and divergent, if we do not accept that in the end we are people, all alike, sharing the Earth among ourselves and also with other sentient beings, all of whom have an equal role and stake in the state of this planet and its players.

There can be no changes. This is not a holiday gift you can go and exchange. If the city sees fit in its wisdom to accept it, so be it.

There is no reason for us to accept the suspension of our research activities nor to renounce our rights which conform with international rulings.

Gil Garcetti

There is no legal authority for the chief to thumb his nose at us -- and I won't accept it, ... I won't tolerate it.

Thomas Hill

We have a criminal system that makes mistakes. If you accept that proposition, that means you have to be prepared for the inevitability that some are sentenced to death for crimes they didn't commit,

To assume we're going to have our head over a barrel and be forced to accept some sort of compromise bill is not the position we find ourselves in right now. The moratorium remains in effect. There is nothing new; the only thing new is this tendency to provide an alternate plan to one that wants to drill closer to Florida's shores.

to accept the Rambouillet accords, including both their political and civilian, and military implementation elements.

Publilius Syrus

To accept a benefit is to sell one's freedom

This was the last thing the government wanted. However, it's our job to accept the umpire's decision and find a way through this mess, ... We will finish what we started. We will reform the health system and not only that, we will ensure that the people of Bundaberg will get justice.

This was a unanimous decision of the jury who will not accept this kind of gesture in the future.

Michael Arad

When I started this project, I was a young architect. I was very apprehensive about any changes to the design. Whether I wanted to or not, I learned that you can accept some changes to its form without compromising its intent. But it's a leap of faith that I didn't want to make initially - to put it mildly.

We do not have to agree with them but have to accept that they have the right to exist.

Andrew Johnson

We are certainly gratified by the Board of Supervisors' vote to accept the settlement agreement we proposed. We have said that this represents a true win-win for Comcast and the residents of San Francisco. And we believe the deal is exactly that.

We are both of the opinion, and the French president said that quite clearly yesterday, that one can never accept it when it is said that war is unavoidable,

Greg Olsen

We feel we should be undefeated right now. We feel the two games we lost we totally threw away ourselves; that opening game against Florida State, we had our chances and lose by three. We lost to Georgia Tech by four. And it had nothing to do with what other teams were doing. We just didn't play well. We just didn't get it done. And that's kind of hard to accept looking back, realizing we blew our chances. Now we have to finish up the season beating a good team in a big bowl.

We feel we have a good offer on the table and are waiting for them to accept it. We want this to end now.

Saad Hariri

We in Lebanon ... the Hariri family accept the results of the report and the conclusions that the commission sets forth,

We expect the Yugoslav military representatives to accept the terms that will be put to them by Gen. Jackson, and we expect them to have the authority not only to agree but also to order the immediate implementation of what is agreed.

Hans Blix

We expect them to accept what we have said and destroy the missiles as we have stated, ... They have done so in past always when we have requested so.

Robert A. Brady

We are very concerned, however, that when we accept gifts, we run the risk of creating an inequitable system.

We are unwilling to accept any unnecessary risk and we will protect our industry from any invasive disease. At the risk of being offensive to our friends in Florida, this plan, this science, is all new to us. Didn't the scientists just come out against the 1,900-foot rule? Didn't they say that would eradicate canker?

Julian Castro

We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance.

You got to accept it. When you're winning games, you got to keep doing what's been winning and that was keeping the starting staff there.

Farmers patience is completely exhausted. They will not accept pre-movement testing unless there is a cull.

FEMA called Wednesday to say they would accept our bid,

Brian Dawkins

There's pressure that starts to rise in the playoffs because you know you can make a mistake that will cause your team to lose the game. You have to have that pressure drive you and accept that pressure.

There's so much more need for experienced managers, it's become clear to us that we can't accept the kind of turnover we used to have.

There's no question unemployment is what drives consumer confidence, which in turn drives consumer spending. We have to be realistic and accept the notion that, as we enter the first quarter and December, these sales are going to get a bit weaker. We're still in a recession.

There's no issue that these gentlemen are quite entitled to go about their business, and Ms. Kidman seems able to accept that,

Bertie Ahern

I spoke to Jose Manuel last night and was happy to share this information with him. It is a great tribute to the prime minister and to Portugal that colleagues have expressed such support for him and wish to see him accept this appointment.

We just want to be consistent. We can accept a loss if we get beaten by a better team, but we've been giving away too many games, especially in the region.

John Hurt

What's the difference, actually, between believing in a God on one side or the other, Catholic or Protestant? It's all the same if you accept it. Much of our morality is based on things completely outmoded. But people are wonderful. There's no harm in them, they're not the problem. It's governments and politics that make wars and do stupid things, and they should be attended to. There's no security in this life.