Famous Quotes & Sayings

i have no respect for those who are slaves of society and merely accept it. But i can. Yet i will never even have a shred of it to those who are aware of it,and do not possess the slightest bit of insubordination in their character. Yet again I can.

Bob Hill

I have no worries that he will stay in shape. What can you do about the decision? You have to accept it. What are you going to do, sue the league? We have to move on.

I have no control over prices. We accept that they're high, and of course, we want them to come down.

I had no idea. We had the paperwork, but it was an oversight. No excuses. Whatever happens, we'll accept it.

Jenny Thompson

I grew up in New Hampshire and was proud to be an Olympian from the state. The message from the largest university in the state is that it doesn't support Olympic sports, and I can't really accept an award from a university that does such a thing.

I'm very happy to accept this gift now that it is an articulated program. Where's Bette when you need her?

I'm sure Russia and others will not accept such an agenda because this is a United States agenda,

I'm very disappointed in the circuit court ruling, but I respect and accept the court's decision, ... The FEC has an institutional obligation to revisit all the regulations at issue and to do so as soon as possible.

In collective bargaining, it's important for both parties to get used to losing because they have to make initial demands or offers and then they have to be willing to accept less.

Jane Harman

In 1969, when I graduated from Harvard Law School, women and minorities made up a tiny fraction of the first year associates accepted by top law firms.

In life, even if you have delegated, you are fully accountable, no matter how embarrassing or hard to accept are the consequences.

Jacques Chirac

In an open world, no one can live in isolation, no one can act alone in the name of all, and no one can accept the anarchy of a society without rules, ... There is no alternative to the United Nations.

William Glasser

In any place work is done, you cannot accept anything less than competence if you want high quality.

I'm not afraid to tell anyone I'm very demanding. I'll accept physical errors, but mental errors are what I'm trying to eliminate. When you're dealing with freshmen and sophomores, there's a big step.

Frank Robinson

I'm not a doctor, ... I can't tell you how long it takes to recover from what he had. But it's kind of a little sorry to accept that somebody would say on Friday or Saturday -- four days in advance -- that, 'I can't pitch on Tuesday, but I can pitch on Friday.'

Alice McDermott

I'm interested in characters who should know better, who know they should give up, move on, accept life as it is, with all its constraints - life, death, time - but don't.

Miranda Hart

I know there are fewer women comics, and I think there'll continue to be an inherent sexism in many industries, comedy being one, just because things do take a while to evolve. Things are changing, but it's going to take time. I accept this rather than getting angry about it.

I know the coaches that went (to Norfolk State) have good work ethic and they don't accept anything but perfection. They've had two weeks to prepare for this game, so we're looking for anything they can throw at us, trick plays and all.

I know people want to dump the blame on the corps, and that's fine with us, but there were a lot of design features we wanted on those canals that were ultimately accepted by sponsors.

Marty Casey

I know that if I win, I'm going to have to deal with people who're not going to accept me,

I know students who come to my office who are supposed to go to Amman or America in their fifth year or sixth year ... , ... The Israelis are telling them, 'You're not going to be allowed to leave unless you accept to collaborate with us.'

Leo Tolstoy

I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of thegreatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and mostobvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsityof conclusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleagues,which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven,thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.

I knew they were coming here for training camp. He is my favorite basketball player -- smart, intelligent. And he's a good person. For Kobe to accept my invitation is greatly appreciated.

I like him a lot. Flip will earn the respect of the fans here. I know he will. They're obviously not going to accept him at the beginning -- you shouldn't. See what he does, but I know he's going to succeed.

I'm going to assure you of this: that so long as I'm the president, we're never going to back down, we're never going to give in, we'll never accept anything less than total victory,

I'm guessing I just got divorced from those kids. And that's not an easy thing. And while I get divorced from those guys on one hand now I accept another group of guys with open arms and I will do my best to do everything I can to help you be better.

Diego Forlan

I'm not going to muck up his win by even entertaining the thought that he had an unfair advantage. Whether he made the weight or not, whether he had an advantage or not, is not the point. He landed a great shot. I made a big mistake. I dropped my right hand, and I paid for it ... I chose to accept that fight because of my pride, because of my honor, and because people deserved to see a fighter do his job. If this fight doesn't happen, this is bad for the sport.

James Toney

I'm not going nowhere. I'm going to stand right in front of him. When he hits me, he's going to say, 'Damn, why didn't anything happen to him?' I hope he keeps his promise. Bring the pain to me because I'll be willing to accept it.

Mack Brown

I'm excited to accept on behalf of our team and our assistant coaches, ... It's a huge honor, but much more than one person.

Hines Ward

I'm proud of my mom and proud of our Korean heritage. It's something I should have done a long time ago ... and it's going to be very emotional. And I hope they accept me for who I am.

I made clear I cannot accept the precondition that we must cease military activities first and then start negotiating. I'm sure the NATO partners see it the same way,

Tiger Woods

I'm a competitor, ... I know what I can do and it's frustrating when I know I didn't do it. You have to accept that and move on.

Richard Hatch

I love this neighborhood, and I get along good with everyone in this neighborhood. We certainly want this neighborhood to accept us. I think it does.