Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is never acceptable for us to be the cause of any child to feel unloved or worthless.

Ken Livingstone

It is important now for Blair to accept that foreign policy is a serious concern and to start to do something about it rather than being seen to brush it aside. ... must be directed against those carrying out, planning or supporting such terrorist attacks and not against those who are our allies in dealing with the terrorists.

Mark Kelly

Later, after flying in the Navy for four or five years, spending some time on an aircraft carrier, I applied to and was accepted in a program where I went to graduate school first and then to the Naval Test Pilots School.

Steve McClaren

I was very surprised, very shocked and very disappointed. Really, it was accepted reluctantly on our behalf. But as always, you only want players who are happy here, who want to play for your football club, and Mark has made it known he wants to move on, so we have reluctantly accepted that.

I went through a challenging review process by the school's review committee. They offered me the job, and I accepted it.

Christina Hendricks

I went to a very mean school and was bullied like crazy. I was a bit of a goth with purple hair, and I was also part of the drama group, which was filled with actors and writers and wasn't really accepted by the rest of the school.

Lupita Nyong'o

I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes.

I was actually accepted into medical school in Italy. But then I wanted to come back and learn medicine in Germany. And while waiting, I decided to join a business school. I figured it would be useful for doctors to know some business as well!

I was accepted for a high-school internship program at Lawrence Livermore National Labs, where I conducted research on network security vulnerabilities and technology that could automate security weakness detection.

I was 11, and I do remember being very excited, but also a little scared, because I did not know whether I would be accepted in this new land,

I will not accept that there has not been a focus on student achievement in this district. That's not fair.

Kofi Annan

I will appeal to the leaders that are coming here to really step up to the plate and accept the challenge and show leadership on this issue.

I will accept every decision that the party makes. I will not stand in the way of anything that would lead to a continuation of the reform process that I started.

I will make no excuses for what I did, and I accept full responsibility for my actions. I let down a lot of people, mainly myself.

Junichiro Koizumi

I will solemnly accept the voice of the Japanese people and will be committed to realize postal privatization,

I will seek anyone's endorsement and appreciate any vote I get, and I told the legion group that, but I didn't want to accept any of their money as part of my campaign. I wanted to run my own campaign for all the people of Haywood County, not any special interest group or special person. Their issues are their issues. My issues are part of my campaign.

I was just finishing high school and entering college in 1988, when the Creator's Bill of Rights was drafted, and had already set my sights on building a career as a writer of comics. Discovering the Creator's Bill of Rights - in an issue of 'The Comics Journal,' if I'm not mistaken - I accepted it as gospel.

Jim Calhoun

He's done a great job there. He has a team that puts constant offensive and defensive pressure on you. They're deep. They run. They're quick. They're just a relentless team. A lot of that has to do with his personality. That's how he coaches, and he doesn't accept excuses when it comes to effort.

There are no other words to describe it but devastating. But we can't sit back and accept it. We've got to do something about it. Now, we're probably going to need some help to get in the playoffs. But we're not mathematically out of it so we're still be playing like we're in it, to win it. We've just got to stop the bleeding and come out and play hard.

There are no other - compromise - solutions - they say perhaps we'll join by accepting terms disadvantageous for Russia... It must not happen.

There are several reasons why prehuman civilization is kept secret by ruler of this world. One of them is to avoid warfare between those who can and those who can't accept that humans are descendants of something else.

There are several issues we have to work out, like where people can get applications and how to accept payment.

The Palestinian state should be built on the borders of 1967 and the Palestinians will not accept any state less than that.

The painful reality for passenger carriers is that the domestic market has been unwilling to accept fares that reflect high fuel prices.

There is an on-going failure to establish a mutually acceptable format on such issues as fund-raising and publicity. The Rainier Historical Society regrets that such a move has to occur, as we had been hopeful that the River Queen might have a chance at being restored as a restaurant.

When they say 'navigable,' they are referring to a definition that dates back to the 19th century, not the Clean Water Act. But even using that definition, it has long been accepted that the U.S. can protect upstream waters in order to protect downstream waters.

When they get down on themselves, it brings the whole team down. When you have three captains, they just have to accept that responsibility.

Hubert Humphrey

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had trouble either accepting or forgetting.

Under federal regulations, it's the pilot's call. The tower would have asked for a flight plan and would have advised him to not take off. There's no stopping a pilot from taking off at any time. If the pilot makes that decision, under the federal air regulations, they can do that. However they have to be willing to accept the risk and it would certainly indicate extreme bad judgment.

Kofi Annan

Unless this poll adheres to internationally accepted standards of conduct and participation, it may be difficult for the international community, including the countries of the region, to endorse the result,

Nick Clegg

I would be open about the fact that, clearly, politicians should be able to speak to each other. David Cameron doesn't seem to accept this, but if the British people have voted then of course you have to try and provide good stable government.

Laura Bush

We must have high expectations for children who are more difficult to teach or who have fallen behind, ... Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would accept no less than an equal concern for every child in America, and neither will my administration.

We must express the fact that we respect others but also that we do not accept violence and destruction.