Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was the coaches' decision, but I accepted it,

It's a compromise - two broken arms and a broken leg later, we've indicated publicly we can accept this legislation, but we've given up some things.

It's acceptable with its standard side airbags on the side test and also good in the head test, and that's a relatively inexpensive car.

C. S. Forester

They managed to find time... to tell me that there was no chance of my being accepted for service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive.

Trent Reznor

If you can use a search engine, you can find any piece of music that's been recorded for free. I'm not saying that's right, but it's a fact, and I'm surprised that more people don't accept or acknowledge that and try to adapt in some way.

Virat Kohli

I don't really focus on these things - on what tags are given to me or what people think of me off the field - stuff like that. My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.

Victor Oladipo

Growing up, you always want to hang with your dad - go fishing or whatever. But my dad was always working, so we never really had time for that. I think I kind of learned to accept it.

Tipper Gore

As parents and as consumers, we have the right and the power to pressure the entertainment industry to respond to our needs. Americans, after all, should insist that every corporate giant - whether it produces chemicals or records - accept responsibility for what it produces.

Adam Michnik

I do not accept being a prisoner of fear. Of Communism, of fascism. That, one can bear. But of one's fear. No. Never.

Dianna Agron

We are all the best versions of ourselves when we have love and acceptance in our lives.

Dean Acheson

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

We accept the judge's ruling and will proceed to defend the case in state court.

We accept that they want to appoint their own consul of advisers, but at the same time they should also expect a backlash from the indigenous people if they announce a lineup with Indian names.

We accept that our performances have not been up to standard, but we are not going to run away or hide from the problems. We will address them and look for long-term solutions.

We accept interest rates may rise in order to maintain the low-inflation stability which is essential for business.

We accept full responsibility. Our inability to timely respond to our customers is unacceptable.

Donna Dubinsky

We are pleased to report such outstanding results in our second quarter as a public company. We continue to see broad acceptance of our products and the Springboard platform across all regions of the world. We feel very positive about our position as we head into the holiday season.

Mark Helprin

If one accepts Hezbollah's self-description as a resistance movement, in which case one must, in light of the fact that Hezbollah never ceases to provoke, view Israel's mere existence as a continuing act of aggression, then Hezbollah has indeed shown that it can initiate conflict, resist, and survive.

Gretchen Rubin

When accepting a responsibility, imagine that it's something that you'll have to do next week. That way you don't agree to something just because it seems so far off that it doesn't seem onerous.

We're not going to put a nuclear power plant where a community does not accept a nuclear power plant.

Martin McGuinness

We have not accepted the document as a basis for negotiation, and we intend going to the talks to oppose the document.

We have never known an Ivory Coast hostile to foreigners. We refuse to accept that image. This is not the Ivory Coast that we know.

Beth Moore

When we end up in a situation where we have been rejected, there is an acceptance in Christ of a new place He is going to take us. It is like nothing we have ever experienced. You are accepted in Christ, never rejected by Him.

Michael Porter

Millennials are more aware of society's many challenges than previous generations and less willing to accept maximizing shareholder value as a sufficient goal for their work. They are looking for a broader social purpose and want to work somewhere that has such a purpose.

Manmohan Singh

We remain hopeful that solutions acceptable to all sides will be found.

Jacques Chirac

would not have to accept Europe's subjugation in space matters.

Deepak Chopra

Our collective future depends on opening channels of compassion, acceptance, and understanding of others.

Deepak Chopra

What is, is simply what is. Allow it and rejoice in it.

Edna Ferber

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.

Barbara Walters

Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met.

Wilhelm Steinitz

The refutation of a sacrifice frequently consists in its acceptance.

John Lucas

We broke students into two groups. The first group could be accepted here as freshmen and full-time undergrads. The other 64 are enrolled in a continuing studies program, which they can do for a limited amount of time. They are people seeking temporary assistance.

Very few people spend their whole career - eight, nine years - on one team. It has to be the right situation, right setting, right spot. But I think this is a good place to be. It's really nice here. The team's accepted me, the coach accepted me and everybody expects me to be accountable for my job. I like it.