Famous Quotes & Sayings

I can't imagine any other Canadian prime minister trying to manipulate public opinion by hiding the caskets of fallen soldiers. He hopes that out of sight is out of mind. Canadians are not going to accept that.

By no means would we send people to a disaster shelter that was not ready to accept them.

Honestly, it didn't sink in until about 30 minutes before the ceremony kicked off. I did not want to accept the fact this unit and all the wonderful soldiers that we were fixing to be separated. It has been the most rewarding job in my 21 years in the Army.

He's using a good concept. The question becomes: Can you develop a market and will the public ultimately accept the use of this product in their homes and in their workplaces? It's still too early to tell.

He told us a story once that his father would never accept 'I can't' as an answer. We never tell him we can't do something.

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their own notions well, or which suggest to them ideas which their minds are already predisposed to accept

George M. Low is a legendary figure for his vision and his role in developing our nation's space programs. It is a tremendous honor for us to accept this award that bears his name. This award reflects the dedication of a talented team of employees who give it their best every day, working as one team with NASA, to ensure the success of our nation's space exploration programs.

But I don't want to rob the joy of the event. Unfortunately, we weren't there. You have to accept it and enjoy it.

But in this case, the results on the footy field produced a set of circumstances that caused an intractable fixture clash. Just like players, coaches and fans we have to accept the sporting outcome.

Hillary made a good faith offer this morning based on yesterday's negotiations. We hoped that Mr. Lazio would accept Hillary's offer. All he needed to say was one word -- OK -- but we got double talk instead. We're hoping he will reconsider.

Dusty Baker

He's the guy who's doing it the most correctly. That's why he has Gold Gloves. To me, and he may not like it, but I point to him all the time as the way to be. It's not his personality to accept that, but I single him out, which I don't do that often. I say, 'Hey, this is how you want to go about your business. This is how you want to perform. This is how you want to work on fielding, hitting, bunting, everything.

Howard is a tough team who came in here with a desire to play basketball tonight. But I have a desire not to lose. I don't know how to accept losing sometimes and my teammates know that.

Jim Oberweis

How can we run as a leadership party on ethics when we accept those types of contributions?

How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves.

How can one accept that the political debate in our country is being held hostage by some false accusations and manipulations.

How can you expect audiences to accept everything new? People threw eggs at Stravinsky. Bruckner was so depressed after the debut of one of his works that Mahler had to come and comfort him. New music has always been difficult for audiences to accept.

Melissa Rivers

I don't think I should be giving out relationship advice! You have to accept each other for who they are and what they will be able to modify in their behavior and what you can modify in your behavior to create a better relationship.

Melanie Laurent

I don't really like those sorts of actresses who say, 'I don't want to make that movie,' but they make the movie. They just spend their time not liking being on a set and I just think it's absurd, because we are so lucky to do this job. When you accept to make a movie, just make the movie. And then it's more easy for relationships.

Doug Aitken

I don't really care about interruptions. I accept technology, and I don't turn things off. I've found a peace with fragmentation and a harmony with switching gears quickly to other things.

I don't know if early in the season we would have been able to maintain our composure with the amount of shots we missed that were wide open. It was very frustrating. But something deep down inside us said we have to fight through this and win this game. We didn't come this far just to pout about not making shots and accept it.

I don't know if college actually changes your viewpoint; it just gives you more depth. There is actually a theory called the reinforcement thesis, which says that people acquire a mental lens or filter at a very young age. As you get older you tend to accept more readily the information that reinforces that view and reject information that contradicts it.

I don't know how I'm going to react to this. My first injection was pretty hard. That kind of kept me down for a couple days. Maybe when my body gets used to having it in there, it will accept it faster.

Conrad Black

I don't know him, ... I accept that he's a competent prosecutor, but he doesn't know anything about this case. He just swoops in for the press conference and fluffs his lines.

Frank Beamer

I didn't think I was going to accept the job when I went there to visit. I had no idea I was going to like it.

Siri Hustvedt

Most of us accept that although we may believe our dreams to be real events, upon waking, we can tell the difference between nocturnal hallucinations and reality.

Most people just accept hurricanes as part of the price of living in Florida, along with heat, humidity, mosquitoes and alligators. Some people will certainly move away, but they will be replaced by others moving in.

Most people see condo living as somewhere between owning your own home and renting an apartment, but it's more like owning your own home. There's a responsibility that each homeowner has, whether they accept it or not,

Most people don't accept the diagnosis because, like Alzheimer's, you will keep going downhill.

Minority governments have to accept co-operation with somebody on ideas other than their own. If the government is able to do that there may be some basis for discussion.

Walter Williams

Much of today's security measures are little more than a panicked response to terrorism and not likely to ever go away because Americans are coming to accept it as normal.

Linda Tripp

Much as I don't want to talk about Monica Lewinsky, I will say she and the president have a commonality: a full sense of extraordinary entitlement and an unwillingness to accept accountability or consequences for their actions.

Motorola is proud and excited that the RAZR V3x has been named Best 3GSM Handset of 2006 by the GSM Association. A first for the company, I am thrilled to accept this esteemed award on behalf of everyone involved in the design and development of this great handset. The RAZR V3x epitomizes everything we hope for ... wickedly compelling design and a wickedly compelling consumer experience, it truly is a great day for the brand.

Mr. Chretien must accept responsibility for the actions of his (political) staff such as Mr. Pelletier,