Famous Quotes & Sayings

Adrienne Clarkson

A society like Canada's, with its four centuries of give-and-take, compromise and acceptance, wrong-doing and redress, is basically a forgiving society.

As part of the rezoning vote, they accepted that recommendation, which opened the door for our legal challenge, we think. We don't understand how they can now consider that blighted.

A small transaction fee is embedded with the price of each transaction at the point of purchase. A portion goes to Caremark, typically less than a dollar. The other portion of the fee goes to the pharmacies. We make revenue by accepting this small transaction fee.

A small publishing house is sometimes the way to go. I wanted somebody who would publish my book and care about my book. I wanted somebody to know my book and always remember it, and I found one. They take an interest in what you do. If they are committed to accept your book, then they are committed to you.

A single-provider solution may be acceptable today, but enterprises must make long-term plans to guard against possible loss of service. If BlackBerry users do not have confidence in the level of redundancy RIM offers, they may need to consider alternative providers.

Andrew Miller

That's where all the growth has been. Now there's an acceptance of the A320 as a low-cost workhorse, whereas prior to that the 737 was the plane of choice.

Andrew Miller

That's where all the growth has been. Now there's an acceptance of the A 320 as a low-cost workhorse, whereas prior to that the 737 was the plane of choice.

That this type of completely unacceptable remarks are continually being repeated does not mean we should accept them in silence.

That's just how it works in our sport. The quicker you accept that, the easier life will be.

Sania Mirza

That's how I play. I'm going to have maybe 50 unforced errors one day, but I'm going to also have 50 winners that day. People just have to accept me the way I play. Maybe I can add variation to my game, but I'm going to win matches only when I hit those winners.

Reggie Sanders

That game showed a lot of heart. We could've just laid down and accepted it.

A large majority of companies are willing to accept tighter terms. Venezuela has large untapped potential reserves and oil prices remain very high.

All areas beg deference to proper attire. Brief swimsuits and bikini tops are not acceptable attire in the gym. No slippers. No men's shirts that are so ripped up that they don't cover enough. No shorts with holes in the butt area. And please, no shorts with anything hanging out!

A law that was passed on Aug. 29 indicates we must hold a public hearing prior to accepting unanticipated money if it exceeds $5,000, ... We made the application on June 13 and I went back to see if you (selectmen) had voted at that time to approve and expend the funds but I couldnt find that in the minutes.

Eliot Spitzer

AIG was and is a solid company that didn't need to cheat. It finds itself in this position solely because some senior managers thought it was acceptable to deceive the investing public and regulators.

Jerry Buss

You're sitting and watching, and it's like a miracle unfolding in front of your eyes and you can't accept it. Somehow, the brain won't work. The easiest way to look at it is everybody remembers every 50-point game they ever saw. He had 55 in the second half.

Zack's been playing very well. He's accepted the challenge of guarding the other team's post player, and he's done a good job. He's going to be a good one.

You shouldn't believe everything. What you see isn't always right. Is what you think truly right? Please, think about it again. A heart that obediently accepts things is fine, but shouldn't you question something just once? The truth is in a place you can't see.

You should delete any information that you are certain you do not need to keep legally and that has no potential value in the future. Frankly, this does not leave a lot of room to delete anything, and I suspect that soon it will be accepted that no data is ever truly erased.

David Price

This is a big case because intellectual property is growing in importance for business. If the Supreme Court accepts the lower court's decision, it will make it difficult for companies to enforce their patents and raise worries that they will be liable on antitrust grounds.

David Geffen

They've been trying to make a deal with us from the very beginning and came to us with a price that was acceptable to us, although Steven had many concerns about it. And when they tried to change the price at the end, we decided not to go forward.

They've been good to work with. We've put in a lot of time on the cottonwood issue. We need to protect the riparian habitat. There has been a fairly significant die-off, and that's not something that's acceptable under the zoning regulations.

Gary Sheffield

They used to confide in me about how they hated it. I told them, 'You knew what you were getting into. You accept his money. You accept the status when you're around him. But you don't want to deal with the backlash of what comes out of his mouth, and you want to complain to me.'

Lloyd Carr

They understand where we are and there's nobody that isn't accepting the challenge. That's what trying to win a championship is all about. There are always obstacles in your way and there are always things you can use as an excuse. I like the way they've confronted our situation the way a lot of guys have stepped up.

They turn their faces away from the True Guru; they continue to wander aimlessly. They are not accepted by the earth or the sky; they fall into manure, and rot.

Joe Biden

They still have no concrete plan as to how we're going to proceed other than hope and pray that this constitution is accepted by the Iraqi people, which seems to me like a tough bet.

A lot of people from a distance away, a couple of blocks away, approached us, but we only accepted people who were directly affected.

A lot of people don't like to lose. Chad doesn't accept it. He goes to work and doesn't let it happen again. He doesn't like to be shown up. He has a level of competitiveness inside of him that I've never seen inside anyone else, except maybe Michael Jordan.

John Bercow

A lot of our members will be extremely disappointed that they will not have a chance to vote for Ken. For him to be eliminated in the first round sends a very sad and worrying signal to the electorate. Some people simply can't accept being led by someone committed to Europe. The party has to decide whether it wants to win or not.

A lot of names that were country-based, especially from France, have now become accepted and articulated and pronounced correctly by consumers,

Joel Kinnaman

All of our colleges are free in Sweden, but this acting program is the second most expensive education for the government. It's difficult to get in. There are around 1,500 applicants, and 10-12 applicants are accepted each year. I was accepted, and I studied there for five years.

All of his games -- including exhibition and intra-squad games -- were telecast nationwide. It was this that gave the Japanese their first real solid look at the way Americans play ball. They saw how accepting the Americans were, and decided that maybe they could act the same way.

Steve Smith

Although, the ULDB launch and ascent were very close to normal, the balloon's internal pressure was less -- but within acceptable margins -- than we expected on Saturday afternoon and evening.