Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard P. Feynman

I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind - this attitude of uncertainty - is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire.

Frank Martin

Losing Tyree is a huge blow. He is an impact player. What I do know is that as long as he has any charges at all pending against him he is not going to be admitted (to UC). Tyree Evans wants to be here, I can tell you that.

One example of this is the unbridled attacks by some of the media on the majority ruling of Cohen's disciplinary court. The criticism included inferences that ties of friendship between one of the judges and the judge's attorney shaped the outcome of the hearing; that the judges ought to admit their error in public; and that the ruling was ridiculous, distorted and revolting. This isn't criticism. This is attacking for its own sake,

Jalal Talabani

Of course, some opposition members who failed in the elections, or some who did not take part in the elections must have something to say. They cannot admit the facts and the realities, but these are the facts and the realities.

Must I do all the evil I can before I learn to shun it? Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.

Moran confronted Eller about it, and Eller admitted it was true, but that he didn't take the money.

Jessie Cave

My grandparents would never admit to being Tasmanian, but I think it's really great and funny. But I guess, in the past, Tasmanians just weren't quite accepted. You had that lazy reference to them being felons.

Guillermo Canas

The only negligence I admit to is that of not having checked what I was taking,

Silicon Valley has been following this saga for many years. Intel had the technology lead and the manufacturing lead, then it had the brand lead. I got used to the idea that Intel was always one step ahead, but A.M.D. finally demonstrated that to be not the case, and the market is having to admit that to itself.

She had an unbelievable season. As much as she won't admit it, she led us to the Sweet 16.

Phil Bennett

Since I have been here, we haven't had any marquee wins. I told the players before the game, if you are going to get any respect in this business - it has to be earned. They (TCU) were coming off a very impressive win over Oklahoma, and we knew they were going to be good. People don't want to admit it, but TCU looks down at SMU. It was a win that will not only help the football program, but everyone associated with SMU.

Phil Bennett

Since I have been here, we haven't had any marquee wins, ... I told the players before the game, if you are going to get any respect in this business - it has to be earned. They (TCU) were coming off a very impressive win over Oklahoma, and we knew they were going to be good. People don't want to admit it, but TCU looks down at SMU. It was a win that will not only help the football program, but everyone associated with SMU.

Most players today would deny being superstitious. It's kind of pejorative. But if you ask them what they do to give themselves confidence, they'll tell about their rituals and beliefs, how they like to get to the ballpark at 3:03. All that is superstition. If they realized it really is functional, they wouldn't be so reluctant to admit it.

Stephen Harper

Most of the time they don't even admit a problem exists, ... They point to selective statistics of crime going down.

Now you've got someone admitting exactly what the motivation was and explaining all the avenues they used.

William Pollard

Obviously it is not going to be helpful that the company has admitted wrongdoing - that's going to be publicly known. But what impact, if any, that will ultimately have with the jury, nobody really knows.

David Perry

Nobody wants to press charges because they don't want to admit they were attacked. The question now is: When does the crime become egregious enough that the need to stop it outweighs the need to cover up the embarrassment of being hit?

Nobody wants to pay for an over-priced item. Donald Trump doesn't want to pay more than he has to for something. For groceries, price is the No.1 issue, whether people admit it or not.

People who've had the propensity to run up consumer debt often don't admit it's a problem. But your net worth -- the difference between your assets and liabilities -- is a key measure of your financial health. If it's getting worse over time, that's a problem.

Perception does not match reality. People don't want to admit they're doing terrible.

Many of our nation's leaders ... have admitted to past drug use while in college. They didn't get caught for it, but even if they did get caught, they didn't have to worry about not being able to pay tuition ... they are all from well-to-do families.

Jean Chatzky

Many of us, if pressed, would admit that we'd prefer a cash gift to another pair of pajamas or bestselling novel. But giving the green can make even the best of us uncomfortable - the etiquette is confusing, and those who relish picking out the perfect something can miss some of the fun.

Mark Frauenfelder

Scott Adams is not only a world-famous cartoonist, he's also a world-class failure. And he's the first to admit it. In his new book, 'How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big,' the Dilbert creator explains how failure can lead to success if you develop the right skills to make the most of your mistakes.

Senator Kennedy joined Harvard's Owl club in 1954 before women were admitted to the campus and long before they were integrated into campus life. No one can question Senator Kennedy's lifelong commitment to fighting for civil rights, equality and justice.

Senator Kennedy joined Harvard's Owl Club in 1954, a social organization similar to a fraternity, before women were admitted to the campus and long before they were integrated into campus life.

Mordechai Vanunu

So from the beginning they put me in total isolation for seven weeks after my kidnapping they even didn't admit I am in an Israeli prison.

Bob Harris

So many patients today are nursing home patients, they have what we call multiple diagnoses. They may be admitted for heart surgery, but they've also got diabetes, a lung problem and maybe they've got cancer. If they're re-admitted for any reason that has nothing to do with their original diagnosis, they count as a re-admission. Patients are so incredibly complex.

Homer

When your design stinks, Engineering 101 says admit your mistakes and go back to the drawing board,

Mr. Noe has not admitted any wrongdoing of any kind in connection with the coin fund or anything else in his life.

Mr. Berg has no hesitation admitting that what he did was wrong. He's been humiliated by the harm he's caused this young lady.

Sandy Miller

My friends say I am a country boy wannabe, so I must admit that it's been a transition.

Nobody ever wants to admit it. Investors should be aware of it.

Tom Bissell

Only in about 2007 or so did it become clear to me that games could stand proudly beside other storytelling mediums, and that's when I became more, shall we say, evangelistic in my position. Prior to that, I don't know how enthusiastically I would have admitted that I game.