Not seeking acknowledgment for things done well but…

The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God.

— Leo Tolstoy

Every acknowledgment of gratitude is a circumstance of humiliation; and some are found to submit to frequent mortifications of this kind, proclaiming what obligations…

— Oliver Goldsmith

When we would show any one that he is mistaken, our best course is to observe on what side he considers the subject,--for his…

— Blaise Pascal

True reconciliation is never cheap, for it is based on forgiveness which is costly. Forgiveness in turn depends on repentance, which has to be…

— Desmond Tutu

“Acknowledgment remained absent long-term. She would push to the point of sickness through drinking and activities that made recovery more difficult. She would refuse…

— Neal Winsomer

Few men are so obstinate in their atheism, that a pressing danger will not compel them to acknowledgment of a divine power…

— Plato

To me, bitterness is the under-arm odor of wishful weakness. It is the graceless acknowledgment of defeat.

— Zora Neale Hurston

It is a wonderful acknowledgment of what has been a six-year journey to make and release this first film in 'The Lord of the…

— Peter Jackson

There's no praise or acknowledgment paid to women who raise the babies,

— Sharon Gless

The number one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. Resolving conflict is rarely about who is…

— Thomas Crum

With respect to public acknowledgment of religious belief, it is entirely clear from our nation's historical practices that the Establishment Clause permits this disregard…

— Antonin Scalia

That acknowledgment of weakness which we make in imploring to be relieved from hunger and from temptation is surely wisely put in our daily…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Under the blessings of Divine Providence ... It becomes us in humility to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe…

— James K. Polk

“words both of acknowledgment and miscellaneous remark. My thanks are due in three quarters. To the Public, for the indulgent ear it has inclined…

— Charlotte Brontë

It is a significant acknowledgment that the way people are watching television is changing and the model is quickly changing

— Jeff Zucker