Acceptable Quotes

528 quotes by 474 authors

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - what a joke. In my district, we caught them lying to us about the results of air quality… — Wendy Davis
As an actor, if I show up late somewhere or I say something that's eccentric, it's totally acceptable - not only that, it's lauded in… — Jesse Eisenberg
We live in a beauty-obsessed age and success sometimes appears to hinge solely on the presentation of an image that is acceptable to the press. — Douglas Booth
Social historians of the future no doubt will be amused by the fact that we late-twentieth-century Americans found it acceptable to discuss publicly in detail… — Mary Ann Glendon
Clearly, health and disease cannot be defined merely in terms of anatomical, physiological, or mental attributes. Their real measure is the ability of the individual… — Rene Dubos
Thinking in terms of risk certainly has its unsettling aspects (...), but it is also a means of seeking to stabilise outcomes, a mode of… — Anthony Giddens
It's absolutely not acceptable for people to argue that, if we are going to do anything about climate change at all, well, the responsibility lies… — Peter Garrett
I will say that comic books are not the easiest things to translate to film, number one. Even the most well meaning of filmmakers find… — Mark Hamill
It is not acceptable that European Union countries are divided into those who give and those who take. — Jean-Claude Juncker
In a way, the sense of quality has improved, the status symbol of the small things is gone, and it is acceptable to use stainless… — Arne Jacobsen
I am a big advocate for having an open discussion about team norms and preferences. At The Muse, some of us like to start working… — Kathryn Minshew
Space travel leading to skylife is vital to human survival, because the question is not whether we will be hit by an asteroid, but when.… — Gregory Benford
The truth may not be told. Here is an acceptable lie. — Rachel Hartman
To be acceptable is for one to ignore his weakness while knowing his strength, to cover the scar even though it's always there, however, to… — Criss Jami
It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I… — Carly Simon
The music is the main thing and it's just as easy to write acceptable words. — Bill Haley
Death by drink driving is the only socially acceptable form of homicide. — Candy Lightner
No one's conception of art is going to be acceptable to everybody. — Jane Alexander
It is rewarding to find someone you like, but it is essential to like yourself. It is quickening to recognize that someone is a good… — Jo Coudert
Modern technology has conveniently provided a measuring stick by which you can determine whether or not you are conducting your business in an acceptable, ethical… — Wayne D. Dosick

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