Acceptable Quotes

528 quotes by 486 authors

I think an encore is perfectly acceptable, but I find it so weird when people do two or three. — Florence Welch
There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes. — Katharine Whitehorn
The reason Buddhism can be so naturalised is because, stripped of its supernatural elements, its core teachings can be giving a sound, secular philosophical interpretation.… — Julian Baggini
We give our kids vaccinations. That's a biological enhancement that's considered not just acceptable but actually admirable. — Francis Collins
I suppose that I inherited the same vocabulary and world view as most black Christians do, most Christians in general, to be sure. It was… — Michael Eric Dyson
I think the only way to behave is as if nothing is private. And then fight to make what you care about legal and acceptable. — Douglas Rushkoff
Stupidityâ€”The top of the list for Satanic Sins. The Cardinal Sin of Satanism. Itâ€™s too bad that stupidity isnâ€™t painful. Ignorance is one thing, but… — Anton Szandor LaVey
His air of failure had nothing desperate about it; rather, it seemed to stem from an unresented realisation that he was not cut out for… — Julian Barnes
mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow. — Joseph Heller
The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that… — Noam Chomsky
I fear being like everyone I hate, I fear failure, I fear losing control. I love balancing between chaos and control with everything I do.… — Marilyn Manson
What we, or at any rate what I, refer to confidently as memory--meaning a moment, a scene, a fact that has been subjected to a… — William Maxwell
Every single one of us is a little civilization built on the ruins of any number of preceding civilizations, but with our own variant notions… — Marilynne Robinson
Superman is, after all, an alien life form. He is simply the acceptable face of invading realities. — Clive Barker
If it is perfectly acceptable for a widow to disfigure herself or commit suicide to save face for her husband's family, why should a mother… — Lisa See
The fact that some governments, churches and numerous corrupted individuals have tried to reduce such behavior from criminal offence to personal privilege dose not change… — Spencer W. Kimball
Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society's definition of acceptable women; those of us who have been forged in the crucibles… — Audre Lorde
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves. — Malcolm X
Ego is a structure that is erected by a neurotic individual who is a member of a neurotic culture against the facts of the matter.… — Terence McKenna
If truth is not acceptable, it becomes the imagination of others. — Patrick White

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