Acceptable Quotes

528 quotes by 486 authors

Human beings should only use technology which if the worst case happens, it leads to an acceptable damage. Definitely nuclear energy is not in that… — Hans-Peter Durr
Animals are being exploited in such an unbelievable way; it's not acceptable. — Alicia Silverstone
Rather than being taught to accept ourselves, we were trained to make ourselves socially acceptable. And whenever we fail, we suffer inside. — George Robinson
It is only love which makes us acceptable to God. — Therese of Lisieux
The hard truth is that what may be acceptable in elite culture may not be acceptable in mass culture, that tastes which pose only innocent… — Susan Sontag
I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world he would succeed in solving its problems in… — George Bernard Shaw
It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him.… — James Madison
Christmas sweaters are only acceptable as a cry for help. — Andy Borowitz
Thank you for your kind invitation. However, as a gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment… — Wentworth Miller
Too often, charity is extended to another when his actions or conduct are acceptable to us. The exhibition of charity to another must not be… — H. Burke Peterson
For One in such a lofty position to stoop so low is a marvel that is staggering. What sublime humility and humble sublimeness, that the… — Francis of Assisi
Large, naked, raw carrots are acceptable as food only to those who live in hutches eagerly awaiting Easter. — Fran Lebowitz
How fortunate for civilization, that Beethoven, Michelangelo, Galileo and Faraday were not required by law to attend schools where their total personalities would have been… — Joel Henry Hildebrand
The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions. A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen,… — Gordon Allport
Science says: 'We must live,' and seeks the means of prolonging, increasing, facilitating and amplifying life, of making it tolerable and acceptable, wisdom says: 'We… — Miguel de Unamuno
To us ... the only acceptable point of view appears to be the one that recognizes both sides of reality-the quantitative and the qualitative, the… — Wolfgang Pauli
Obedience to a confessor is the most acceptable offering which we can make to God, and the most secure way of doing the divine will. — Alphonsus Liguori
To know the mighty works of God, to comprehend His wisdom and majesty and power; to appreciate, in degree, the wonderful workings of His laws,… — Nicolaus Copernicus
This bill would renounce the safe, proper, and acceptable role for Government as a referee of disputes between the governed. It would interpose the Government… — Strom Thurmond
As I have stood in the crosshairs of those who target Second Amendment freedoms, I've realized that firearms are not the only issue. No, it's… — Charlton Heston

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