Acceptable Quotes

528 quotes by 474 authors

Iâ€™ve often wished that I had some suave and socially acceptable hobby that I could fall back on in times like this. You know, play… — Jim Butcher
Despite her cough, Rose was in unusually good spirits. That was irritating. If Iâ€™m to trade my life for Roseâ€™s, Iâ€™d appreciate her exhibiting a… — Franny Billingsley
We can scarcely indeed look into any part of the sacred volume without meeting abundant proofs, that it is the religion of the Affections which… — William Wilberforce
Minus my relationship with Kennedy, I had no automatic invitation to Greek Parties or events, though Chaz and Erin could invite me to some stuff… — Tammara Webber
Nothing fails like successâ€”because the self-imposed task of our society and all its members is a contradiction: to force things to happen which are acceptable… — Alan Watts
He said he loved me,â€ she whispered. Daniel swallowed, and he had the strangest sensation, almost a premonition of what it must like to be… — Julia Quinn
Granny Weatherwaz was a witch. That was quite acceptable in the Ramtops, and no one had a bad word to say about witches. At least,… — Terry Pratchett
I donâ€™t think it should be socially acceptable for people to say they are â€œbad with names.â€ No one is bad with names. That is… — Mindy Kaling
Whoâ€™s going to keep them from wiping us out species by species? Not me. We arenâ€™t prepared for a new demographic of magic-using humans who… — Kim Harrison
For indeed, grace is the key to it all. It is not our lavish good deeds that procure salvation, but God's lavish love and mercy.… — Timothy Keller
Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines… — Richard J. Foster
Real people are actively trying to live like fake people, so real people are no less fake. Every comparison becomes impractical. This is why the… — Chuck Klosterman
Because of the lingering discrimination, many women still lack confidence. They live in fear of stepping beyond what they feel is acceptable 'female' behavior. I… — Joyce Meyer
Saving her life was the one acceptable thing I'd done since I met her. The one thing that I was not ashamed of. The one… — Stephenie Meyer
I'm not insane, sir. I have a finely calibrated sense of acceptable risk. — John Scalzi
Maybe I was praying for him then, in my own way. Does God have a set way of prayer, a way that He expects each… — Dorothy Day
Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable — John Flanagan
Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women who… — Sheryl Sandberg
It's not acceptable to torture people for being themselves. — Kesha
Every spring I hear the thrush singing in the glowing woods he is only passing through. His voice is deep, then he lifts it until… — Mary Oliver

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