Acceptable Quotes

528 quotes by 486 authors

Many of the familiar little things that we use every day have typically evolved over a period of time to a state of familiarity. They… — Henry Petroski
There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure… — Joanna Scott
God can take anything we have, as long as we give Him the glory for it. He can develop it and make it acceptable in… — Andrae Crouch
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. — Richard Carlson
If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an… — Don Nickles
It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose, especially when, as we learned last year, some acts of… — James L. Buckley
The government has once again made the right socially acceptable. — Elfriede Jelinek
The mere dates of my existence do not interest me, except in one connection. When the Great War started I was too old to be… — Laurence Housman
We knew then what we know now; only exemplary blacks are acceptable. — Constance Baker Motley
A Buddhist or a good atheist is as acceptable to God as a good Catholic. — Pat Buckley
It is no longer acceptable in British politics to be fat or eccentric or religious. — Ian Hislop
You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect yourself as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can… — Kevin Mitnick
Acceptable food rots while we are chased from bins behind restaurants, chased from sleeping on the street, chased from relieving ourselves unless we pay for… — Jane Siberry
I have spent too long with too many people who have lost loved ones to healthcare-associated infections not to be determined to act on this.… — Andrew Lansley
The relationship between renewable energy sources and the communities we expect to host them must be appropriate and sustainable and, above all, acceptable to local… — Owen Paterson
A friend is someone who makes me feel totally acceptable. — Ene Riisna
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is… — Bible
Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. — Albert Bandura
When will it be acceptable to walk away from someone after they reach their 140 character limit? — Nikhil Saluja
Crawling is acceptable Falling is acceptable Tears are acceptable Pain is acceptable Quitting is unacceptable — Emily Thomas-Webb

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