Acceptable Quotes

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I've wondered what my sexuality might be, but I've never wondered whether it was acceptable or not. Anyway, who really cares whether I'm gay or… — George Michael
People don't seem to understand that it's a damn war out there. Maybe my methods aren't socially acceptable to some, but it's what I have… — Jimmy Connors
If homosexuality being inborn is what makes it acceptable, why does racism being inborn not make racism acceptable? â€¦ We are born that way. We… — Rush Limbaugh
There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.... We cannot think of uniting with others, until after we have first… — Malcolm X
I want to work with the teachers' union. But as I said out there, we have to put the kids first and we are letting… — Meg Whitman
Seafood is simply a socially acceptable form of bush meat. We condemn Africans for hunting monkeys and mammalian and bird species from the jungle yet… — Paul Watson
Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a… — Maureen Johnson
We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others… — Mohamed ElBaradei
The subject matter that I am really spending my time on has become an acceptable subject matter. Living, lifestyle, family, is now in the forefront… — Martha Stewart
What I'm suggesting is we are going to look back, and we're going to see what happened in Syria, and we're going to see the… — Anne-Marie Slaughter
NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the… — Ambrose Bierce
Sex prejudice is so ingrained in our society that many who practice it are simply unaware that they are hurting. It is the last socially… — Bernice Sandler
Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books, not to be indiscriminately enforced against anyone who happens to be caught violating them, but to… — Orson Scott Card
The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best effects. I don't mean it must immediately fill the soul with desire… — Teresa of Avila
The science [of global warming] is beyond dispute... Delay is no longer an option. Denial is no longer an acceptable response — Barack Obama
The Church's basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can… — Christopher West
Nothing is more acceptable than what we are born into. — Hisham Matar
Arson, property destruction, burglary, and theft are â€˜acceptable crimesâ€™ when used for the animal cause, — Alex Pacheco
Electing clean-energy leaders into the Senate, the House, and the Oval Office - and getting it done in the next few years - is the… — Eban Goodstein
We in America have learned bitter lessons from two world wars: It is better to be here [in Europe] ready to protect the peace, than… — Ronald Reagan

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