Acceptable Quotes

528 quotes by 486 authors

Rules are foolish, arbitrary, mindless things that raise you quickly to a level of acceptable mediocrity, then prevent you from progressing further. — Bruce Barnbaum
Error is not just acceptable, it is necessary for the continuation of life, provided it is not too great. A large error is a catastrophe,… — Jacques Lecoq
A new race-neutral language was developed for appealing to old racist sentiments, a language accompanied by a political movement that succeeded in putting the vast… — Michelle Alexander
I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable. — Carlisle Floyd
Sacrilege is acceptable only as a game. — Julien Torma
To put money into anything, anywhere, provided that the downside is measurable and acceptable and the chances of a good profit appear to be better… — Peter Cundill
Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian. — Pope Francis
Writing is a socially acceptable form of getting naked in public — Paulo Coelho
When we face problems or disagreements today, we have to arrive at solutions through dialogue. Dialogue is the only appropriate method. One-sided victory is no… — Dalai Lama
A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that… — Eyvind Johnson
I believe that one of the saddest things in the world today is that some people don't have enough food to nourish themselves. It's the… — Izabel Goulart
That there is one God, who made all things. That he governs the world by his providence. That he might be worshipped by adoration, prayer,… — Benjamin Franklin
This is football from the 19th century. It's very difficult to play a football match when only one team wants to play. A football match… — Jose Mourinho
Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress. — Robert Breault
The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays the… — William Howard Taft
Liberals are not about choice; they are about imposition. The way they live, the way they believe, must be imposed on people, otherwise they won't… — Rush Limbaugh
What I said about John was that he liberated me from my anxieties about writing in a correct, acceptable way. — Harry Mathews
There is nothing you need to do to make yourself more acceptable to God. You don't have to work harder, nor do you need to… — Iyanla Vanzant
Intimacy blossoms anytime you let down your socially acceptable mask. — Deepak Chopra
We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without. — Dalai Lama

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