Admit Quotes

1917 quotes by 1439 authors

I admit that the eyes of the intellectually and culturally lively tend to glaze over at the mere mention of sociology, often with ample justification. — Richard Wall
Yet it was impossible for me to say to people, 'Speak louder, shout, for I am deaf.' Ah, how could I possibly admit an infirmity… — Ludwig van Beethoven
It's time to admit that public education operates like a planned economy, a bureaucratic system in which everybody's role is spelled out in advance and… — Albert Shanker
The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or the natural order, by which… — Isabel Paterson
Whatever your work and whatever its worth, No matter how strong or clever, Some one will sneer if you pause to hear, And scoff at… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays. — Abraham Lincoln
I'll be the first to admit that my idea of God is pretty different. I believe in a God with a long white beard, a… — Jack Handey
Few men survey themselves with so much severity as not to admit prejudices in their own favor. — Samuel Johnson
There are few couples as unhappy as those who are too proud to admit their unhappiness. — P.D. James
The celestial order and the beauty of the universe compel me to admit that there is some excellent and eternal Being, who deserves the respect… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is destiny phrase of the weak human heart! 'It is destiny' dark apology for every error! The strong and virtuous admit no destiny — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Mistakes are a great educator when one is honest enough to admit them and willing to learn from them — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Nimzovitch became then for me more or less the author of the only book which could help me get away from these Euwe books, which,… — Bent Larsen
There are people who can write their memoirs with a reasonable amount of honesty, and there are people who simply cannot take themselves seriously enough.… — Raymond Chandler
True leaders are the first to admit that they don't know everything and that they need help. — Bill Byrd
I admit there's an element of brutality in all my work - it's part of the truth about human existence I always want to explore… — Todd Solondz
As long as you pretend to be self-sufficient, you short-circuit God's power in your life. You need to admit your inadequacy and say, "God, I… — Rick Warren
Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and commendable nature; and in all cases of passion… — George Washington
Once admit that we have the right to inflict unnecessary suffering and you destroy the very basis of human society. — John Galsworthy
Once we admit that there is room for newness - that there are vastly more conceivable possibilities than realized outcomes - we must confront the… — Paul Romer

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