Admitted Quotes
323 quotes by 275 authors
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A lover, when he is admitted to cards, ought to be solemnly silent, and observe the motions of his mistress. He must laugh when she…
— Henry Fielding
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I admitted, that the world had existed millions of years. I am astonished at the ignorance of the masses on these subjects. Hugh Miller has…
— James A. Garfield
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Time is in itself [not] a difficulty, but a time-rate, assumed on very insufficient grounds, is used as a master-key, whether or not it fits,…
— Joseph Prestwich
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The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that faith has to do with fiction, and reason with fact.
— Leslie Stephen
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Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit…
— John of the Cross
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Within the period of human history we do not know of a single instance of the transformation of one species into another one. It may…
— Thomas Hunt Morgan
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But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even those of the…
— Tertullian
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Experience convinces me that permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth & violence. Even if my belief is a fond delusion, it will…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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At some schools black applicants are more than 100 times more likely to be admitted than whites with the same GPAs and SATs.
— Robert E. Lerner
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[A]s it must be admitted that the remedy under the Constitution lies where it has been marked out by the Constitution; and that no appeal…
— James Madison
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That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted.
— George Boole
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The system functioned relatively automatically, and the prevailing system of racial meanings, identities, and ideologies already seemed natural. Ninety percent of those admitted to prison…
— Michelle Alexander
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I like to go full bore into something. If you have a backup plan, then you've already admitted defeat.
— Henry Cavill
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Barry Bonds in the news. Yesterday Barry Bonds' agent said that Bonds could hit as many as 1,000 home runs. And the agent admitted he's…
— Conan O'Brien
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When I was about 17 or 18, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't going to change. I didn't know what the consequences would…
— Tommy Kirk
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Here’s my gut belief: Obama got a leg up by being admitted to both Occidental and Columbia as a foreign exchange student. He was raised…
— Wayne Allyn Root
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It is admitted by everybody that rights and privileges enjoyed by the Roman Catholic minority in Manitoba down to 1890, were taken away by legislation…
— Charles Tupper
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It is time that Christians were judged more by their likeness to Christ than their notions of Christ. Were this sentiment generally admitted we should…
— Lucretia Mott
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Admitted to Playboy in 1993 that he smoked marijuana twice.
— Rush Limbaugh
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If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block - lifetime ban. Death penalty.…
— Pete Rose
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