Admitting Quotes

176 quotes by 162 authors

Courageous? Courageous would have been admitting weakness and leaving Dauntless, no matter what shame accompanied it. Pride is what killed Al, and it is the… — Veronica Roth
I like you better this way." For some reason, admitting this made her face go hot right away; she was very glad that he still… — Maggie Stiefvater
If I were going to begin practicing the presence of God for the first time today, it would help to begin by admitting the three… — Anne Lamott
She blinked at me, then realized I was panicking. Honestly, it was like admitting to murder before being interrogated. â€œMs. Davidson,â€ she began, but I… — Darynda Jones
So I'm scared, because you're not just not human, you're not like anyone....there's nobody like you in all the world and it's you I want.… — Holly Black
There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at… — Veronica Roth
None of us wants to admit that we hate someone... When we deny our hate we detour around the crisis of forgiveness. We suppress our… — Lewis B. Smedes
Don't let the sun go down without saying thank you to someone, and without admitting to yourself that absolutely no one gets this far alone. — Stephen King
Since we proposed punctuated equilibria to explain trends, it is infuriating to be quoted again and again by creationists-whether through design or stupidity, I do… — Stephen Jay Gould
One thing is for sure: most of the people admitting candidates to universities for technical subjects are pretty dissatisfied with the level of math education. — Conrad Wolfram
The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This… — Hanna Rosin
Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only… — Nancy Gibbs
Nothing helps make a leader more approachable than admitting your struggles, screw-ups and behind-the-scenes thinking on hard calls. If the leader makes this a priority,… — Scott Weiss
The fact is, psychiatric help is not widely available to CIA agents - and as in the military, there is a stigma attached to admitting… — Michael Hastings
Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake. — Robert Half
Admitting Error clears the Score, And proves you Wiser than before. — Arthur Guiterman
Genius, scholar, and war hero though he is, you have to admit - or maybe you should think about admitting - that George Bush might… — Alan Colmes
Admitting the force of these contentions, nevertheless, the custom of meeting together in public assembly for the consideration of the most serious, the most exalted… — Felix Adler
Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of… — Robert Walpole
If this boy passes the examinations he will be admitted; and if the white students choose to withdraw, all the income of the college will… — Edward Everett

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