Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sure there is some pressure. No one wants to be the team that does not keep the run alive. But these kids are willing to accept that (pressure). Most embrace it.

St. Andrew's has a policy not to accept conditional gifts, whether it's $5 or $500,000. When the McNair family looked at their gift in a conditional manner, then the school could not accept it,

St. Andrew's has a policy not to accept conditional gifts. When the McNair family looked at their gift in a conditional manner, then the school could not accept it.

St. Andrew's has a policy not to accept conditional gifts, ... When the McNair family looked at their gift in a conditional manner, then the school could not accept it.

Jason MacDonald

Some of the things proposed were not workable or acceptable to the corporation and similarly some of the proposals were not acceptable to the union. So it's interesting that Mr. Amber chose to highlight one rejection.

Some have accepted the challenge, and some have not. Those that have risen to the challenge have gotten our business.

Some guys don't accept their role. He took his role and takes off, knowing the better he plays and the harder he works the more time he'll get. That's how it works.

Some games I'll make a shot and get the team going or other games I might not need to take a shot. That's my role, and I've accepted that.

Ben Bernanke

Some influential voices of the time argued that by accepting higher inflation, policy-makers could bring about a permanently lower rate of unemployment.

That affects practitioners who don't accept assignment because patients will go somewhere else or just not get the device because they cannot afford the out-of-pocket expense.

Terry Nichols was a product of his choices. He chose to enter into this conspiracy and it's now time for Terry Nichols to accept responsibility for his action.

Rochelle Aytes

Thank God for television. I've been able to consistently work in television even when people say, 'Oh my God, I haven't seen you since this film or that project.' At least I'm working. It's very difficult to get that next movie role. I'm grateful to have the television world accept me.

John Cornyn

Texas voluntarily accepted and placed students from states damaged by Hurricane Katrina, meeting an enormous challenge. And now the federal government is beginning to live up to its end of the bargain.

My son is quite supportive. He does worry about me but he is supportive. My daughter prefers that I don't do this. Again, she accepts that this is who I am and it's important to me that I do this work, but she would much rather I didn't.

My objective was not to get a big settlement. It was more to make a statement that what he did was wrong and accept responsibility that he was at fault.

Melissa McCarthy

My parents are kind and accepting. Because so many of my friends were gay, it was just an accepted thing in my house. I was very lucky.

Igor Ivanov

NATO continues, using ultimatums, to insist Belgrade and the entire international community accept the alliance's demands.

James D. Watson

My wife and I have a schizophrenic son. We didn't want to accept this for 30 years, so we put him under great pressure when we shouldn't have. He just wanted to be looked after, and we didn't respect that. We tried to make him independent.

My personal view as one of the negotiating team, is that this proposal cannot be accepted by Iran.

My mind was just going everywhere. I didn't know what to expect. You don't know if you'll make it through the surgery or if your body will accept the kidney.

Tasha Smith

My husband taught me so much about being a father. No matter what any of our children do, my husband will always believe in them, love them and accept them.

Jack Osbourne

My mom, you can't go wrong with my mom. I mean, she's brilliant. She's taught me a lot, you know, just about everything. The only thing I don't like about her is that I think she's a little afraid for us to grow up. She's motherly and she's just trying to hold us back, and she's actually just starting to accept me now.

Many have pointed out the need for infusing young blood into the party and this idea is accepted by the session.

Looking at the wound and nurturing the pain does not give you a sense of healing. Treat the would to a scar then move on by learning to love and appreciate that scar, regardless of how you got it.

Bob Crow

London Underground's point-blank refusal to accept our compromise offer means that strike action remains on for 24 hours over New Year's Eve and over Jan. 8-9.

Look at his track record. How does he do it? He just has an air about him. Players respect him. They know he's been successful wherever he's been. So they are willing to make the sacrifices he demands. He can do that with the players. They might get tired of him in two, three or four years, but initially, the players will accept how he goes about his business.

Rhonda Britten

Mastering your fear means accepting it, owning it, and making it work for you instead of against you.

Like that of all players, Al's career has unfortunately and finally come to an end. However, it gives us great satisfaction to know that his unparalleled expertise and experience will continue to benefit the Blues as he accepts a new position on our staff.

James Stewart

My mother approved, my father just didn't accept the idea of my being an actor. I think that's the reason he kept the hardware store in operation, because I think he was pretty sure that I was going to be found out sooner or later, and he wanted to have a job for me to come back to.

Bud Selig

I will suspend any player who tests positive for an illegal steroid, ... There will be no exceptions. The union is aware of that, and they accept it.

I won't beat around the bush about that, I think it's a negative for teams. This year is going to be challenging, NHL teams are trying to run with fewer players and I think the more veterans the better but I'm for sure in the minority, and I can accept that. If it was my choice, there would be two more veterans and an exempt player. But that's not the way it is. There are people that have been in this league a lot longer than me that see it a different way and I'm respectful of that.

I wonder what the first lady would have to say about the rest of the portions of the United States of America that do accept this as their contribution toward national security.

Graeme Smith

I won't surprise me at all if he accepts the offer to become England's bowling coach.