Famous Quotes & Sayings

The best bet for anyone is to not accept drinks from anyone or leave the drink unattended.

The basic commitment is that the basic structure of the North Stand will be completed for the one-day games in May. All the finishes won't be done . (but) the facilities for the players etc are now located in this new stand so it is very important that that part of the exercise be at a level that is acceptable by May.

The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will never accept artifacts from any company known to be involved with gambling.

The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will never accept an artifact from any company whose business is promoting gambling.

Bernie Williams

The ball was in my court. It was just a question of whether I would accept the role they had for me. ... To play for another team, it would have been a very difficult situation. I'd like to be in a position to retire as a Yankee.

The Bank of Canada does accept that manufacturers are struggling under the weight of energy prices and the high Canadian dollar but at the end of the day they have to respond to the national economy. The bank still has enough of a case to keep hiking rates.

The attorney has accepted Sir Ian's explanation and apology. As far as the attorney is concerned the matter is closed.

The available scientific evidence proves that wild Atlantic salmon in the United States are on the brink of extinction. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service disregarded the scientific evidence and violated their statutory mandate under the ESA when they accepted Maine's voluntary plan instead of federal listing.

The Albanian representatives demanded more time for additional consultations, so they could not accept and sign this agreement.

That goes back to not accepting it. What if I said, 'Yeah, you're right, Chris is better, I'm just going to be prepared to do mop-up duty.' I don't think we would have won. I think they would have had an unprepared quarterback.

Ehud Barak

that if the other side agrees to accept the (ideas) as they are, then we too will need to accept them.

Annette Lu

Taiwan ... is not a part of China. We will by no means accept the false peace achieved by embracing China and sacrificing Taiwan.

Taiwan is going to be more accepting of some appreciation in the Taiwan dollar because we've had a succession of pretty good numbers in the economy.

Tax increases are a dirty word, but the question is if the public would be willing to accept a small surcharge on their taxes to cover the cost of Katrina,

Taken up with Hugh and Clark swapping baseball trivia. Clark often detailed yet another financial reversal. On the day he told us his house had burned down, we all, I think, accepted the news as somehow unexciting and inevitable.

Isabella Rossellini

Taking my clothes off for a film doesn't come naturally to me, but once I had agreed to accept the role I knew I must go through with it.

Sun currently enjoys no competition regarding Java, and fiercely fights against any attempt to 'open' Java to any and all comers. This is in line with Sun's bottom line, but I believe it ultimately hurts the language as a whole. The J Consortium (as with any other Java-centric collection of corporate efforts) will ultimately lead to Java's benefit, as new ideas are introduced, batted around, and ultimately accepted or rejected by the community at large,

Scott Skiles

It's concerned me all year, but it's part of who were are. At this point, I've got to accept it and we've got to find other ways to win.

It's clear the Bush administration isn't willing to accept its responsibility.

It's clear that Virgil has lost his way and should have known better than accepting nearly $80,000 in the contributions.

There was an economic impact felt as a result of the boycott. The community's actions made the issue more palatable, more real to individuals who haven't accepted the Latinos' contribution numbers.

These toll cheats are a loss and we do treat it seriously. Within a certain percentage, it's an acceptable and anticipated loss. I would not characterize it as an excessive problem.

This is completely done in the open. The Legislature has been fully aware of and accepting of this arrangement." ()

On busy days in our telemarketing centers, I bring in buffet lunches, so people don't have to get up from their stations to go to lunch. But, I haven't yet gotten them to accept the catheter idea I proposed.

On behalf of the (speedway's owners), it's an honor to be here tonight and to accept this recognition. We have a unique event that is specifically tied in to Memorial Day weekend. ... It only makes the greatest spectacle in racing that much more special.

Once countries know that the U.S. is going to use military force in Iraq, they may accept it, although not with the same support that the U.S. has had in Afghanistan. A lot of countries will decide to at least passively acquiesce. The military success in Afghanistan is helping to carry this support, but if the situation there deteriorates, how the world perceives a possible Iraqi option will change.

Once he stopped trying to hit home runs all the time and accepted that defense was his No. 1 priority and that he was better hitting line drives, he became the player that fans will appreciate this year.

Once self-killing is an acceptable answer, how do you logically limit it to the dying? What about the disabled, who may live longer and suffer more?

Edgar Friedenberg

Not only do most people accept violence if it is perpetrated by legitimate authority, they also regard violence against certain kinds of people as inherently legitimate, no matter who commits it.

Noting that Huckleberry Finn was originally both valued and reviled because it shows the reader that the accepted moral code and social hierarchy is not always correct.

Not one of these is able to spread by itself, always the user of the phone has to accept installing of the virus.

Lamar Alexander

Not long after we qualified our language, we were qualifying our principles. We accepted a tax increase ... and soon found ourselves vacating the White House for the first time in 12 years.

Rivers Cuomo

Nothing sounded as sincere as Nirvana's music. It took a long time for me to accept that any other music could be good in other ways. Including my own.