Famous Quotes & Sayings

I find the Europeans are much more open and accepting of my kind of music, ... I have more freedom to do what I want here. That's really why I'm here.

Raymond Domenech

I find it almost sad that it happened the way it did because it was a great moment from the France team. After that, one must accept that we were trapped by someone who thought it was funny.

I feel pretty good about being here. I'm willing to accept my role here. I just need to keep working hard and be ready to step in when I'm called on.

Richard Blumenthal

If Boston College accepts an invitation to defect, it can expect immediate action,

Flemming Rose

I feel sorry if Muslims feel offended and that was not the intention. But the cartoons were within the acceptable boundaries of free speech in Denmark.

Alex Rodriguez

I feel more accepted in this clubhouse this year. I feel like I'm one of the guys in here now. And last year, it wasn't their fault, it was my fault. I was one person trying to get to know 100 people. You're going to have a better rapport with people in your second year than your first, this is a more comfortable feeling.

I did not intentionally break the law but made a foolish mistake for which I have accepted responsibility. I am pleased the whole incident is now behind me and I can focus my attention on doing my best for Blackburn Rovers.

I can't say enough about those three girls. They've accepted different roles and that's got to be tough in your senior season. They're helping us in other areas and exemplify what team players are.

Tom Daschle

I can't imagine that we would pass any bill that would tolerate slipping back into a level of intolerance that would be acceptable in today's society,

I can't live in a community where it is perfectly acceptable to murder an innocent man and still walk around freely.

I can't imagine any other Canadian prime minister trying to manipulate public opinion by hiding the caskets of fallen soldiers. He hopes that out of sight is out of mind. Canadians are not going to accept that.

Leslie Mann

Growing up, I wasn't as comfortable expressing myself as I am now, and I think that's why I chose acting: because it's acceptable to have your feelings. It's a place that they want you to feel. Whereas in life, growing up, it was 'Be quiet!' and 'Keep it to yourself.'

Given the fact we're a public agency, we don't find it acceptable to have a loss at all. Our violation system now should serve as a deterrent.

David Newman

Given that the accuracy and reliability of the call is our primary goal on this, we will move forward only when an acceptable system is identified.

Getting a dog is like getting married. It teaches you to be less self-centered, to accept sudden, surprising outbursts of affection, and not to be upset by a few scratches on your car.

Girls from the neighborhood who are 10 to 11 are great mother's helpers, and using them makes for great babysitter training. They learn your children's behaviors and personalities under your supervision, so they learn what is acceptable and how discipline is handled.

Caleb Carr

Gideon is unaware of it; he's grown up in it, and accepts the shortcomings until -- it's sort of a typical Everyman situation -- you accept the shortcomings until you get shoved up against an uncomfortable wall by them and have to look at them. And that's what happens to him. It's not a voluntary process.

Robin Cook

For years Libya has promised that it would accept a court without jury meeting in a third country. That way forward is now open to them,

Fred is a character actor, and I think the audience accepts him more easily in different roles.

Fraud is a very high standard. For a court to accept this for fraud, it's going to have to be a very egregious situation.

Jacques Chirac

France accepted that the President of the Commission be elected by the European Parliament,

Johnny Vegas

From a certain age, I sort of accepted myself for what I was. And although to other people it was like nothing ever goes right, I had a really nice attitude that I'd inherited from my parents, and especially from my dad.

From our perspective, he's done a yeoman's job of bringing a very attractive and a very acceptable and large number of people each week. The thing about George that distinguishes him from almost every other star we work with is that he has literally been involved with every single stage of development and execution of the series.

Monica Crowley

For Republicans, accepting responsibility means accepting punishment; for Democrats, it means only an admission of error and a suggestion they'll do better in the future. This double standard must end.

From 1980 on, we've spent every nickel and dime of natural resource revenue and that's not an acceptable go-forward strategy.

Maurice Cheeks

Kevin is a veteran who has been around for a while. It's no disrespect to John. He's still learning this game. I told him that I don't want him to accept it. I want him to go out and learn from it and work hard.

Tom Coughlin

Kevin's a great coach and the hands-on guy that's taken Eli through all the mental processes, ... Being his position coach, it's Kevin's responsibility to teach him how to conduct his business and how to accept his role as a team leader.

Known as perfidy or treachery, such acts are strictly prohibited because they make it extraordinarily difficult for coalition forces to accept surrendering forces or protect civilians.

Kissing hands is alien to our values and morals, and is not accepted by free and noble souls,

I wouldn't say it couldn't be done, but I would say it would probably be pretty expensive. That was a decision they made that they wanted to go in that location and were willing to accept responsibility for it.

Jake is in a groove at full back. He helps us establish the interior game we really have to have. He's more than accepted the role - that is a very unselfish person right there. You're looking at a kid who invested a lot of time in the summer to become the quarterback, but at this point and time we need him at this position.

Jon Scieszka

'Just looking at pictures' used to be considered cheating. No longer. The graphic novel is booming. Comics, heavily illustrated texts, books with no words are now accepted as reading.

Just like players, coaches and fans we have to accept the sporting outcome.