Famous Quotes & Sayings

Benjamin Crump

Certainly, they feel regret that their son had to die to have changes come forth. Nobody has accepted responsibility.

Chairman Burns is not satisfied, he's going to work closely with the administration and the committee to deliver an appropriate and acceptable solution in that area.

Chad has been very generous in accepting the refugees and working with us ... We certainly hope that good cooperation will continue.

Nicolas Sarkozy

By accepting people to whom we unfortunately cannot propose work or housing, we are finding ourselves in a situation where we are having tragedies like this,

By accepting flexible work requests from their female employees but not from their male staff, employers are helping reinforce the gender pay gap, when instead they could be enabling young dads to play a more active role in the raising of their children.

By the definition accepted in the United States, any person with even a small amount of Negro Blood... is a Negro. Logically, it would be exactly as justifiable to say that any person with even a small amount of white blood is white. Why do they say one rather than the other? Because the former classification suits the convenience of those making the classification. Society, in short, regards as true those systems that produce the desired results. Science seeks only the most generally useful systems of classification; these it regards for the time being, until more useful classifications are invented, as true.

By every measure, 2005 was a great year for us and we expect similar performance in 2006. The vision of the company has always been to deliver next-generation technology to solve the critical challenge of managing multi-company, operational processes. The depth of our solution coupled with the broad acceptance we've seen in the market show that we've converted the vision into reality.

By no means would we send people to a disaster shelter that was not ready to accept them.

Honestly, it didn't sink in until about 30 minutes before the ceremony kicked off. I did not want to accept the fact this unit and all the wonderful soldiers that we were fixing to be separated. It has been the most rewarding job in my 21 years in the Army.

Woody Harrelson

Honestly, I felt incredibly welcome -- I thought that the whole area in the range opened up to us. I'm sure to some degree there were some people that weren't accepting of us, but at least they weren't showing it,

He's using a good concept. The question becomes: Can you develop a market and will the public ultimately accept the use of this product in their homes and in their workplaces? It's still too early to tell.

Being a leader on this team is extremely important. All three players are naturally quiet and let their play do the talking. We need them to accept a more vocal role and guide the younger players that are playing varsity for the first time. Colleen, Lauren and Becky are all highly respected by their teammates.

Because it takes time to persuade local communities (to accept the bases), Japan and the U.S. need to promptly map out specific measures.

Because it is still open at the moment who will be our main sponsor, we wanted to give the pros a clear signal that we didn't want to stand in the way of their accepting a multi-year offer from another team.

Gary Cooper

Higher price points for the blockbuster titles in 2004 and 2005 can condition the video game consumer for the acceptance of broader price increases during the next video game cycle and beyond. We encourage the industry to look longer-term at the potential necessity to raise prices to maintain growth.

His leadership was definitely there. He did such a good job as a leader on the floor. Even when he wasn't in the game he was a leader on the floor and that was a really important part of our success for the year was having him accept that role. There were times when he took the team on his shoulders and carried them through - showed them the way, which is big. It shows a lot of heart, a lot of leadership and a lot of ability.

He wouldn't accept the role of a loser despite all of the setbacks and problems, ... Within himself he always was working far past this week's game or this season. He always lived with his grand scheme for building a great team in Dallas. It was obvious he was going to play the best men available.

Chrysler made it very clear to us when we were doing our probing, to try to find out where we could get the best agreement on our issues without a strike, that . . . if we didn't accept their demands on outsourcing and (plant) closure that we could not get an agreement with them and they would force the dispute,

Debbie Ford

Calling on you to give up control of the outer world and gladly accept control of your inner relationship with God, devotion is essential for fully realizing your soul's calling.

Stephen King

Capital has mobility in Europe. German companies are able to tell workers that they can either accept reduced pay, or see the company close factories and reopen new ones in Poland or India.

Jalal Talabani

But I think that once the results are announced then it should be accepted by everyone, even if unwillingly.

But I don't want to rob the joy of the event. Unfortunately, we weren't there. You have to accept it and enjoy it.

But in this case, the results on the footy field produced a set of circumstances that caused an intractable fixture clash. Just like players, coaches and fans we have to accept the sporting outcome.

But I haven't accepted any donations from developers.

Ken Dryden

Because the demands on a goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not an opponent, not a quirk of size or style. Him. The stress and anxiety he feels when he plays, the fear of failing, the fear of being embarrassed, the fear of being physically hurt, all the symptoms of his position, in constant ebb and flow, but never disappearing. The successful goalie understands these neuroses, accepts them, and puts them under control. The unsuccessful goalie is distracted by them, his mind in knots, his body quickly following.

Gerry Spence

To accept capitalism and Free Enterprise as articles of faith without agreeing that we must be free to consider whether what is offered is free and freeing is itself enslavement.

Gerry Spence

When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others, no matter how it is disguised.

Gwyneth Paltrow

I'm hard on myself, so I'm working on shifting perspective toward self-acceptance, with all my flaws and weaknesses.

Gregg Easterbrook

... the consensus of the scientific community has shifted from skepticism to near-unanimous acceptance of the evidence of an artificial greenhouse effect. Second, while artificial climate change may have some beneficial effects, the odds are we're not going to like it. Third, reducing emissions of greenhouse gases may turn out to be much more practical and affordable than currently assumed.

I never really worked with watercolor very much. I messed with water-based paints in high school and stuff, and out of the Northwest that was a more acceptable tradition as a main voice, you know, with Graves and Toby.

I'm very happy to accept this gift now that it is an articulated program. Where's Bette when you need her?

Jerry Kelly

I'm trying not to beat myself up, just stick to my game plan. I missed plenty of shots the last couple of days, but I've accepted them. That's something I haven't done much, and I've really done the last two tournaments. I really hope the mind-set continues.

Ridley Scott

I'm used to very strong women because my mother was particularly strong, and my father was away all the time. My mother was a big part of bringing up three boys, so I was fully versed in the strength of a powerful woman, and accepted that as the status quo.