Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Edward

President Bush has finally admitted that he miscalculated on Iraq, so will he next admit that he has miscalculated on the economy?

Parents with autistic children need the support of the entire family. Some times siblings react negatively because they find it hard to admit the problem to friends. They suffer socially and try to keep away from their autistic brothers or sisters.

Pathological liars can't always tell truth from falsehood and contradict themselves in an interview. They are manipulative and they admit they prey on people. They are very brazen in terms of their manner, but very cool when talking about this.

Part of training a dog is training the owner too. It's not very easy getting owners to admit they're wrong. No-one likes doing that.

Stepping into the spotlight to admit your guilt is probably not a sensible course for most people sharing music files online.

Our tires are safe, ... When we have a problem, we admit it and we fix it. We've proven that.

Adam Rayner

I was always interested in it when I was younger, but it was when I was at university, getting together with other like-minded theatrically inclined types, that I admitted to myself that I wanted to be an actor.

Andre Agassi

I was a little embarrassed to admit how it happened. You would think a racket sport would translate.

Tanith Lee

I will admit to a pleasure and sense of hope in what I see as the basic teachings of Christ, stripped of the nonsense that has sometimes been accumulated about them and the embarrassing misunderstanding.

E. B. White

I will admit that I'm the one who allowed this thing to happen on my watch, ... I've said it before, if helping children is a crime, I guess I'll do the time.

Jarome Iginla

I will admit I was pretty excited about it,

Matt Diaz

It is a mental game, and as much as you hate to admit it, you do start pushing after a while. It was good to get it and good to be part of that rally that almost brought us back.

I think the report was a bit overly optimistic. I find it strange that although they admit there's no good data, they come out as very optimistic that this isn't that big a deal.

KPMG and HVB have admitted that they and their co-conspirators used false and misleading documentation to cheat the government out of billions of dollars in taxes owed by America's wealthiest citizens.

Last week Mr. Ozawa returned to Japan and was admitted to a hospital for treatment of a bronchial infection and a shingles infection that has affected one of his eyes. Mr. Ozawa has been released from the hospital and is currently at home in Japan, following his doctor's instructions to take a period of several months' rest.

Pankaj Mishra

The advocates of retaliatory wars will continue to assume a much simpler reality with their hoary oppositions: Religious and secular, backward and enlightened, free and unfree. But if we are to admit how deeply and irrevocably interconnected our world is, then we must find new ways to break the cycle of counter-productive violence.

That would be an old dog learning new tricks. This is not a company or a management team that has been willing to admit they are making mistakes.

The 16-year-old has admitted that he came into possession of the gun about a year ago. He found it in a bag on the street and took it home. He kept it for personal protection.

Patrick Murphy

I think it was a mistake and I admit it. I should have voted more.

Sandy Alderson

I think we all would admit that we didn't have the premier team in the National League this year, but we did make the playoffs, ... Crazy things can happen in a short series. In our particular case we fell behind in those three games and never really gave ourselves a chance. So that was disappointing. We played down to people's expectations. So that was very disappointing.

Margaret Chan

I think U.N. organizations are important organizations. They exist for good reasons. And we also admit that there is room for us to improve the way we do business. The WHO will be a very positive and proactive partner in the overall U.N. reform, which is also important.

Francis Bacon

It is nothing won to admit men with an open door, yet to receive them with a shut and reserved countenance.

Lawmakers must not forget their oaths and disregard the administration's infringement of average Americans' constitutional rights. The White House has repeatedly admitted to the use of warrant-less wiretaps and has yet to be held accountable. Checks and balances on presidential power are essential to protect the rights of Americans.

Sam Taylor-Wood

I went out of my way to try not to be an artist, because I thought I would end up leading a miserable, obscure life. I tried to escape it for as long as I could, until I had to admit at 25 that that was my path.

Josh Duhamel

I went there and helped him shuffle pictures of people, and one of the agents asked me if I was interested in acting. Of course, I was a little bit interested in it; I'm sure that's part of the reason I moved to L.A. even though I never admitted it to myself.

I wondered after a year off how much time it would take to get back to top strength. I have to admit that training camp was pretty intense for me, but the last couple of weeks have been better.

Sara Blakely

I was trying to convince all these men to try to make a product that they didn't even wear! Or if they did wear them, they were not admitting it! There was the problem right there. No wonder their hosiery was so uncomfortable.

Vladimir Radmanovic

I still remembered about how to play basketball. (Friday) was tough, I'll have to admit it. But you have to respect coach's decision. Nothing surprises me anymore, so I am trying to be focused.

I think people are more likely to admit the positive about themselves, and so I think what you're getting is exactly what I'd expect.

Richard Powers

I think part of that is the taboo is being broken. To some extent it's no longer the kiss of death to admit to a security breach.

I think right now, even those who were once reluctant to admit it, agree that housing has topped out. What will come as a surprise is if the housing starts are really strong, that would probably be a positive rather than a negative.

It doesn't mean we're not admitting students with a B average and an 1,100 SAT.

Mark Thompson

I think he's very upset with the injury that he caused to Jeff White but I think everyone's openly admitted it was an accident, and he had no intention at all to cause any damage to Jeff White. Probably the whole week now has got to be focused on him being able to go and play that competitive style of footy again, because he is upset about it,