Famous Quotes & Sayings

One can only wonder what message the U.S. attorney was thinking of sending to other executives who engage in such behavior. It is indeed rare that a federal prosecutor would stand shoulder to shoulder with the defense counsel of an admitted felon who bilked investors of over $3 billion, and against the advocate for investors, the SEC.

A CT scan revealed serious damage to the prime minister's digestive system and he has been admitted to surgery.

LaVar Arrington

The more I'm studying film, the better I'm getting, the faster I'm getting. As much as I would hate to admit that, I'm kind of seeing the differences. I'm realizing you get to a point of health, but then there's a point where you start getting back to who you are.

Ruth Glick

There's a scene I particularly like in 'Betrayed' where Shane has been shot in the side. Yet he drives to a small airport, checks out the Rockfort plane and flies himself and Elena to safety. Only when he knows they are out of danger does he allow himself to sit down on the couch and admit he's injured - to a horrified Elena.

Mike Schmidt

There's a lot of sad elements in that thing. It was sad that Pete bet on baseball. It was sad that Pete thought he could get away with it. It was sad the way he confessed, so to speak. The way the league perceived that he admitted to it was sad, and it's sad now the way baseball is handling it. It truly could be put to bed one way or the other, and I think we all sort of wish that would happen for all the parties.

Jimmy Durante

All of us have schnozzles . . . if not in our faces, then in our character, minds or habits. When we admit our schnozzles, instead of defending them, we begin to laugh, and the world laughs with us.

Will Rogers

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best.

A coach sees things very differently than the players. It's important to use that different perspective to educate and encourage. But it's also important, like a good coach, to lead your team by example. For instance, while you should point out mistakes by your employees, be sure to admit when you yourself make a mistake.

They seem to forget that there were two other witnesses who said Michael Morales admitted to killing her.

Lindsay Lohan

They said, 'You need to take care of yourself. We care about you too much, and we've seen too many people do this, and you're talented,' and I just started bawling. I knew I had a problem and I couldn't admit it.

Although the current growth environment is not impressive, positive growth is still positive growth. On the darker side of things, however, we must admit that the economy still lacks the growth momentum needed to correct many of the labor market ailments.

A lot of people, whether they want to admit it or not, do have a problem with one thing or another, and Prevent! is there to provide support. They help you overcome your obstacles and right now, I'm feeling wonderful.

American commentators always ridicule the Japanese as being outdated because of company loyalty. 21 year olds that work in coffee shops don't want to admit it, but their system of "being in a band" is working the same way.

They made no effort to win and admitted that themselves afterwards,

Brian Kelly

They don't put themselves in a position to give up big plays, although I think Coach Ross would be the first to admit that they're probably not as efficient on offense as he would like at this point in the season. It's a team that's obviously looking for its first win. They played Boston College and UConn and took Iowa State right down to the wire and Baylor. Obviously, they feel like if they're going to win a game it has to be against Central.

This is really criminalizing well-intentioned, honest mistakes, and singling out -- I think unfairly -- the one company that up front admitted its mistakes early on.

Chuck Schumer

This administration made mistakes, the previous administration made mistakes. But the inability of this administration and of the national security adviser to admit that mistakes were made makes us fear that we will make future mistakes.

It's a great style of music. I must admit I didn't know much about it, but now I can see why people enjoy it so much. We're glad to be able to have it here.

It pains me to admit that people died because aid did not arrive fast enough to those in need.

John Adams

It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property in man

Johnny Griffin

For him to run would be akin to him admitting he is a terrorist,

Mike McCurry

This president has an especially difficult time admitting he's wrong, so when it happens, it probably has greater significance, but he's got such a long list of complex problems now because of Katrina and other things, this is probably the least of his worries, to be humble enough to admit error." ()

Howard Dean

There was no middle-class tax cut, ... I don't know which is worse -- that he wants to repeal the tax cuts, or that he won't admit that they ever existed.

Lara Logan

There isn't a journalist alive who won't admit to you they use every advantage they have.

There is not much courage out there. Like an alcoholic, the first thing you have to do is admit you have a problem. The flip side of it is, Americans are vehemently opposed to every possible solution.

You're saying to the people of the United States that you all made no mistakes. I've got to go back to my district and explain to them why we've got a federal agency that, to me, made some mistakes and won't admit it.

Lord Byron

Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon -- the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.

You need to identify and recognize and admit that there is a gang problem in New Jersey.

You never want to admit your happy after a loss, but if we're going to lose, this is how I want to lose. We played the best we could and gave it everything we got.

Your best hope is to be honest with the person. Admit you were just trying to make a good impression.

This is a professional patient who understood the system well enough to get admitted to a hospital and the illness well enough to emulate the symptoms.

Javier Solana

This is not the moment to discuss anything. This is moment to transmit and to admit sorrow, to transmit friendship.

And what would that accomplish? Why don't they just admit to the fact that they didn't do the work they should have and try again next year.