Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

David Cameron

He always wanted to be Prime Minister, not just party leader, ... He won't admit it now and he wouldn't then, but he breathed ambition.

He admitted to you his conduct. He's lied to everybody up until now because of his shame.

He admitted to having firearms in the residence, admitted he had threatened him. He made no bones he hated the guy and threatened him.

Dennis Miller

He admitted this was stupid. It's a very serious offense. I wouldn't consider it a prank. ... It could have turned into something that caused far more injury, and even death, than it did.

Matt Damon

He admitted Miramax wouldn't make the film with Johnny and that I was their choice. They thought Johnny was too weird and didn't have any box-office clout.

Chuck D.

He actually told them ahead of time. He actually practiced with one of them with a belt, how he was going to do it. He admitted sitting behind her (Winchell), choking her with a belt until it broke.

James Mercer

For the longest time, I didn't even want to admit I was serious about music. Before the Shins, I would tell myself, 'Oh, I'm going to figure something out someday.' I had this romantic vision of being this old dude maybe making guitars or something.

David Miliband

I can't admit to myself that the creation of a Palestinian state won't happen. What I know is that with each passing year it gets more and more difficult to happen, not least because there is more and more bloodshed, generation upon generation.

Bob Mould

I can be difficult. I'll be the first to admit to that. I try! I try to Clint Black.

Ishmael Reed

I challenged that and said that he hadn't read much. I mean, how can you make that superlative statement? And he admitted he hadn't read much.

Christine Gregoire

I am willing to take risks, and willing to tolerate failure as long as we admit it, can learn from it and keep moving forward.

Michael J. Saylor

I basically got an education in software on DuPont's money because they were too stubborn to admit that a recession was coming.

Joe Royle

I believe it came off his chest or his hand, but I don't care. We were terrific today - even the most ardent Norwich fan would admit we deserved to win - and I was worried we wouldn't get the result we deserved.

If eBay were to make this sort of move it would basically be admitting that 'our core market is decelerating.'

I don't think they're going to do anything, ... I've not seen a single member of the leadership show any inclination to admit that what they did was in error.

I don't think they would admit it, but yes, we had an impact. All these people yelling and screaming for dual boot, yeah, I think it certainly helped. People were willing to donate their money and support, and I think Apple heard the message loud and clear.

Bobby Rahal

I don't think they want to admit that her draw is helping them, but it's the truth. Everyone from sponsors to teams to the IRL is benefiting from her. She's having the Tiger effect on TV ratings.

He's matured a lot over the last four years. He admitted that the first three years have been tough, that he didn't know if he was going to be able to get it right up there. Now he's feeling really good and confident.

How do you know the defendant lied? Well, because the defendant admitted it here in the courtroom.

I could have saved the stroke by playing it safe. I must admit I was greedy and hence went for the green.

Newt Gingrich

I commend the president for being flexible enough to admit he made a mistake.

I can choose for this situation to use me, but I'm not going to. There are a few teams who have separated themselves from the playoff race and we're one of them. I won't say we're out of it - I'll never admit that. But there is a separation where if we are to replace people, we will see a younger player.

I came over and she told me she was planning to admit herself the next day, ... I was kind of taken aback. I asked her if she wanted to reschedule, but she didn't want to. She wanted the company. Or maybe the hospital didn't take admissions on Sundays.

Al Goldstein

I believe in me. I'm God. God is your need to believe in some super being. I am the super being. I am your God, admit it.

Newt Gingrich

By the end of today, both presidential candidates will have taken steps of admitting that we have to have personal control of our retirement savings and then we have to move toward a new model to deal with the baby boomers and their children,