(225 quotes found)
“No one is willing to acknowledge a fault in himself when a more agreeable motive can be found for the estrangement of his acquaintances”
Mark Twain
“[T]his thing of darkness IAcknowledge mine.”
William Shakespeare
“We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.”
Charles Darwin
“Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.”
Sarah Ban Breathnach
“Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.”
William J. Brennan Jr.
“The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk. Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.”
Charles Tremper
“It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.”
Charles Kuralt
“Wonder is not a Pollyanna stance, not a denial of reality; wonder is an acknowledgment of the power of the mind to transform.”
Christina Baldwin
“Let someone else acknowledge your virtues”
Maori Proverb
“If you're asking me to acknowledge that I've gotten older, I can do that.”
Harrison Ford
