(347 quotes found)
“There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life.”
William Lyon Phelps
“I do admit there have been times when I have made a statement that was incorrect.”
Benny Hinn
“If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“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.”
Dennis Miller
“To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is not directly experienced, nor exclude from them any element that is directly experienced.”
William James
“All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.”
Henry Louis Mencken
“It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyze before we can be happy in this world”
Chamfort
“No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.”
Robert Burton
“[Although admitting the timing --on the heels of the Hiroshima anniversary -- was bad, Beijing diplomats defended their position.] China has all along exercised utmost restraint on nuclear testing, ... The tests it has conducted are extremely limited in number.”
Chen Jian
“Even higher critics have often admitted that the tenth chapter of Genesis is a remarkably accurate historical document. There is no comparable catalog of ancient nations available from any other source. It is unparalleled in its antiquity and comprehensiveness.”
Henry Morris