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No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable. Ferdinand Mount Accepted 223
When you please others in hopes of being accepted, you lose you self-worth in the process. Dave Pelzer Accepted 119
We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation. Mahmoud Abbas Accepted 100
Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms. Anthony Storr Accepted 99
All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final. Hypatia Accepted 98
All the other chiefs and tribes have accepted the Great Law of Peace. They now live in peace with one another. Hiawatha Accepted 93
The struggle goes on. The victory is in the struggle, for me. And I accepted that a long time ago. Al Lewis Accepted 92
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate. John Adams Accepted 89
Biology has progressed tremendously due to the model that Darwin put forth. But the black boxes Darwin accepted are now being opened, and our view of the world is again being shaken. Michael Behe Accepted 86
Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called. Bill Shuster Accepted 85
The accepted versions of the Bible are all substantially correct. William Bell Riley Accepted 85
I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint. Little Richard Accepted 84
Our Masonic friends have it down very fine. I do not know where they got it so well. I have often wondered where they found out so many of the secrets of our High and Accepted Order of Masonry. Charles Taze Russell Accepted 81
I accepted an offer to do a concert for the reopening of the Mall of Memphis. Johnny Rivers Accepted 78
It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. Mark Rothko Accepted 78
When I accepted the commission, I had something of an epiphany in the research I did about the agency, actually the science of espionage. I realized there is a connection between the sciences and the invisible forces of man. James Sanborn Accepted 78
Cocktail music is accepted as audible wallpaper. Alistair Cooke Accepted 78
Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to be accepted as the total truth. Samuel P. Huntington Accepted 77
The war project at Stanford was essentially completed, and I accepted an offer of an Assistant Professorship at the University of Minnesota, which had a good biochemistry department. Paul D. Boyer Accepted 76
In this respect I expressed my doubts about using the Corps directly on the South coast, to form a bridgehead for the Army - as the area immediately behind the coast was now covered with obstacles. These doubts were accepted by Hitler. Kurt Student Accepted 75
A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted. George Stephen Accepted 75
Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields? Kanye West Accepted 75
I have often noticed that a bribe has that effect - it changes a relation. The man who offers a bribe gives away a little of his own importance; the bribe once accepted, he becomes the inferior, like a man who has paid for a woman. Graham Greene Accepted 75
Today, Jewish defense is an accepted thing. Meir Kahane Accepted 75
They might have a long way to go before truly accepting gay people into their lives, but they have accepted the show into their living rooms each and every week. Sean Hayes Accepted 73
If the adjustment made by a court can be accepted or not, it will be refused whenever the men can gain more by continuing the strike, with whatever of violence that involves. John Bates Clark Accepted 73
I knew being accepted was going to be hard, but I knew I was involved in a situation that was going to bring opportunities to other blacks. Larry Doby Accepted 73
Introductions, that is, belong to the masterpieces and classics of the world, to the great and ancient and accepted things; and I am here introducing a short, small story of my own which appeared in The Evening News about ten months ago. Arthur Machen Accepted 70
What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted. Olusegun Obasanjo Accepted 70
They managed to find time... to tell me that there was no chance of my being accepted for service and that really I should be surprised to still be alive. C. S. Forester Accepted 69
In 1969, when I graduated from Harvard Law School, women and minorities made up a tiny fraction of the first year associates accepted by top law firms. Jane Harman Accepted 69
According to the now almost universally accepted theory, all the races of mankind had a common origin. Ellsworth Huntington Accepted 67
Later, after flying in the Navy for four or five years, spending some time on an aircraft carrier, I applied to and was accepted in a program where I went to graduate school first and then to the Naval Test Pilots School. Mark Kelly Accepted 66
All handling by IPCC of the Sea Level questions have been done in a way that cannot be accepted and that certainly not concur with modern knowledge of the mode and mechanism of sea level changes. Nils-Axel Morner Accepted 62
My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly enough, they are accepted. R. Buckminster Fuller Accepted 59
I believe the accepted model of capitalism that demands endless growth deserves the blame for the destruction of nature, and it should be displaced. Failing that, I try to work with those companies and help them change the way they think about our resources. Yvon Chouinard Accepted 58
The accepted definition of a serial killer is a person who kills at least three times with a cooling off period in between his murders. Pat Brown Accepted 55
To begin with, you must realize that any idea accepted by the brain is automatically transformed into an action of some sort. It may take seconds or minutes or longer - but ideas always produce a reaction of some sort. Scott Reed Accepted 53
You can try to reach an audience, but you just write what comes out of you and you just hope that it is accepted. You do not write specifically to a generation. Leon Uris Accepted 52
The easiest time to cure an illness is before it is accepted as a part of the self-image. Jane Roberts Accepted 51
Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt. Susan George Accepted 50
Somehow, by just continually pestering the general public by appearing on television, they accepted me and wanted more. Chris Elliott Accepted 50
The British Government and the Irish Government have accepted very clearly the Mitchell Report. Dick Spring Accepted 50
Activities that seem to represent choices are often inert reproductions of accepted practice. Shoshana Zuboff Accepted 49
Properly practiced creativity must result in greater sales more economically achieved. Properly practiced creativity can lift your claims out of the swamp of sameness and make them accepted, believed, persuasive, urgent. William Bernbach Accepted 49
Business as usual will not be accepted by any part of this city. Harold Washington Accepted 48
Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. Joseph Ratzinger Accepted 46
A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend. Ward McAllister Accepted 45
Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles. James D. Watson Accepted 44
I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read. Jackie Collins Accepted 43

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