Accepted Quotes

With my academic achievement in high school I was accepted rather readily at Princeton and equally as fast at Yale, but my test scores were not comparable to that of my classmates. And that's been shown by statistics, there are reasons for that - there are cultural biases built into testing, and that was one of the motivations for the concept of affirmative action to try to balance out those effects.

If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man. All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

The easiest time to cure an illness is before it is accepted as a part of the self-image.

Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.

I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.

Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky.

I knew Scotty was going to win. At the beginning of the episode, I was like, 'Scotty, are you ready to win?'. I knew he was going to in my heart. I accepted it. I couldn't pick a more perfect person to get second place to. He's my best friend.

Business as usual will not be accepted by any part of this city.

The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I accepted the title, and from that moment I was known as Count Peter.

I never accepted the idea that I was all through. I guess no person who has once been a star can do that, ever.

In most of the world, it is accepted that if animals are to be killed for food, they should be killed without suffering.

A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.

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.

One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries.

I talk to women's groups all over the country and see women struggling with this. The fear of not being accepted, of being different, of not having a man, all make it hard for a woman to do what she really believes is right for her.

Laboratories can reduce risk by implementing a proven and internationally accepted quality assurance technology that is applicable across the globe.