#acceptable

To pay out millions upon millions of dollars in bonuses for incomplete work, poor performance, and unacceptable products is the height of government waste and mismanagement. ↗

— Jim Gibbons

#government #height #incomplete #millions #millions of dollars

The mere dates of my existence do not interest me, except in one connection. When the Great War started I was too old to be acceptable as a volunteer; when conscription followed I was too old to be conscripted. ↗

— Laurence Housman

#connection #conscription #dates #except #existence

A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that some of these achievements are acceptable, while others are less so. ↗

— Eyvind Johnson

#achieved #achievements #against #back #backdrop

Sainthood is acceptable only in saints. ↗

— Pamela Hansford Johnson

#only #sainthood #saints

In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview. ↗

— Michael Kinsley

#attitude #believe #interview #least #people

Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable. ↗

— Adam Kinzinger

#better #better tomorrow #clear #fight #future

Maybe something that's acceptable in your teens or 20s is unacceptable in your 30s or 40s. ↗

— Eva Mendes

#maybe #something #teens #unacceptable #your

Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats. ↗

— Constance Baker Motley

#being #candidates #college #columbia #considered

It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive. ↗

— Ingrid Newkirk

#being #human #inclusive #makes #more

With our Reserve and Guard units playing increasingly important roles in the war on terror and in Iraq, it is unacceptable to make them jump through any unnecessary hurdles. ↗

— Pat Roberts

#guard #hurdles #important #important roles #increasingly