#acknowledge

I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#artist #i #just #some #wanted

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

#besides #country #criminals #does #entertainers

This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in victory - and thus that further resistance means only useless sacrifice. ↗

— Victor Davis Hanson

#battered #bloody #cease #enough #further

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#acknowledged #being #clearly #fitness #force

Nyla, he breathed, hoping not to wake her but also hoping that she would open her eyes. She didn't. She simply smiled and whispered, "Jamison, I'd like you to be the first to know that I love you." His heart convulsed. She had finally said it. ↗

— Mia Castile

#happiness #love #love

We acknowledge but one motive - to follow the truth as we know it, whithersoever it may lead us; but in our heart of hearts we are well assured that the truth which has made us free, will in the end make us glad also. ↗

— Mortimer Adler

#also #assured #end #follow #free

I acknowledge Shakespeare to be the world's greatest dramatic poet, but regret that no parent could place the uncorrected book in the hands of his daughter, and therefore I have prepared the Family Shakespeare. ↗

— Thomas Bowdler

#book #could #daughter #dramatic #family

We do have a problem in this country. You can either make a movie and ignore that, or you can acknowledge it and say, this is the water that we're living in. You know this - the movie lives in this - it's centered around this particular problem, and I chose to acknowledge it. ↗

— Nick Cassavetes

#around #centered #chose #country #either

We live in a culture that doesn't acknowledge or validate human intuition and doesn't encourage us to rely on our intuitive wisdom. ↗

— Shakti Gawain

#culture #encourage #human #intuition #intuitive

The confusing thing, I thought, was that most of America already knew that we were overly reliant on oil, especially on foreign oil. But it was news that this administration had begun to at least acknowledge that problem. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#administration #already #america #begun #confusing