#commended

Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudiced in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity, enforced by authority, and recommended by custom. ↗

— Robert Hall

#apt #authority #custom #enforced #favor

People aren't quite sure what it means when a book is a Booker Prize winner. They're not quite sure what is being recommended, what literary values it stands for, because every year it stands for something different. ↗

— Kazuo Ishiguro

#being #book #booker #different #every

Millions of Americans take vitamins safely every day, including me. Vitamins and mineral supplements taken in recommended doses are safe. It's the designer supplements that are worrisome. ↗

— Dick Durbin

#designer #doses #every #every day #including

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no. ↗

— Derek Jacobi

#boxes #every #get #knighthood #letter

In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly. ↗

— Hugo Black

#clearly #commended #condemnation #courageous #deserving

The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil. ↗

— Voltaire

#graces #milton #recommended #sacrifice #sacrificed

I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it. ↗

— Derek Fisher

#another #because #betterment #commended #construction

That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it to us holds. ↗

— Mary Astell

#giddy #holds #humour #longer #real

Dr. Phil was very helpful and caring. I believe he helped all of us there and watching how to better relate, understand, and communicate with our families and loved ones. Dr. Phil recommended reading my new book. ↗

— Louie Anderson

#better #book #caring #communicate #dr

The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth. ↗

— Virginia Satir

#day #eight #four #growth #hugs