#epte

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed. ↗

— Dean Acheson

#become #controversial #hallowed #once #proposals

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

#children #consented #fate #give #house

In Eastern culture, people see ghosts, people talk about ghosts... it's just accepted. And in Western culture it's just not. ↗

— Jessica Alba

#accepted #culture #eastern #ghosts #just

The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors to play in. ↗

— Jason Alexander

#edwardian #emotional #emotional life #gets #life

September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for. ↗

— Lamar Alexander

#brought #charitable #country #days #instincts

There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today. ↗

— John R. Allen

#between #direct #doing #happened #line

The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerance. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors, and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#accepted #adult #amazement #american #character

It sounds really over the top to say you're responsible for the city of New York, but I do feel responsibility to the city of New York, to this country, to people everywhere. So many people were affected by the events of September 11, and I feel this is one of the ways that that event will be understood and defined. ↗

— Michael Arad

#city #country #defined #event #events

I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner. ↗

— Arthur Ashe

#am #around #essential #face #i

In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don't have a bad deli. There's no mediocrity accepted. ↗

— Mario Batali

#accepted #america #bad #deli #i