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“Ambition displeases when it has been sated ... having reached the peak, it aspires to descend.”

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Pierre Corneille, a French dramatist, was born on June 6, 1606, in Rouen, France, and died on October 1, 1684. He is one of the representatives of French classical drama and is known for his rigorous structure and profound themes. more

“I do not plan in any way to whitewash my sin. I do not call it a mistake, a mendacity; I call it sin. I would much rather, if possible - and in my estimation it would not be possible - to make it worse than less than it actually is. I have no one but myself to blame. I do not lay the fault or the blame of the charge at anyone else's feet. For no one is to blame but I take the responsibility. I take the blame. I take the fault.”

Ifs Way Sin Mistake Responsibility Plans Feet Blame Lays Faults Apology Estimation Mendacity

Author:Jimmy Swaggart

“There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark. I want to apologise specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested.”

Thinking Want Should Kind Said Law Night Community Excuse Tolerance Officers Apology Apologizing Law Enforcement Enforcement Remarks Arrested No Excuses Anti Semitic Jewish Community Dui

Author:Mel Gibson

“You know, I'm really busted up over this and I'm very, very sorry to those people in the audience, the blacks, the Hispanics, whites - everyone that was there that took the brunt of that anger and hate and rage and how it came through, and I'm concerned about more hate and more rage and more anger coming through, not just towards me but towards a black/white conflict.”

People Knows Hate Black White Audience Conflict Concerned Sorry Rage Apology Black White Busted

Author:Michael Richards

“I want to say to each of you, simply, and directly, I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.”

Want Behavior Sorry Selfish Engaged Apology Irresponsible

Author:Tiger Woods

“Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing.”

Thinking World Giving May Seems Young Names Decent Clothings Apology Apologizing Womanhood Sculptors Venus Nymphs

Book:Complete Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated Edition): Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter with its Adaptation, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun, The Dolliver Romance, Septimius Felton, Grimshawe's Secret and Biography

Source: Complete Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrated Edition): Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter with its Adaptation, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, The Marble Faun, The Dolliver Romance, Septimius Felton, Grimshawe's Secret and Biography

“If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do feel bad,' but then I'm on the floor rolling.”

Ifs Feels Eye Hurt Laughing Sorry Apology Rolling I'm Sorry Poke Hurts Someone

Author:Rachel McAdams

“I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches and chicanery of gentlemen who will not wholly throw off the lawyer even in Congress.”

Long Sometimes Matter Deals Speech Waste Importance Sorry Congress Lawyer Gentleman Apology I Am Sorry Am Sorry Precious Time Chicanery

Author:William Whipple

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