“Gore Vidal said "Nixon is us, we are Nixon." I think we have to acknowledge that combination of idealism and sleaze; we want to be better than we are, and we sometimes don't face up to the real questions.” ThinkingWantSaidRealSometimesFacesCombinationAcknowledgeIdealismGoreReal QuestionsSleazes Author:Oliver Stone
“It was a step forward to charge Pinochet with terrorism, and to acknowledge that the essence of the crime is the use of political violence to induce great fear in society and against those who are innocent, and not just such violence that is directed against the state by opposition groups.” StatesUsePoliticalStepsViolenceGroupsCrimeEssenceTerrorismInnocentAcknowledgeOppositionSteps ForwardPolitical ViolencePinochet Author:Richard A. Falk
“One must also acknowledge that there are moments in an organisation's development when fresh blood and new vision are required, which may imply that an outsider may be better suited to the leadership role.” MayMomentsVisionRolesBloodDevelopmentAcknowledgeOutsidersOrganisationLeadership RolesNew Vision Author:Kofi Annan
“[Paul Scheer] was kind of pretending to not be as sick as he was. And then we almost pulled into this spa when I finally called it and said, "I'm very ill. We need to go home." And he said, "I am, too." He said that he wasn't going to do his treatments, he was going to - by the way, these are great problems to have - he was going to lie in the men's relaxation room in between throwing up. I was like, "This is insane. We're sick, and we need to just acknowledge it. And it sucks that it happened on my birthday, but let's get back into bed."” MenWayNeedsKindSaidProblemHomeLyingRoomsHappenedBedSickIllInsaneAcknowledgeTreatmentGet BackPretendingThrowingRelaxationMy BirthdaySpasThrowing Up Author:June Diane Raphael
“I think women assess time passage much better than men - because of their biological clocks - and they are much more realistic about measuring out time, whereas men tend to hang onto things. Women acknowledge the biology of their time, and dance through the beat of that drum...whereas men just drum.” ThinkingMenBeatsClockAcknowledgeBiologyRealisticPassagesMeasuringTime PassesBiological Clock Author:Danny Boyle
“That is my job as an intellectual, as an extension of my vocation: to engage in a serious reckoning with the present manifestation of both white supremacy, white refusal to acknowledge culpability, and the attempts of black people to re-describe the harm and trauma we've endured, as well as to say afresh what it is that must be done if we are to be conscientious.” PeopleIfsWellsDoneJobsBlackWhiteSeriousIntellectualTraumaHarmAcknowledgeManifestationBlack PeopleExtensionsVocationWhite SupremacyRefusalSupremacyReckoningCulpability Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“Bullfighting is anachronistic - you enter into a bullring and you're leaving behind the values of the world outside the ring. I suppose that what I would want to acknowledge is that perhaps the tension, the crucial tension, isn't necessarily between the view of bullfighting as a tradition versus as an art form, but between the values inside the ring and the values outside the ring.” WorldWantArtFormValuesViewsBehindsTraditionLeavingRingsAcknowledgeTensionCrucialVersusBullfighting Author:Bette Ford
“I was reading in the Bible and one translation says that Jesus said that if you publicly will acknowledge me before people, I will acknowledge you before my Father in heaven. So that is a big part of these meetings like Night of Hope, giving people an opportunity to publicly say, "Jesus, I believe you are the messiah, you're Christ, you're my Lord."” PeopleIfsGivingBelieveSaidBigsNightReadingFatherOpportunityJesusI BelieveHeavenChristLordMeetingsAcknowledgeTranslationsMessiahFather In HeavenAcknowledge You Author:Joel Osteen
“Howard Zinn helped us desegregate Atlanta. That was moving because he took a lot of abuse for that. He and Staughton Lynd, a fellow professor who was also from the North, stood with us. They were certainly behind us. In fact, they often stood in front of us. This had a huge impact on me. But one of the reasons I was very careful about speaking about the relationship I had with him and Staughton was because, in a racist society, if you acknowledge a deep love for and a deep debt owed to white teachers, they tend to discredit your own parents and your own community.” ReasonMovingParentCommunityTeacherAbuseCarefulAcknowledgeRacistDeep LoveDiscredit Author:Alice Walker
“It's so much healthier to acknowledge we're fluid and constantly in flux than to pretend to live in a universe where everything is fixed.” UniverseAcknowledge Author:Iris Smyles
“For me, self-love is like: Am I sleeping enough? Eating well? Not: Am I eating well to be able to fit into my skinny jeans? But: Am I eating well to be healthy and strong? And to acknowledge the good, because there is always a lot of good.” EnoughStrongSleepFitHealthyEatingAcknowledgeLove Is Like Author:Kerry Washington
“I like Twitter, actually and I like Instagram and I like talking to people. Most weeks, I'll take a day, a morning or two out of my day and I'll sit and I'll just answer my tweets. You have to get back quickly. And I think that's important to let people know that you see them because they took the time to acknowledge me. And they took the time to if you want to be my fan and to follow me and appreciate what I do.” PeopleThinkingImportantMorningWeekAppreciateAcknowledgeTweetFollow Me Author:Vanessa Bell Calloway
“White people are so unappreciative, they don't even acknowledge and understand what it means to be white in Canada, and all the layers of privilege that come with that. So they're shocked when somebody says, 'What just happened is racist,' and they said, 'Oh no, couldn't possibly be.' They see racism as people with KKK gowns and pointy hoods with eyes cut out. And we had those too.” PeopleMeanEyeCuttingRacismAcknowledgeRacistHood Author:Constance Backhouse
“Give yourself permission to do something extraordinary and amazing on planet earth. Acknowledge that you have and can do whatever it takes. You would not be given true and inspiring dream without the potential to fulfill it. Listen to the wisdom of your heart and then use the sound reason of your mind to strategize and plan out the life you truly desire and deserve.” GivingMindHeartReasonDreamEarthDesireDeserveExtraordinaryAcknowledgePlanet EarthWhatever It Takes Author:John Frederick Demartini
“I do think it is harder to acknowledge our strengths, or to forgive ourselves and each other for our shortcomings, when there has not been a result we can all agree on. And it is certainly impossible to imagine forgiving the enemy while their animus remains undefeated. Yet war doesn't end with armistice, it only ends with forgiveness and reconciliation.” ThinkingWarEnemyImagineImpossibleAgreeForgivingAcknowledgeReconciliationShortcomingsUndefeated Author:Chris Cleave
“Men, age 25 to 55, the labor-force participation rate is down 10%. That's unbelievable. There are 35,000 dying of opioids every year. Seventy percent of kids age 17 to 24 can't get into the US military because of health or education. Obesity, diabetes, reading and writing. Is that the society we wanted? No. We should be working on these things, acknowledge the flaws we have, and come up with solutions. Not Democrat. Not Republican. Not knee-jerk.” MenWritingKidsAgeReadingDyingMilitaryRepublicanSolutionsDemocratRateAcknowledgeFlawsParticipationUnbelievableObesityDiabetesReading And Writing Author:Jamie Dimon
“As a matter of ethics - our broader social life needs to be constrained by law and other devices - resolving at the societal level matters that should not be left for individual ethical negotiation. What is important - in the end - is that we are enabled to flourish in ways that acknowledge our dignity.” ImportantIndividualEthicsDignityAcknowledgeEthicalNegotiation Author:John Kleinig
“In fact, our need to feel like big shots keeps us wedded to inadequate perspectives on the world, keeps us from exploring and dealing with what doesn't fit into those perspectives. We should be trying to formulate a bigger, richer perspective to accommodate what doesn't fit, but no matter how beautiful and true that new perspective looks to us, we should always be prepared to acknowledge that it doesn't accommodate something we haven't yet confronted.” WorldTryingBeautifulPerspectiveFitAcknowledgeExploringBe PreparedInadequate Author:David Wong
“It must be acknowledged that an increasing proportion of the world's population is living in cities, in almost completely human-made environments. But we should also acknowledge that there are still a considerable number of people who wish to live in harmony with nature, and that globalization has made their ways of life increasing difficult to sustain.” PeopleWishDifficultEnvironmentHarmonyAcknowledgeGlobalization Author:David Wong
“The fact that there could be an ISIS West Bank, the fact that the Palestinian government in Gaza doesn't even acknowledge Israel's right to exist, the fact of constant terror, delegitimization campaigns in the Palestinian schools, these are all much bigger facts. And for the Barack Obama administration to focus on this one fact, almost, not to the expense, but to diminish some of the others which are much more important, is to cast all the blame on Israel and to take the U.N. policy toward Israel, which has been longstanding, and sort of surrender to it.” ImportantSchoolFocusPolicyBlameTerrorSurrenderBarackAcknowledgePalestinianGaza Author:David Brooks
“'Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream of American culture and society,' and I'm sure in politics, you would have to acknowledge that it has worked.” CultureAcknowledgeAmerican Culture Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Nobody has told Trump that he can't defund sanctuary cities, because the judge William Orrick did not rule that law unconstitutional. This was a pure exercise in nothing more but a refusal to acknowledge the authority vested in Donald Trump as president. This was nothing more than yet another judge essentially saying, "You don't have the power to do anything because I don't acknowledge you as president and I don't acknowledge your oath of office because you're not sane and you're not of sound mind to actually tell the truth when you take the oath of office."” MindPresidentJudgingExerciseOfficeAuthorityAcknowledgeTelling The TruthSaneOath Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I have constantly told people that I was Secretary of State and I was not going to get into a partisan debate. And I would vote my ballot in a secret way, as all Americans do. But I just want to acknowledge that after the election took place, it was a special time for Americans.” PeopleSecretSpecialVoteElectionDebateAcknowledgeSecretaryOld People Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Any approach that doesn't acknowledge the Palestinians' legitimate rights is doomed to fail. That also applies to any strategy that ignores the fact that Hamas is a part of the Palestinian resistance.” FailingStrategyAcknowledgePalestinianHamas Author:Khaled Mashal
“The Democrats are still not being honest with themselves about what happened to them. You know, a lot of people voted for Donald Trump knowing full well what the baggage was. They didn't care. The Trump election was, in fact, about issues. It was dead-set on issues, and this is what the media refuses to understand. They know it; they just don't want to believe it, and they don't want to acknowledge it. They think that it was an election about Hillary Clinton being a rotten candidate.” PeopleThinkingBelieveCareHonestElectionClintonDemocratBeing HonestAcknowledge Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I would love to say that I'm a humanist, but I think the word "feminist" still needs to exist to acknowledge that there's still a problem. It's a statement; we're not equal yet. There's still a fight to be fought.” ThinkingProblemFightingEqualFeministAcknowledgeHumanist Author:Erin Maya Darke
“Death is natural, and it happens early for some people. I acknowledge that, and in the next sentence, reject it, because it just sucks. It hurts. I can at the same time acknowledge it as true, and then have my protest against it.” PeopleNaturalHurtAcknowledgeProtestIt Hurts Author:Phil Elvrum
“I have a philosophy that you've always got to honor the past, acknowledge the present and leave room in your space for the future... Talk to the person you are in love with that you're sharing with, understand what's important to them.” ImportantPhilosophyPastHonorAcknowledge Author:Jeremiah Brent
“We must all acknowledge our unconscious biases, and listen with less bias when women, and others who are marginalized, speak out. A lot of change is possible by just acknowledging unconscious bias - that exhaustively documented but unpleasant reality many would rather ignore - and listening with less bias and acting on what we then learn.” RealitySpeakActingListeningAcknowledgeUnconsciousBias Author:Tara Moss
“Nobody's ever made me feel boring but I'm pretty boring. I acknowledge that in myself.” BoringAcknowledge Author:Mandy Moore
“I think Hillary Clinton - first of all, it's a great victory, acknowledge it. She has made history.” ThinkingVictoryClintonAcknowledge Author:Mark Shields
“Good poems do a lot of things at once. Often, by doing so, they encourage us to acknowledge mixed and incompatible feelings. Good poems, like good works of history, resist monocausal explanations for anything. There's not one reason why I am angry or excited or hopeful, when I feel those things. And there's not one reason why President Obama won two elections. And there's not one reason why Donald Trump won the most recent presidential election.” ReasonFeelingsPresidentElectionExcitedFeel GoodPresidentialAcknowledgeExplanationHopefulPresident ObamaGood WorkPresidential Election Author:Stephen Burt
“There are so many people pulling at me at one time - some want the business, some want my love, some just want my support, just to be there or to acknowledge them the same way I used to. To be able to figure that out is an ongoing process, because there's always another show, another album, another moment that I don't want to miss. But I'm pacing myself. I hope the powers that be keep me on a straight course.” PeopleMomentsSupportMissingAcknowledge Author:Kendrick Lamar
“When it comes to trans people, we have to acknowledge their humanity and their dignity and listen to their voices and celebrate their courage. So much of the legislation that's happening across the world right now is not about bathrooms. It's about whether or not trans people have the right to exist in public and that's horrible. So many of our leaders are making an effort to erase trans people from our society and that angers me so much. I want to do everything in my power to stop that.” PeopleWorldHumanityEffortLeaderDignityHorribleCelebrateAcknowledgeBathroomErase Author:Jeff Varner
“We have to acknowledge that we can't look to manufacturing or natural resources to drive growth like we have in the past. Human capital, talent, and knowledge are our most important resources now. Every city has hidden seeds of opportunity waiting to be nurtured. Places like Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh are among my favorite cities. They have great universities, clusters of innovation across a range of industries, and pools of innovative and creative talent to build on.” ImportantPastOpportunityWaitingGrowthNaturalCreativeTalentInnovationMy FavoriteAcknowledgePoolInnovativeNatural Resources Author:Richard Florida
“As Paul says, even though we as human beings know God, we refuse to acknowledge him. That's what Peter did. He refused even to "know" Jesus! Peter's failure reflects all our failure. It forces us to face the reality about ourselves. But the point of the story is that Jesus foretold this - he knew it was coming. And Jesus forgave Peter, when Peter confessed his love for Jesus. So the story illustrates both the horrible nature of sin, and the amazing reality of grace. That's essential to the whole meaning of the gospel.” RealityJesusSinGraceHorribleAcknowledgeKnowing God Author:Christopher J. H. Wright
“There is nothing more important to our survival, nothing more dignified than learning how to take care of others, how to serve and teach people with kindness and openness. Mothers are experts in these fields. I hope people can learn to listen to them, learn to be like them and acknowledge the wisdom there before it is too late. I hope people can learn how to serve others.” PeopleImportantCareMotherTeachKindnessSurvivalTake CareAcknowledgeOpenness Author:Samantha Hunt
“You have to talk about the issue of race, but I can talk to white constituents about racism, if I at least acknowledge that life is not a crystal stair for them either.” RacismAcknowledge Author:Keith Ellison
“I don't want you to apologize for being rich; I want you to acknowledge that in America, we all should have to pay our fair share.” WantShouldAmericaPayRichShareFairsShould HaveAcknowledgeI Want YouApologizingBeing RichFair Share Author:Stephen King
“We are not held accountable for how the economy ravages Congo. Governments aren't held accountable for foreign policies that they exercise there. There are no institutional structures to render justice. The press is very limited. There's very little transparency. You find a symmetry in certain basic human tendencies, and these tendencies are not always noble or beautiful. I think we have an instinct to turn away from that, to not acknowledge it, while it is something that's a part of us. There's a certain tragic and sad side to human nature that, in our quest for beauty, we ignore.” ThinkingBeautifulJusticeEconomyHuman NaturePolicyExerciseInstinctAcknowledgeTragicForeign PolicyTransparencyCongoSymmetry Author:Anjan Sundaram
“I just feel like the country is guilty. I think we should be deeply ashamed for what we've done in Iraq, and we've gotta reconcile that, and we've gotta find some way to make peace with this, and we can't do that until we acknowledge what took place, and ultimately, I think that's the poison that is killing this administration. And I think there's a lot of people in the country who are guilty of allowing themselves to be duped in a very sloppy, sloppy manner.” PeopleThinkingCountryDoneKillingGuiltyAcknowledgeAshamedReconcileMaking Peace Author:Aaron McGruder
“Perhaps it's time to start examining countries that have made democracy work while still having some kind of the same relationship in covenant with their population. Perhaps we need to look at the Scandinavian countries, or Canada, or something else, but whatever we have now, I think we just have to acknowledge, ain't workin.” ThinkingKindCountryDemocracyAcknowledge Author:Aaron McGruder
“Anyone will acknowledge that there's a lot of people other than those who are elected who run the government, and who are in permanent positions, and long-term positions, appointed positions - not voted in by anybody. That kind of gnaws away, I think, at the idea of democracy. The two-party system, again, is an issue. What we see is no desire on behalf of anyone to begin to address these problems.” PeopleThinkingKindProblemRunningDesireDemocracyAcknowledge Author:Aaron McGruder
“The idea of flux, kind of constant change, whether it be our sense of time or geological time or cosmic time. It's always there, and I think that maybe it's a way of dealing with the idea of mortality, trying to acknowledge the fact that all things change, and whereas, maybe death is the end of one state of being it's the beginning of something else. I'm not talking about going to heaven or being reincarnated as a toad, I'm talking about the idea that the molecules in our bodies, or at least the atoms, were here at the beginning of the universe, and the sense that we are basically matter.” ThinkingTryingKindUniverseHeavenAcknowledgeMortalityCosmicThings Change Author:Michael C. McMillen
“I think happy and hope is more hopeful when you acknowledge that there's awful things too.” ThinkingAcknowledgeHopeful Author:Ramin Bahrani
“Rain Man certainly didn't test really well. If you look at it carefully, you have a disease autism they didn't understand back then, they didn't know in the test audience whether it's okay to laugh or not laugh, because it's a film that's done in a way where, "Well, maybe I'm not supposed to laugh." At the end of the film, Dustin Hoffman gets on the train and doesn't even acknowledge his brother. Not even a glance, nothing. That's why the studio said, "Can't you just have him look at Tom Cruise at the end of the film?"” MenDoneFilmAudienceLaughingBrotherRainOkayTrainAcknowledgeAutismCruise Author:Barry Levinson
“Cynicism is an enormous problem. I'm actually a hopeful person. But the way to stay hopeful is to acknowledge and to not accept what is absolutely amoral, mentally ill behavior as normal.” ProblemAcceptingBehaviorIllAcknowledgeHopefulCynicism Author:Stephen Colbert
“Point of view changes so much as time goes on. And it's important to acknowledge that the truth is multifaceted. And yet that conversation has a very different meaning now because of this whole alternative facts thing, calling everything you don't like "fake news."” ImportantDifferentTruth IsPoint Of ViewAcknowledgeFake Author:Mary Gaitskill
“I believe every time you film anybody, you create reality with that person - whether it's fiction or nonfiction. If you acknowledge that filming is an occasion where people express things they might not otherwise express, that offers a much more insightful analysis of why documentaries - even of the fly-on-the-wall variety - are powerful. I think that our task as filmmakers is to create the most insightful reality given the most pressing questions.” PeopleThinkingBelieveRealityFilmI BelievePowerfulVarietyAcknowledgeFilmmakerInsightful Author:Joshua Oppenheimer
“I acknowledge that I have no idea who the hell I am, and I think that's the first step.” ThinkingHellAcknowledge Author:Sharon Needles