Acknowledged Quotes

See also Core English Vocabulary (A) Quotes

“That was Johnny Cash. He was a complete person. He acknowledged the darker side of his mind. He didn`t try to deny it. Most of us are forced into labeling ourselves or others, but that`s something John wouldn`t do. This is a man who sang, `I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die,` on `Folsom Prison Blues,` and then would revel in singing the spirituals and would, in fact, leave Sun Records because Sam Phillips wouldn`t let him record an album of gospel songs.”

- Joaquin Phoenix

I`ve always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I`ve always said I`m very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well-known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.

- Christopher Lee

"I`m reminded of the scene in the movie (`Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with me`) with Sheryl Lee, whom I adore. It goes back to that scene about each character having their own world. It is almost like lava. At that moment in their lives both Laura and Harold had a lot going on, separately, but when it came together, it was supercharged. Nobody knows how many levels that scene plays on. By the end of it we were both shaking. Sheryl was really shivering. She had put herself through it. I was worn out, too. When it was over, I saw some movement out of the corner of my eye. David (Lynch) was dancing a jig. I thought, `Wow. That`s what it should be about.` He was celebrating the exploration. He acknowledged the moment. And that is very, very rare." - on playing Harold Smith in `Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with me`

- Lenny von Dohlen

Wonder Boys (2000) was a huge disappointment personally. I loved the movie and we didn`t even get critically acknowledged as far as awards go. I thought it was a f** king disgrace. I`ll be honest - it really hurt my confidence. It was a punch in the gut. In fact, it was my father who helped me through it. His favorite movie is Lonely Are the Brave (1962). Nobody saw that when it came out, nobody`s seen it since. My father`s disappointment in that movie helped me get over mine.

- Michael Douglas

I`ve learned the art of ignoring people. When people give you some piece of direction you don`t like, you just nod and ignore it. Just don`t do it! Most people want to be heard and acknowledged, anyway. Just do what you want to do. (On how she handles people who disagree with her.) (Vanity Fair - September 2004 - "Regally Blonde" by Leslie Bennetts)

- Reese Witherspoon

(On gay marriage) "I have good friends, gay couples, who`ve been together for 18 years. It drives me crazy that in the eyes of the law, their love isn`t acknowledged when I have girlfriends who have married four times by the age of 25."

- Sarah Michelle Gellar

I first met Youssou (Youssou N`Dour) with Peter (Peter Gabriel) several years ago when we worked together on an Amnesty tour. Both of them have such extraordinary voices and Peter has done a lot to promote world music in general and that should be acknowledged as it`s been a one man crusade on his part.

- Sting

The natural superiority of women is a biological fact, and a socially acknowledged reality.

- Ashley Montagu

Schwarzenegger is my role model since he is successful but, as an actor, he is not (my role model). I prefer Sean Connery, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford. They too started as `beef cakes` but have since established themselves as acknowledged actors.

- Dolph Lundgren

Batman has been acknowledged as a legend in my lifetime.

- Bob Kane

I don`t think anyone ever feels acknowledged enough.

- Rick Springfield

The exact width of the right of way hasn`t been clearly defined. There is evidence that shows it should be 100 feet, that is not being acknowledged with the current development.

- Alice White

I acknowledged the fact that when they were struggling I was not helping them, so ... ... ... I guess I deserve some praise for helping them now.

- Mike Matheny

There were a couple Aborigines in my primary school, but we never spoke to them. They kept to themselves, and we never really even locked eyes. They weren`t acknowledged officially either.

- Phillip Noyce

The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don`t feel comfortable bringing these issues up and they tend not to be acknowledged at work.

- James Levine

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

- Jane Austen

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as one part of your life starts looking up, another falls to pieces.

- Helen Fielding

Creative things have to sell to get acknowledged as such.

- Steve Wozniak

The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at a swamp when I was 19. I had written for several years, starting at about 15, but that day on the roof I took my vows and acknowledged my calling.

- Jim Harrison

If you`re writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you can`t not write about 9-11; you can`t not integrate it. My main character`s view is the Statue of Liberty and the Trade Center. It doesn`t have to take over, but it has to be acknowledged.

- Richard Price

On the last day of the Edgbaston Test, I made the ultimate sacrifice of leaving the room when Australia needed six to win. On the `going to the toilet in the pub to enable your team to score a goal` principle, I, personally, induced the England victory. My contribution is yet to be officially acknowledged.

- Peter Thompson

(Tierney also said that he did not have any more information on the case than any other Times reader, so he was reluctant to give an opinion. When asked if he could have at least acknowledged the issue in a column and written about how it is affecting the media or Washington, he dismissed such an approach.) An awful lot of my columns are not about Washington, ... I don`t have inside knowledge of this case and when I write a column, I try to say something that is original.

- John Tierney

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

- Romano Prodi

The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for mysteries cannot be coded, or legislated, and wonder cannot be made into law. And so these legislators police the accepted frontiers of things.

- Al McGuire

The U.S. Census Bureau acknowledged this fact when it reported that those with a bachelor`s degree earn on average $1 million more over their lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.

- Alberto Mancini

And I have been able to give freedom and life which was acknowledged in the ecstasy of walking hand in hand across the most beautiful bridge of the world, the cables enclosing us and pulling us upward in such a dance as I have never walked and never can walk with another.

- Alexander Klose

In Germany I have been acknowledged again since the fall of Hitler, but my works, partly suppressed by the Nazis and partly destroyed by the war; have not yet been republished there.

- Alexandra Starr

The presence of American troops is fueling the insurgency in Iraq, as acknowledged by General Casey and numerous other experts, and is helping terrorist recruiters build their numbers across the globe.

- Alireza Jafarzadeh

It is, I think, particularly in periods of acknowledged crisis that scientists have turned to philosophical analysis as a device for unlocking the riddles of their field. Scientists have not generally needed or wanted to be philosophers.

- Andrew Clay

Congress acknowledged that society`s accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.

- Andrew Patel

(Leinart acknowledged before summer camp began that he was) upset ... The good thing about this year is the coaches are younger and we can relate to them really well. These guys are younger, fiery and they want us to do well. I saw that in spring ball; we did not miss a beat.

- Andy North

This is one of the greatest honors of my career. It`s a wonderful feeling to be acknowledged on a national level.

- Barbara Hartford

This is one of the greatest honors of my career. It`s a wonderful feeling to be acknowledged on a national level by such a prestigious publication.

- Barbara Hartford

(IBM could be a loser in the deal. The company has a longstanding partnership with Siebel, hosting its on-demand software, which also runs on the DB2 database platform. IBM senior VP Steve Mills acknowledged in a conference call last week that Oracle won`t be warm to that arrangement, but IBM hasn`t said whether it will ditch its relationship with Siebel. Mills downplayed the impact on IBM, saying there are thousands of apps vendors looking to align themselves more closely with the company.) The ecosystem readjusts itself, ... For every action, there is a reaction.

- Barbara Ingram

How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and suffering right through the years, should now operate here to give me a fair and open trial?....consider myself neither morally nor legally obliged to obey laws made by a Parliament in which I am not represented. That the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government, is a principle universally acknowledged as sacred throughout the civilized world.

- Nelson Mandela

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may becom

- Albert Einstein

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife

- Jane Austen

Merit is much more cheaply acknowledged than rewarded

- Samuel Johnson

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

Congress acknowledged that society`s accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.

- William J. Brennan, Jr.