#acceptable

The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory. ↗

— Jeff Cooper

#cannot #cases #citizen #development #even

I do everything I think possible or acceptable to escape from this trap. ↗

— Jacques Derrida

#escape #everything #i #i do #i think

If I were to say you are crazy, what part of that would you find unacceptable? ↗

— Daisy Donovan

#find #i #part #say #unacceptable

To pay out millions upon millions of dollars in bonuses for incomplete work, poor performance, and unacceptable products is the height of government waste and mismanagement. ↗

— Jim Gibbons

#government #height #incomplete #millions #millions of dollars

The mere dates of my existence do not interest me, except in one connection. When the Great War started I was too old to be acceptable as a volunteer; when conscription followed I was too old to be conscripted. ↗

— Laurence Housman

#connection #conscription #dates #except #existence

A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that some of these achievements are acceptable, while others are less so. ↗

— Eyvind Johnson

#achieved #achievements #against #back #backdrop

Sainthood is acceptable only in saints. ↗

— Pamela Hansford Johnson

#only #sainthood #saints

In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview. ↗

— Michael Kinsley

#attitude #believe #interview #least #people

Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable. ↗

— Adam Kinzinger

#better #better tomorrow #clear #fight #future

Maybe something that's acceptable in your teens or 20s is unacceptable in your 30s or 40s. ↗

— Eva Mendes

#maybe #something #teens #unacceptable #your