#acceptable

Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved - commitment to a scenario. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

#achieved #advertising #commitment #credibility #effect

Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#hypocrisy #most #politeness

It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose, especially when, as we learned last year, some acts of perjury may now be acceptable - in this world, at least, if not the next. ↗

— James L. Buckley

#acts #constitutional #especially #last #last year

It is unacceptable that people often have to make huge sacrifices just to find a place to live, a roof over their heads. ↗

— Eric Cantona

#heads #huge #just #live #make

There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

#destruction #humanity #risks #them #which

It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#accords #civilians #geneva #international #international law

We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground in a theater of war. ↗

— John Yoo

#affairs #conduct #dangerous #ghraib #ground

For those of us who have lived abroad and seen our nation in a highly competitive 21st century, and kind of see where this world is going - unless we are able to strengthen our core, we're going to see the end of the American century. And that is totally unacceptable. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#able #abroad #american #american century #century

It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially. ↗

— Lauren Bacall

#anything #commercially #inappropriate #life #private

Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully. ↗

— Julie Burchill

#easier #fame #gracefully #growing #growing old