#acceptable

It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive. ↗

— Ingrid Newkirk

#being #human #inclusive #makes #more

With our Reserve and Guard units playing increasingly important roles in the war on terror and in Iraq, it is unacceptable to make them jump through any unnecessary hurdles. ↗

— Pat Roberts

#guard #hurdles #important #important roles #increasingly

When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking. It's inappropriate and vulgar and absolutely unacceptable to use your private life to sell anything commercially, but I think it's kind of a sickness. ↗

— Lauren Bacall

#absolutely #actor #anything #behavior #commercially

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#right #socially #soon #too #unacceptable

I am not opposed to the limited use of polygraphs in a case where a person is suspected of wrongdoing. But widespread use of the polygraph as a screening tool goes far beyond what is acceptable. ↗

— Jeff Bingaman

#am #beyond #case #far #goes

It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#almost #become #boast #boasts #claim

I'm well past the age where I'm acceptable. You get to a certain age and you are forbidden access. You're not going to get the kind of coverage that you would like in music magazines, you're not going to get played on radio and you're not going to get played on television. I have to survive on word of mouth. ↗

— David Bowie

#access #age #certain #certain age #coverage

We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle. ↗

— Jerry Falwell

#alternative #approve #benefits #breakdown #decide

There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes. ↗

— Katharine Whitehorn

#america #carry #cigarettes #circles #more

You just have to stand and grit your teeth and know your poll numbers are going to go down - and mine have - but you gotta grit through it because the alternative is unacceptable. ↗

— Chris Christie

#because #down #go #going #gotta