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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.

~Carlisle Floyd

Topics: Academically Acceptable Certain Congenial Found Kind Me Music Never Occurred Write

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It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.

~Carly Simon

Topics: Acceptable Actress Because Black Came Face First Matter More Much Now Part Scene Singer Than Way

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The heroines in 'That's What She Said' are flawed, messy, damaged, hilarious and culpable and not really concerned about being acceptable to the audience in any traditional sense, which for me is what makes them all the more gorgeous. And the fearless truth of that is what makes it funny.

~Carrie Preston

Topics: About Acceptable Any Audience Being Concerned Damaged Fearless Flawed Funny Gorgeous Heroines Hilarious Makes Me Messy More Really Said Sense She Them Traditional Truth Which

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The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers.

~Carroll Quigley

Topics: Academic Acceptable Argument Foolish Idea Ideals Left Only Opposed Other Parties Perhaps Policies Represent Right Should Thinkers Two

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What is acceptable in our culture, I think, is really detrimental. I think we ought to have a little more ownership over the kind of material and the content that we put in front of people, especially young people.

~Casey Affleck

Topics: Acceptable Content Culture Detrimental Front Kind Little Material More Ought Our Over Ownership People Put Really Think Young Young People I Think

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It is not acceptable that we continue to see thousands of acres burn because of forest fires, because of poor management on our forests, big kill, and we have these catastrophic situations take place when we are not able to take action.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: Able Acceptable Acres Action Because Big Burn Catastrophic Continue Fires Forest Forests Management Our Place Poor See Situations Take Thousands

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My grandfather once ventured upon publishing a volume of hymns. I never heard anyone speak in their favour or argue that they ought to have been sung in the congregation. In that volume, he promised a second if the first should prove acceptable. We forgive him the first collection because he did not inflict another.

~Charles Spurgeon

Topics: Acceptable Another Anyone Argue Because Been Collection Congregation Did Favour First Forgive Grandfather He Heard Him Hymns Inflict Never Once Ought Promised Prove Publishing Second Should Speak Sung Volume

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Is hacking ever acceptable? It depends on the motive.

~Charlie Brooker

Topics: Acceptable Depends Ever Hacking Motive

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I didn't pass my degree due to never handing in an acceptable dissertation, and while it didn't harm me in the long run, my failure to complete the course properly probably led me to spend the next six years or so coasting, unsure of what to do next.

~Charlie Brooker

Topics: Acceptable Complete Course Degree Dissertation Due Failure Handing Harm Led Long Long Run Me Never Next Pass Properly Run Six Spend Unsure While Years

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I felt inferior. I had this tremendous need to perform. I wanted to be acceptable to my peers. I thought if I could just be a big star, I'd feel like somebody, too.

~Charlotte Rae

Topics: Acceptable Big Big Star Could Feel Felt Had If I Could Inferior Just Just Be Like Need Peers Perform Somebody Star Thought Too Tremendous Wanted

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