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As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.

~Dale T. Mortensen

Topics: Acceptable Alternative Benefit Benefits Better Certainty Continue Evaluation Even Excess Expectations Expected Formation Future House Job Known Never Offers Option Partner Prospective Requires Search Stream Then Value

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In Sheffield, we need support from the community and for the community. We need integration with no loss of heritage, and a clear appreciation of what is and is not acceptable.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Acceptable Appreciation Clear Community Heritage Integration Loss Need Support

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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

Topics: Acceptable Access Age Certain Certain Age Coverage Forbidden Get Going Kind Like Magazines Mouth Music Past Played Radio Survive Television To Survive Well Where Word Would You

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I make no apology for the fact I like to hear people talk about work. It's the acceptable way of talking about life and people.

~David Hepworth

Topics: About Acceptable Apology Fact Hear Hear People Life Like Make People Talk Talking Way Work

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Except for Carrie Bradshaw's in the opening credits of 'Sex and the City,' I don't know if the tutu has ever really been trendy, but I want to wear one. I want to dance around in it, and I want that to be socially acceptable.

~Devin Kelley

Topics: Acceptable Around Been Carrie City Credits Dance Ever Except Know Opening Really Sex Sex And The City Socially Trendy Want Wear

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If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not acceptable.

~Don Nickles

Topics: Acceptable Against Any Being Believe Government Idea Jeopardy Missile Number Other Our Our People People Priority Protection Puts Really System Then Type Us Weapon You

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I would argue that we have a generation of young people, particularly minorities, who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society.

~Donna Shalala

Topics: Acceptable Always American American Society Argue Because Been Fun Generation Kinds Longer Make Minorities More Much Parents Particularly People Present Put Putting Race Sex Society Things Up Who Would Young Young People

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We live in a beauty-obsessed age and success sometimes appears to hinge solely on the presentation of an image that is acceptable to the press.

~Douglas Booth

Topics: Acceptable Age Appears Hinge Image Live Presentation Press Solely Sometimes Success

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I think the only way to behave is as if nothing is private. And then fight to make what you care about legal and acceptable.

~Douglas Rushkoff

Topics: About Acceptable Behave Care Fight Legal Make Nothing Only Private Then Think Way You I Think

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I think girls especially get so caught up in thinking like, 'Oh I have to be prim or proper or fun and sunshiny' when, like, you can be literally anything. You can be mannish; you can do whatever, and it's acceptable.

~Dove Cameron

Topics: Acceptable Anything Caught Fun Get Girl Like Literally Oh Proper Think Thinking Up Whatever You I Think

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