Quotes About Acknowledgment

I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here.

I, alone, could never have produced this book. I say this mainly in case there are lawsuits.

I wanted to be funny. And I'm always acknowledged for my pranks and jokes nowadays.

Congratulations to each and every one of you for the concert last night in New York and vice versa.

For me, I've worked hard for people to think I'm funny.

Writing this book required an enormous amount of help from friends. To them goes the credit. I'll take the money.

On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."

When it comes to being famous, you're usually the last to know, and the first to deny it. Unless you were already famous in your head. In which case, party on, Wayne! Party on, Garth!

The main proof that you actually do not exist is that nobody ever criticizes you.

I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future.

Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft.

You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!'

Respect and honor the women in your life. Make them smile, appreciate and acknowledge their contributions. Today and everyday.

Most of a modest woman's life was spent, after all, in denying what, in one day at least of every year, was made obvious.

I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.

I'm not asking you to like, love or hate me. All I'm asking is for you to respect me. Absent respect, we're done.

An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, ain't listening.

An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening!

I want her to look at me and smile just to show that she knows that I know that she knows

Likewise, if we find ourselves unable or unwilling to empathize despite our efforts, it is usually a sign that we are too starved for empathy to be able to offer it to others. Sometimes, if we openly acknowledge that our own distress is preventing us from responding empathically, the other person may come through with the empathy we need.

Saying "thank you" in NVC: "This is what you did, this is what I feel; this is the need of mine that was met.

Pretending bad things aren't happening is not a great survival strategy.

I told Mensah through the feed that I wouldn't speak aloud on the comm anymore. She tapped back an acknowledgment on the feed, and I heard her telling the others to get off my feed and my comm, that she was going to be the only one speaking to me so I wasn't distracted. Mensah underestimated my ability to ignore humans but I appreciated the thought.

Why does it look like a person?" I said, "I ask myself that sometimes." Over the comm loudspeaker, Dr. Ratthi said, "It is a person!" In the background, I heard Overse whisper, "Ratthi, get off the comm!