Quotes About Acknowledgment

Always reward the bringers of information, whether the news is good or bad: that was one of his basic rules.

walked out without a word. Fogarty nodded at Petrocelli

You think I'm deeply disturbed?" Susan said. "Yes," I said. She nodded. "Yes," she said. "I think you're right." Then

Cowly took the hand, and offered a perfunctory smile. "Joyce

He nodded, approving. When he nodded, the two lesser attorneys nodded, too. No one had bothered to introduce them, but they didn't seem to mind.

More overblown, effusive praise for Daniel's efforts. "Thank

Scott felt uncomfortable, but managed a nod. Most of what Hess told the chief was lies. "Thank you." "I'll

The new guy smiled and put out a hand the size of a king crab. "Brad Carter. You're Mr. Cole?" "Yes, sir. Elvis Cole." He clutched my hand like a king crab, too. "Thanks

Thanks, Lyle. It's good to be here." Mr. Sincerity.

Reality could be painful to acknowledge, but there came a point when we all realized we weren't going to walk on the moon, star in a Hollywood movie, or be president of the United States. We'd be who we were, and we could either come to grips with this fact and like the person we'd become, or live with regret and disappointment.

Remember: The powerful responses to niggling, petty annoyances and irritations are contempt and disdain. Never show that something has affected you, or that you are offended—that only shows you have acknowledged a problem. Contempt is a dish that is best served cold and without affectation.

Thank you kindly, dear Mole, for all your pains and trouble tonight, and especially for your cleverness this morning!' The

It's spoken with a shoulder shrug, a side-to-side of the head, and roll of the eyes. It means: I can't even fathom your reality, but I've decided to just accept it and move on.

recognized him right away; the

who was looked at, not seen, listened to, not heard.

Bravo, Amir. You're a good son.

So until the climate was actually killing them, people had a tendency to deny it could happen.

To write things down as luck wasn't the same as writing them off as non-existent or in some way beneath consideration.

What does the world know? Nothing! You simply get used to something, you accept it and acknowledge it, because your teacher has acknowledged it before you; everything is just a supposition—indeed, even time, space, motion, matter are suppositions. The world knows nothing, it merely accepts things…

Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen.

Shall we disembowel the pachyderm in the room?" Lothaire intoned as he took a seat in the billiards den. "Or discuss it? Or whatever one does when an elephant appears indoors.

When depressed, go and find someone to salute you.

Thank you very much, said the Scarecrow, when he had been set down on the ground.

Don't make the mistake of looking down on your partner. You're only on that pedestal because they put you up there.