Niccolo Machiavelli

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.

Italian Writer

Steven Levitan

What about the accusation that Hollywood is trying to advance its liberal agenda? Well, the fact is, while the creative community admittedly leans left, Hollywood has become a corporate town.

American Director

Paul DePodesta

Admittedly, there will be an awful lot for me to learn, but I want nothing more than to help bring consistent, championship caliber football back to Cleveland.

American Businessman

Henry Miller

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.

American Author

Andrew Vachss

Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That's why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist.

Eric Maskin

Economic forecasting has actually got pretty good over the years, though admittedly, we don't always get it right.

American Economist

Isabel Yosito

Oui, dans mon rêve, j'étais un crayon, mais admittedly, I'd more suitably be characterized as a plump carrot.

American Artist

Yotam Ottolenghi

Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient.

Israeli Chef

Jennifer Aniston

I'm a bit of a clothes hoarder, admittedly.

American Actress

Kate Spade

I'm admittedly not that into the Internet.

American Designer

Shows you're agreeing with something you wish were different.

Reluctant Concession

Use to acknowledge a personal fault or error in a humble way.

Personal Reflection

Precedes a critique, softening its impact by showing self-awareness.

Softens Criticism

Precedes a point that may weaken or contradict the main argument.

Downplays Significance

Often used when setting up a condition or limitation to the following statement.

Introduces Caveats

Helps to present a balanced view by acknowledging both positives and negatives.

Contrast for Balance

 thousands of them have wanted to watch that movie know why I want to go back to the admittedly trivial example of the lies that I told about myself the fact is they worked I got on perfectly well with people who may otherwise have been hostile to me and so it is with the nation families of the killers and

The lies we tell about...

 too many short marital relationships he's only ever been married twice admittedly his first wife cited in her divorce papers but he once threatened her with a knife and said he always wanted what human flesh tasted like but people say stupid things to each other in bad marriages in the heat of an

Strange answers to the...

 This is fascinating to me. But admittedly, I'm a weather geek. But more importantly, it illustrates that we have the technology to not only observe the weather and climate system, but predict it. There's scientific understanding, so there's no need for some of those perceptions and biases

3 kinds of bias that...

 They're not even enjoying the show. They're watching the concert through their cell phone. I hate that. I admittedly used to be that guy a little bit, back in the day, and I've decided that the best way for me to still capture and keep a visual memory of my life

Cesar Kuriyama: One...

 And this observation is important for two reasons. The first is it challenges one of the orthodoxies that we learnt at medical school, or at least I did, admittedly last century, which is that the brain doesn't repair itself, unlike, say, the bone or the liver.

Siddharthan Chandran:...

 as many people as possible, in the shadow of the moon? Just maybe, this shared experience of awe would help heal our divisions, get us to treat each other just a bit more humanely. Now, admittedly, some folks consider my evangelizing a little out there;

You owe it to yourself...

 Not a big divergence in terms of uniform design for border guards admittedly, but in almost every other respect, it's a huge divergence. Which leads me to think that neither geography nor national character, popular explanations for this kind of thing,

Niall Ferguson: The 6...

 club walking tall the shrimp year's little guy packs the fastest punch on the planet a defensive about my weird eyes admittedly only the weight of a candy bar he lives in a world with mega predators the mantis shrimp they pack a

Aggro Mantis Shrimp PIPE...

 I did it simply by restricting those things, which admittedly suggests I have a bias based on my personal experience. But that doesn't mean my bias is wrong, and most important, all of this can be tested scientifically.

Peter Attia: What if...

 we notify a team of supporters and that team will call and text them to try to get them back on the wagon. No excuses. Our approach, which, admittedly, uses all sorts of behavioral techniques,