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Accepting responsibility is the first step in working to make amends for my lapse in judgement. I am truly sorry for the pain that my actions have caused, and while they are not representative of who I am, I understand that I have to earn back the trust and respect of those around me, there remains the possibility that the league could impose discipline for Maxwell’s guilty plea to disorderly conduct. Typically MLB waits to see outcome of legal process before making a decision. – Bruce Maxwell	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
We view this as a major lapse. – Bangladesh Bank	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's a little disappointing. I think a lot of people on the ship share this sentiment that this was a lapse in judgment on either Royal Caribbean's part or the captain's part. – Asher Lipman	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The The House managers have said shame and embarrassment is no excuse for lying. Well, the question about lying, that's your decision. But I can tell you, you put yourself in President Clinton position, and you've already had this big moral lapse, as to what you would do. We are -- none of us are perfect. Sure, you say, President Clinton should have thought of all that beforehand. And indeed President Clinton should. Just as Adam and Eve should have. Just as you and you and you and you, and millions of other people who have been caught in similar circumstances should have thought of it before. And I say none of us are perfect. – Dale Bumpers	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I photographed (prisoners) during leisure time as they tried to mimic the world outside by playing football, pretending they are in a bar, lifting weights at a gym, some were born into the delinquent world, others were there for a lapse of judgment at some point in their lives. Others were mentally ill, but a great number were there because of drugs. – Photographer Valerio Bispuri	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Ceding space to the military isn't the answer. Parliament can't pass the buck for creating a functioning criminal justice system, there's been no movement on reform ... When the military courts lapse, the criminal justice system will still be broken. – Saroop Ijaz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Even if that dog had anything, finding it now will be difficult because of the time lapse. We are trying to do everything to find the source. – Francis Ketteh	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Even if that dog had anything, finding it now will be difficult because of the time lapse. We are trying to do everything to find the source. – Francis Ketteh	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's hard to believe Ex-Im is going to lapse. But we are. – Fred Hochberg	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Orkim only alerted authorities 10 hours after they lost contact with Orkim Harmony ... The lapse after they lost communication made it very difficult for us. – Ahmad Puzi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I understand I made a giant mistake and a significant lapse in judgment. – John Johnson	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth. – Robert Southey	added by anonymous 10 years ago
How absolute and omnipotent is the silence of the night! And yet the stillness seems almost audible. From all the measureless depths of air around us comes a half sound, a half whisper, as if we could hear the crumbling and falling away of the earth and all created things in the great miracle of nature?decay and reproduction?ever beginning, never ending?the gradual lapse and running of the sand in the great hour-glass of Time. – Longfellow	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time. – Aristotle, Physics	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Time crumbles things everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time. – Aristotle	added by anonymous 14 years ago
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are throughout persuaded of each other's worth. – Robert Southey	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Accepting responsibility is the first step in working to make amends for my lapse in judgement. I am truly sorry for the pain that my actions have caused, and while they are not representative of who I am, I understand that I have to earn back the trust and respect of those around me, there remains the possibility that the league could impose discipline for Maxwell’s guilty plea to disorderly conduct. Typically MLB waits to see outcome of legal process before making a decision.

– Bruce Maxwell

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We view this as a major lapse.

– Bangladesh Bank

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's a little disappointing. I think a lot of people on the ship share this sentiment that this was a lapse in judgment on either Royal Caribbean's part or the captain's part.

– Asher Lipman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The The House managers have said shame and embarrassment is no excuse for lying. Well, the question about lying, that's your decision. But I can tell you, you put yourself in President Clinton position, and you've already had this big moral lapse, as to what you would do. We are -- none of us are perfect. Sure, you say, President Clinton should have thought of all that beforehand. And indeed President Clinton should. Just as Adam and Eve should have. Just as you and you and you and you, and millions of other people who have been caught in similar circumstances should have thought of it before. And I say none of us are perfect.

– Dale Bumpers

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I photographed (prisoners) during leisure time as they tried to mimic the world outside by playing football, pretending they are in a bar, lifting weights at a gym, some were born into the delinquent world, others were there for a lapse of judgment at some point in their lives. Others were mentally ill, but a great number were there because of drugs.

– Photographer Valerio Bispuri

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Ceding space to the military isn't the answer. Parliament can't pass the buck for creating a functioning criminal justice system, there's been no movement on reform ... When the military courts lapse, the criminal justice system will still be broken.

– Saroop Ijaz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Even if that dog had anything, finding it now will be difficult because of the time lapse. We are trying to do everything to find the source.

– Francis Ketteh

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Even if that dog had anything, finding it now will be difficult because of the time lapse. We are trying to do everything to find the source.

– Francis Ketteh

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's hard to believe Ex-Im is going to lapse. But we are.

– Fred Hochberg

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Orkim only alerted authorities 10 hours after they lost contact with Orkim Harmony ... The lapse after they lost communication made it very difficult for us.

– Ahmad Puzi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I understand I made a giant mistake and a significant lapse in judgment.

– John Johnson

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.

– Robert Southey

added by anonymous
10 years ago

How absolute and omnipotent is the silence of the night! And yet the stillness seems almost audible. From all the measureless depths of air around us comes a half sound, a half whisper, as if we could hear the crumbling and falling away of the earth and all created things in the great miracle of nature?decay and reproduction?ever beginning, never ending?the gradual lapse and running of the sand in the great hour-glass of Time.

– Longfellow

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.

– Aristotle, Physics

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Time crumbles things everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time.

– Aristotle

added by anonymous
14 years ago

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are throughout persuaded of each other's worth.

– Robert Southey

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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