Julie Plec

The one thing that always drove me crazy, especially on soaps, was when someone would have something they were hiding, and then six months later, they were still holding onto that secret, and the world has come to a complete, total end as a result of it. If they'd only just confessed!

American Producer

Neha Dhupia

I must confess that Bollywood definitely happened by chance to me, but once it did - I took it up seriously, and made a profession out of it. And it's the best feeling in the world to be enjoying your work and getting paid to do it! It doesn't get better than that.

Indian Actress

Rachel McAdams

I confess I am a romantic. I love romance, and I think it's really fun and delicious and some of my favorite films are love stories. I think that you just get a chance to fall in love with the characters so much and you get to explore their lives so deeply.

Canadian Actress

Garry Marshall

I must confess that the original 'Pretty Woman' was terrific and a hit, but I always felt that creatively I didn't do justice to Richard Gere's character. So in the musical, we have some great new moments for Richard's character.

American Actor

Louis Tomlinson

I will confess I am a great wingman. Since I have a girlfriend, I'll start the night with her, but then I'll help out the guys by making them sound like the most incredible guys in the world.

English Musician

Murray Kempton

A man can look upon his life and accept it as good or evil; it is far, far harder for him to confess that it has been unimportant in the sum of things.

American Journalist

Oliver North

My wife said to me... you never understood what we were going through back home, did you? And I didn't. And I have to confess that.

American Soldier

Joseph Addison

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?

English Writer

Albert Camus

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

French Philosopher

Groucho Marx

I must confess, I was born at a very early age.

American Comedian

Confessing often implies regret for doing something wrong or breaking a rule.

Regretful Admission

In legal situations, confessing can have serious consequences, such as punishment.

Legal Context

Be aware, 'confess' can sometimes imply the admission was reluctant or coerced.

Forced Confession

Confessing a secret or personal matter usually involves trust and intimacy between people.

Private Matters

People may feel relief after confessing something hidden, as if a burden has been lifted.

Relief After Confession

Confessing in a religious context is often a formalized process, especially within Catholicism.

Religious Ritual

In many religions, confessing is seen as a way of cleaning one's soul of sins.

Spiritual Cleansing

When someone confesses something truthfully, it may show they are accepting reality reluctantly.

Grudging Acceptance

Confessing a mistake can show honesty and willingness to take responsibility.

Strength of Character

 And the mothers say, "Thank you." So, they chose professionals who confessed they didn't necessarily have the answers, who said -- well, they weren't going to talk in jargon. They showed their human qualities and convinced the mothers that they would stick with them through thick and thin, even though they wouldn't be soft with them. So these new teams and the families

Social Services Are...

 While religious authorities encouraged witch hunts, local secular governments usually carried out the detainment and punishment of accused witches. Those suspected of witchcraft were questioned and often tortured— and under torture, thousands of innocent people confessed to witchcraft

Ugly History: Witch...

 And I must confess, I didn't sleep for two or three nights before that close flyby because if we hadn't seen anything, no one would ever have believed anything I said again. So, but what we found was spectacular. This image made me nearly fall off my chair, because here we see dozens

Water Discovered In...

 suspect might lie or tell the truth they may be innocent or guilty interrogation is a high stakes game too much pressure and an innocent person might confess to a crime they didn't commit most people like to think that there is no such thing as a false confession that some

Interrogation or Child...

 A few years ago, a student came up to me after the second day of my class on parenting and child development. She hesitated for a second and then she confessed, "I'm really interested in this material, but I was hoping your class would help me to become a better parent

Yuko Munakata: The...

 Corps general all of whom confessed to me that introversion was their secret and their secret strengths there was a quiet teacher who somehow managed to convince her entire school to rethink its emphasis on class participation and endless group projects and there was

Blueprint for a quiet...

 in regard to the things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you have control. Then I ran across this simple verse that said, "At God's footstool to confess, a poor soul knelt, and bowed his head. 'I failed!' he cried.

The difference between...

 So for example, in high school, I have to confess I was a mega-nerd. I had no sense of fashion -- thick glasses, simple hairstyle -- you can get the idea. I think, actually, I only had friends because I shared my homework. That's the truth.

The power of diversity...

 and we were talking about the life of the entrepreneur. And of course, the issue of failure came out. I decided to confess to my friends the story of my failed business. And they shared similar stories.

Don't fail fast -- fail...

 Well I'm not a particularly brave person, I have to confess it, but I could not just ignore him. So I stopped the car and I went to help. The man was without legs

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