I know what it's like to battle everyday of my life, just for acceptance, just to survive.

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

Much sheer effort goes into avoiding the truth; left to itself, it sweeps in like the tide.

Tolerance is just a fancy word for ignoring a fascist ideology. Acceptance is the only way.

Once you have made a decision and there is no turning back, acceptance is the only comfort.

We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.

Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.

Before giving advice we must have secured its acceptance, or, rather, have made it desired.

When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.

If a lion is not accepted in its own den, it will find no refuge in the rest of the jungle.

The day must come when trust will be as natural to your nature as distrust now seems to be.

Widespread cultural acceptance of lying is a primary reason many of us will never know love

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

If you can accept defeat and open your pay envelope without feeling guilty, you're stealing.

If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is 'the quiet acceptance of what is'.

Peace is non-resistance, complete acceptance, identification with all, everyone, everything.

Not to be harsh, but why do we care so much about celebrity acceptance of Christian beliefs?

There is really not that much improvisation in my films. There is an acceptance of a chance.

Logos are the bleating of the insecure, desperate for acceptance by the chronically shallow.

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.

I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).

The very acceptance of the limited means of the human condition makes for endless creativity.

If tolerance and kindness and acceptance and love are political, then I guess I am political.

Take the place and attitude to which you see your unquestionable right, and all men acquiesce.

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.

It is in the everyday and the commonplace that we learn patience, acceptance, and contentment.

Acceptance does not mean inaction; acceptance is actually acknowledging the present situation.

To succeed takes more than the desire to win. It also takes the acceptance that we could fail.

The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.

Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being.

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.

At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.

Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection.

The process of becoming who you will be begins first with the total acceptance of who you are.

Love is unconditional acceptance. That quality is also our essential nature, who we really are.

You deserve all the good things that happen to you. Don't feel guilty and accept the blessings.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

If there are two hundred people in a room and one of them doesn't like me, I've got to get out.

Our desire for approval can only truly be met by receiving God’s acceptance and approval of us.

The difficulty of being Afro-Latina, in general, is the lack of acceptance in both communities.

Total, unconditional acceptance of yourself is the first step in building a positive self-image.

Independence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.

It doesn't matter how old you are, there is a little child within who needs love and acceptance.

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means.

Releasing the emotional energy and focusing on acceptance dissipates anger and restores balance.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

One must lie under certain circumstances and at all times when one can't do anything about them.

There is a proper balance between not asking enough of oneself and asking or expecting too much.

For a very long time everybody refuses and then almost without a pause almost everybody accepts.

Nobody's going to win all the time. On the highway of life you can't always be in the fast lane.

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