No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. Votes: 7
Alice WalkerAcceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. Votes: 6
William JamesThe more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. Votes: 6
Stephanie PerkinsI can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Votes: 5
Michael JordanThe minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. Votes: 4
Maureen DowdBeauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are. Votes: 4
Ellen DeGeneresFear of darkness reinforces darkness. Acceptance and kindness magnify brightness. Votes: 3
Doobie ShemerAcceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me. Votes: 3
Lady GagaAcceptance does not mean inaction; acceptance is actually acknowledging the present situation. Votes: 3
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarAcceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own. Votes: 3
Jean ToomerAcceptance is the letter sealed within the envelope of inner peace. - Charmainism Votes: 3
Charmaine Smith LaddTime for Tolerance,Equality, and Acceptance, It's allways TEA time with my Friends... Votes: 3
Gregory DouglassIf you truly dwell within Acceptance, you are wityout two things-Expectations and Disappointments. Votes: 3
Mary Summer RainKindness moves mountains. Acceptance opens doors, makes room for change, diffuses misunderstandin g. Votes: 3
Dianna AgronAcceptance of race mixture was more developed in Arab culture than in Jewish culture. Votes: 3
Ali MazruiRadical Acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our lives as it is. Votes: 3
Tara BrachWe may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. Votes: 3
Martin Luther King, Jr.Acceptance is the act of embracing what life presents to you with a good attitude. Votes: 3
Cherie Carter-ScottSee If You Can Give Yourself Gifts That May Be True Blessings, Such As Self-Acceptance Votes: 3
Jon Kabat-ZinnAcceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine. Votes: 3
Albert BrooksTolerance is just a fancy word for ignoring a fascist ideology. Acceptance is the only way. Votes: 3
Jessica JungAcceptance, she thinks, is the harshest lesson life teaches and the one most important to learn. Votes: 3
Rose TremainAcceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it "the first law of personal growth". Votes: 3
Peter McWilliamsAcceptance.Good and bad,Fortune and misfortune,Pleasure and pain,I want it all,Because it's mine. Votes: 3
Innocent MwatsikesimbeAcceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment Votes: 3
Melody BeattieAcceptance of the unacceptable is the greatest source of grace in this world. Votes: 2
Eckhart TolleAcceptance is a conscious choice to receive your spouse as God made him or her. Votes: 2
Sue DetweilerUnderstanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. Votes: 2
J. K. RowlingAcceptance by government of a dissident press is a measure of the maturity of a nation. Votes: 2
William O. DouglasBlame anchors us into the past; a place we cannot change. Acceptance frees us to the future. Votes: 2
Bryant McGillThe first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. Votes: 1
Nathaniel BrandenGenerally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Votes: 1
Miyamoto MusashiPerfection itself is not the ultimate goalbut the ultimate condition of life. Votes: 1
Eric Micha'el LeventhalWithout appreciation (for yourself, others and life itself) there is no growth Votes: 1
Rasheed OgunlaruOnce you awaken, you will have no interest in judging those who sleep. Votes: 1
James Blanchard CisnerosKnow that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not. Votes: 1
Valery SatterwhiteA crucial element of the real self is its unconditional acceptance of itself. Votes: 1
Michael AdzemaCriticism is no threat to your self-esteem or identity, but rather informs you. Votes: 1
Bryant McGillI think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community. Votes: 1
Lady GagaReading doesn't mean accepting everything you read, it means reasoning everything you read. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriWhy when people are on their deathbed, they finally come to terms with life? Votes: 1
Anthony LiccioneHow soon will we accept this opportunity to be fully alive before we die? (88) Votes: 1
Stephen LevineEven baldness becomes a beauty of a hairless head through the heart of acceptance Votes: 1
Munia KhanThe process of grieving any loss is dependent upon your relationship to the person. Votes: 1
Asa Don BrownI've realized the quirky things that make you different are what make you beautiful Votes: 1
Lily CollinsSearch not for happiness outside yourself, for nothing could be further from the truth. Votes: 1
Eric Micha'el LeventhalIt was a shallow thing, this acceptance, but sometimes even shallow things feel important. Votes: 1
Brandon SandersonBeing angry, resentful, or saddened by rejection can suck the sweetness out of acceptance. Votes: 1
Charles F. GlassmanWe cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate; it oppresses. Votes: 1
C.G. JungForgiveness is the intentional act or process of pardoning or offering absolution unto another. Votes: 1
Asa Don BrownI only accept your mistakes and flaws to the degree that I accept my own. Votes: 1
Vironika TugalevaFor people who like that sort of thing, that's the sort of thing they like. Votes: 1
William F. Buckley Jr.It is not giving up, it is accepting. And the light will enter. Always does. Votes: 1
Kamal RavikantAccept that you are not finished, and a new and better life is just beginning. Votes: 1
Bryant McGillLife happens, whether you're in it or not, but death doesn't give you a choice. Votes: 1
Anthony LiccioneTo love your weakness, negativity and darkness is to accept half of who you are. Votes: 1
Bryant McGillLearn to see past the flaws and you will understand the perfection of the Universe. Votes: 1
Ka ChineryWhat would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is? Votes: 1
Tara BrachThe more we accept the imperfections of life, the more perfect life seems to become. Votes: 1
Russell KyleNever let the principle of what you believe in become more important than the person. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderThe soul accepts the mystery within and all around, immersing itself in it, celebrating it. Votes: 1
Jay WoodmanAnyone can possess, anyone can profess, but it is an altogether different thing to confess. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderThe Inner Self...What makes us who we areshould be glorifiedpersonifiedand sung unto the stars! Votes: 1
MuseWithout the possibility of making mistakes, we wouldn't need to bother about making a decision. Votes: 1
Daniel EnglischAlways resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart? Votes: 1
Jane AustenWe must be free, but to have real freedom, you must be wild and free yourself. Votes: 1
Bryant McGillWhen you have acceptance of who you are there is no need to discuss your past. Votes: 1
Mark DonnellyIt's my place when I'm here alone. It's ours when you are here with me." ~Nolan Votes: 1
Sarah BrociousDogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us. Votes: 1
Ashly Lorenzana'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years. Votes: 1
Martha GrahamThere is no greater treasure in this world than somebody who loves you as you are. Votes: 1
Eric Micha'el LeventhalAmerica was never designed to be fixed forever, but was meant to be fluid and evolving. Votes: 1
Bryant McGillCompassion, acceptance and LOVE is the cure to MOST of the issues that plague this world. Votes: 1
Yvonne PierreOn the inside, the copycats of the ruffians are more delicate than the copycats of prudes. Votes: 1
Criss JamiYour responsibility as an adult is accept your childhood and make your own choice of life. Votes: 1
Kathy MckeonThat's what friends should do. cherish the good and pretend not to notice the harmless rest. Votes: 1
Beth HoffmanBeing different is a revolving door in your life where secure people enter and insecure exit. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderNow that she had actually seen and accepted reality, and reality brought such a healing calm. Votes: 1
Gloria NaylorThe happier person is one, that acknowledges and accepts life won't get any better than this. Votes: 1
Anthony LiccioneFor a very long time everybody refuses and then almost without a pause almost everybody accepts. Votes: 1
Gertrude SteinFor after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain. Votes: 1
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowI been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us. Votes: 1
William IngeLetting go of the past, is like opening the flood gates of healing to be set free. Votes: 1
Asa Don BrownI rather have you win, because in God even those who are in second place are first. Votes: 1
Auliq IceNot being understood may be taken as a sign that there is much in one to understand. Votes: 1
Alain de BottonWe are not slaves of the past, nor servants of the present, but masters of the future. Votes: 1
A.J. DarkholmeWe can only forgive the world to the extent that we forgive ourselves for being in it. Votes: 1
Eric Micha'el LeventhalYou must never, at any rate, lend yourself to the wrong, in any form, which you condemn. Votes: 1
Mamur MustaphaYou learned to accept, or you ended up in a small room writing letters home with Crayolas. Votes: 1
Stephen KingI know what it's like to battle everyday of my life, just for acceptance, just to survive. Votes: 1
Christine FeehanLove and accept everyone for who they are, for where they are in life. That is compassion. Votes: 1
Kristi BowmanA leader learned to follow, and serves the followers who are learning to lead. ~T.F. Hodge Votes: 1
T.F. HodgeThe greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. Votes: 1
Brian TracyOne must lie under certain circumstances and at all times when one can't do anything about them. Votes: 1
Harper LeeYou can't always control what someone gives you, but you're always in control of what you accept. Votes: 1
Trent SheltonLoving isn't about selecting only the good parts. It's about taking the whole and loving the lot. Votes: 1
Santa MontefioreThere are special, strange gifted people in the world and they have to be treated with understanding Votes: 1
John KnowlesThe purpose of life is to reach a point where you can say 'yes' to all of it. Votes: 1
Eric Micha'el LeventhalWe can accept and embrace our pasts as part of the path that shaped who we are now. Votes: 1
Amy Leigh MercreeA best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderTo love, and be loved, this is the greatest challenge that any of us face in our lives. Votes: 1
T. Scott McLeodI would just as soon have abused the old village church at home for not being a cathedral. Votes: 1
Joseph ConradI've been badly scared myself, badly, for quite a few years now. You learn to live with it. Votes: 1
Dean KoontzMany of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future. Votes: 1
Fulton OurslerEverything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well. Votes: 1
Jack KornfieldLearn to love someone when they least deserve it, because that is when they need your love most. Votes: 1
Rodolfo CostaLiving in the past is a conscious or an unconscious choice made through a connection to the past. Votes: 1
Asa Don BrownTo appreciate life's small moments, it helps to have a sense the whole can never be made perfect. Votes: 1
Alain de BottonAnd sometimes - to get what you want - you must be prepared to accept the apparently unacceptable. Votes: 1
Anne O'BrienGoths do not hate the world. They just learned to accept the world that refuses to understand them. Votes: 1
enna snowTruth was never meant to make you comfortable, unless you stand in the middle of it with acceptance. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderIn order to grow you have to let go of all that you are and all that you know. Votes: 1
Maureen Rose MuldoonI'm often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush. Votes: 1
Criss JamiI'm only telling you on the truth," he said. "If you can't stand the truth, don't ask for it. Votes: 1
Colum McCann...definitely believe that, there's got to be a spark to a place...to make it feel like a home... Votes: 1
Isabella KoldrasA problem isn't a real problem till you decide to make it a problem... so what's the problem again? Votes: 1
Runa MagnusIs it love, or is it attachment? Do you want to love her, or do you want to control her? Votes: 1
T. Scott McLeodSome days we lose all at once and somedays we get all back at once. But either way,Accept it. Votes: 1
Diarian HersiNever give up on the possibilities or accept what is when you can see it for what it could be. Votes: 1
A.J. DarkholmeNobody's going to win all the time. On the highway of life you can't always be in the fast lane. Votes: 1
Haruki MurakamiThere was no going back to the way things were, because all you ever got was the way things are. Votes: 1
Sarah OcklerWhen you live with dignity no man will ever take it. Live without it and every boy will steal it. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderIt is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes. Votes: 1
Robert E. LeeTo seek acceptance is to seek pity, but to give acceptance and love is to gain the hearts of many. Votes: 1
Wayne ChirisaAt the end of the day, that's what a family is - a group of different people who accept each other. Votes: 1
Sara SheridanTrue wisdom is being able to say 'it is what it is' with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face. Votes: 1
Eric Micha'el LeventhalHumility is courage, the open acceptance of your own perfection.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellMysticism is the acceptance that everything cannot be logically explained.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellHumility is the conscious awareness and acceptance of eternity as your body.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellPractice love and self-acceptance and you'll have an absolutely beautiful life.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellMaturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of "not knowing.
Mark Z. DanielewskiThe way towards freedom from a situation often lies in acceptance of the situation.
Rachel Naomi RemenConformity, humility, acceptance with these coins we are to pay our fares to paradise.
Robert M. LindnerThe best of ideas is hurt by uncritical acceptance and thrives on critical examination.
George PolyaThe denial of suffering is, in fact a better definition of illness than its acceptance.
M. Scott PeckGod's acceptance of us cannot be gained by our successes nor forfeited by our failures.
Tullian TchividjianI think there's a lot more appreciation and maturity and acceptance of everyone's flaws.
Chad UrmstonWhat fetters the mind and benumbs the spirit is ever the dogged acceptance of absolutes.
Edward SapirThe acceptance of homosexuality is the last step in the decline of Gentile civilization,
Pat RobertsonTolerance is the eager and glad acceptance of the way along which others seek the truth.
Walter Besant[Albert] Camus writes his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in thanks to his teacher.
Catherine CamusNo scientific theory achieves public acceptance until it has been thoroughly discredited.
Douglas YatesIt's not enough to be tolerant...now we're finally moving towards the idea of acceptance.
Erin GruwellUnlike sciences, literature as art relies on societal acceptance of a certain vocabulary.
Jimenez LaiNo intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it.
Fernando PessoaWidespread cultural acceptance of lying is a primary reason many of us will never know love
bell hooksSerenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.
Bill CrawfordWhen you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.
Eckhart TolleOnce you have made a decision and there is no turning back, acceptance is the only comfort.
Lucinda RileyLogos are the bleating of the insecure, desperate for acceptance by the chronically shallow.
Hadley FreemanPeace is non-resistance, complete acceptance, identification with all, everyone, everything.
Lester LevensonThere is really not that much improvisation in my films. There is an acceptance of a chance.
Michael SnowI've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds).
Barry BondsThe very acceptance of the limited means of the human condition makes for endless creativity.
Mark VernonThe process of becoming who you will be begins first with the total acceptance of who you are.
Henepola GunaratanaHuman beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection.
John PowellIt is in the everyday and the commonplace that we learn patience, acceptance, and contentment.
Richard J. FosterTo succeed takes more than the desire to win. It also takes the acceptance that we could fail.
Simon SinekAt bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
William JamesOur desire for approval can only truly be met by receiving God's acceptance and approval of us.
Joyce MeyerLove is unconditional acceptance. That quality is also our essential nature, who we really are.
Peter ShepherdReleasing the emotional energy and focusing on acceptance dissipates anger and restores balance.
Jude BijouIndependence means voluntary restraints and discipline, voluntary acceptance of the rule of law.
Mahatma GandhiRelationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.
Mahatma Gandhiold age is more bearable if it can be helped by an early acceptance of being loved and of loving.
M. F. K. FisherThe price of maintaining membership in the establishment is unquestioning acceptance of authority.
Neil PostmanIf there was acceptance of the mentally ill in the Catholic Church, the entire Curia would resign!
Sinead O'ConnorI think we're a little bit more astray, more far afield from true integration and true acceptance.
Zachary QuintoFamily is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.
Bill CrawfordYou either fight active evil or you accept it. Doing nothing is acceptance. There is no in-between.
Bill O'ReillyThe full and joyful acceptance of the worst in oneself may be the only sure way of transforming it.
Henry MillerYour need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Risk being seen in all of your glory
Jim CarreyNo evidence is powerful enough to force acceptance of a conclusion that is emotionally distasteful.
Theodosius DobzhanskyProductiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live.
Ayn RandWe should not think of conversion as the acceptance of a particular creed, but as a change of heart.
Helen KellerWhen people are not accepting toward themselves they are often obsessed with acceptance by others.
Nathaniel BrandenIt is the acceptance of death that has finally allowed me to choose life. Votes: 4 Elizabeth Lesser
The consequence of the Bay of Pigs failure wasn't an acceptance of Castro and his control of Cuba but, rather, a renewed determination to bring him down by stealth. Votes: 1 Robert Dallek
The acceptance of oneself is the essence of the whole moral problem and the epitome of a whole outlook on life. Votes: 3 Carl Jung
I release all criticism. I only give out that which I wish to receive in return. My love and acceptance of others is mirrored to me in every moment. Votes: 6 Louise Hay
Body love is more than acceptance of self or the acceptance of the body. Body love is about self-worth in general. It's more than our physical appearance. Votes: 1 Mary Lambert
Rappers should be forced to rhyme in their acceptance speeches. Votes: 4 Doug Benson
The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. Votes: 2 Brene Brown
The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. Votes: 3 George McGovern
Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isnt allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance. She has to apologize for her body. Votes: 4 Jennifer Armintrout
Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isn't allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance. She has to apologize for her body. Votes: 1 Jennifer Armintrout
I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance. Votes: 5 Kristin Chenoweth
Love, acceptance, friends, two kids that I love. I have to take care of myself for them. I've also been a vegetarian for two years. Votes: 2 Ricky Martin
The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. Votes: 4 Brian Tracy
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha. Votes: 5 Tara Brach
No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance. Votes: 4 Robert Holden
A lot of poets too live on the margins of social acceptance, they certainly aren't in it for the money. William Blake - only his first book was legitimately published. Votes: 6 Jim Jarmusch
My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path. Votes: 1 Tara Brach