It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Votes: 4
AristotleAccepting good advice means nothing other than to strengthen one's own ability. Votes: 3
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAccepting responsibility for the actions of others contributes to your own greatness. Votes: 3
Edwin Louis ColeChange the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable. Votes: 3
Denis WaitleyAccepting both the opportunity and the responsibility evokes a great deal of humility. Votes: 3
Carol Ann TomlinsonI can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Votes: 3
Michael JordanThe key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead. Votes: 3
Bette DavisAccepting the nonexistence of being,when the absence of existence means the negation of being. Votes: 3
Marieta Maglas- Eschatological RegressionAccepting your flaws is a hard thing to do when you're constantly reminded of them. Votes: 3
Auliq IceAccepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin. Votes: 3
Jay SamitBeauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are. Votes: 3
Ellen DeGeneresIt's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. Votes: 3
W. Somerset MaughamWe must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. Votes: 3
Joseph CampbellWe are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity. Votes: 1
Julie BishopContentment is accepting God's sovereign control over all of life's circumstances. Votes: 0
Linda DillowI have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility. Votes: 0
N. R. Narayana MurthyBeing an adult means accepting those situations where no action is possible. Votes: 0
John D. MacDonaldReading doesn't mean accepting everything you read, it means reasoning everything you read. Votes: 0
Amit KalantriMaturity is developed by respecting others and accepting responsibility for violating that respect. Votes: 0
Wes FeslerI'm not wild about accepting responsibility without authority. Why should my people be? Votes: 0
Wilbur L. CreechBelief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Votes: 0
George EliotBelief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonBelief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief in denying them. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonTrue respect means accepting someone and honoring his or her thoughts and feelings. Votes: 0
Chana LevitanAmerica's strength is that it is capable of accepting people into its communities. Votes: 0
Bassam TibiPeople need to stop accepting the evidence of reality, and start questioning it. Votes: 0
Lionel SuggsThe bright future is that readers are accepting more varied forms of stories. Votes: 0
Chuck PalahniukThe less harshly we judge ourselves, the more accepting we become of others. Votes: 0
Harold H. BloomfieldSelf-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will. Votes: 0
Donald MillerWe can have peace and brotherly love by accepting our responsibility to preserve freedom. Votes: 0
Ronald ReaganGrief is not productive. It simply represents an inefficiency in accepting change of status. Votes: 0
Greg BearWe've gone all the way from foolishly accepting authority to foolishly rejecting all authority. Votes: 0
Eric MetaxasAmerica is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation. Votes: 0
Bill PlymptonThe only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle. Votes: 0
Jack KornfieldAustralia is much more liberal in accepting de facto relationships than the U.S. Votes: 0
Gillian ArmstrongMaking art is about accepting what's going on around you and turning it into Votes: 0
John FruscianteGrace is God's acceptance of us. Faith is our acceptance of God accepting us. Votes: 0
Adrian RogersI want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people. Votes: 0
Kristin ChenowethGardeners do first, read later. Why not? Plants are very gracious in accepting an apology. Votes: 0
Janet MacunovichI feel like I'm man of the people: meeting people, respecting people and accepting people. Votes: 0
Lil BBy accepting yourself and being fully what you are, your presence can make others happy. Votes: 0
Jane RobertsIt's about being here in the moment, accepting one another and allowing creativity to flow. Votes: 0
Stefon HarrisIt is not giving up, it is accepting. And the light will enter. Always does. Votes: 0
Kamal RavikantThe most difficult aspect of moving on is accepting that the other person already did. Votes: 0
Faraaz KaziJust accepting that vulnerability is part of the deal, I think, makes that part okay. Votes: 0
Pegi YoungTo face deflation, you have to have people accepting it and not reacting to it. Votes: 0
Carlos GhosnTo refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Votes: 0
Mark TwainI'm accepting I'm not living that younger, dreamed version of myself in the big city. Votes: 0
Paula ColeWe all want things we can't have. Being a decent human being is accepting that. Votes: 0
John FowlesKinsey's quest was really for us all to be tolerant and accepting of each other. Votes: 0
Liam NeesonNo individual can achieve worthy goals without accepting accountability for his or her own actions. Votes: 0
Dan MillerTrust is accepting what God sends into your life whether you understand it or not. Votes: 0
Timothy KellerWhen people are not accepting toward themselves they are often obsessed with acceptance by others. Votes: 0
Nathaniel BrandenWhen I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman. Votes: 0
Donna KaranIt never stops, accepting that fact is difficult. I took some time out for life. Votes: 0
James L. BrooksTo refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Votes: 0
Peter UstinovEvery man should ask himself each day whether he is not too readily accepting negative solutions. Votes: 0
Winston ChurchillI'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change...I'm changing the things I cannot accept. Votes: 0
Angela Davisthe greatest learning of the ages lies in accepting life exactly as it comes to us. Votes: 0
Anthony de MelloSleeping on it didn't make accepting it any easier. It seemed like a really bad dream. Votes: 0
Abbi GlinesA proof only becomes a proof after the social act of "accepting it as a proof". Votes: 0
IU?. I. ManinShe's no longer afraid to die. What she's afraid of is living, accepting the status quo. Votes: 0
Ellen HopkinsI'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down. Votes: 0
Geri HalliwellLaughing at something is a form of accepting it or at list making peace with it. Votes: 0
Ted AlexandroThese days she simply did the best job she could, accepting the good with the bad. Votes: 0
Nicholas SparksBy accepting you as you are, I do not necessarily abandon all hope of your improving Votes: 0
Ashleigh BrilliantThe pride that keeps us from forgiving is the same pride which keeps us from accepting forgiveness. Votes: 0
Frederick BuechnerI'm far more ready to go with the flow now because I am more accepting of myself. Votes: 0
Raquel WelchI have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy. Votes: 0
Angela DavisFaith is not accepting the world as it is but insisting on building the world God wants. Votes: 0
Shane ClaiborneI'm a big believer in accepting yourself the way you are and not really worrying about it. Votes: 0
Jennifer LawrenceHealing means accepting all parts of ourselves, not just the parts we like, but all of us. Votes: 0
Louise HayYou tell a man the truth about himself and, well, they find they have trouble accepting it. Votes: 0
Patrick NessNot being able to think of a reply is not the same thing as accepting another's words. Votes: 0
Robin HobbIt is not always a problem finding the truth, it is however sometimes a problem accepting it. Votes: 0
sunny-drunkResilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before. Votes: 0
Elizabeth EdwardsReverence is simply the experience of accepting that all Life is, in and of itself, of value. Votes: 0
Gary ZukavRenunciation is not getting rid of the things of this world, but accepting that they pass away. Votes: 0
Robert Baker AitkenI was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am. Votes: 0
Peter DinklageEvidence tells that black and Latina woman are more accepting of curves, and that's a good thing. Votes: 0
Lori LansensBeing perfect is being flawed, accepting it, and never letting it make you feel less than your best. Votes: 0
Jessica AlbaAlways accepting the greatest joy of all is the time that I get to spend with my wife. Votes: 0
James LiptonHow could you look more stupid than to be the guy accepting a bronze medal in gold shoes? Votes: 0
Michael JohnsonThe art world was not initially really accepting my kind of work. I was ahead of my time. Votes: 0
Yoko OnoMy life is a life of accepting what the universe has offered me... I don't fight the universe. Votes: 0
Ziggy MarleyI hope to grow up and see myself accepting myself and accepting time going by and everything falls. Votes: 0
Elena AnayaI think there is something to be said for not coddling people and not accepting good as good enough. Votes: 0
Damien ChazelleI don't look at life as a battle or as a fight. I don't think I'm scrappy. I'm accepting. Votes: 0
Michael J. FoxIf Hamas wants to be part of the real world, it has to end up accepting Israel's right to exist. Votes: 0
Jonas Gahr StoreThe better we are at accepting the limits of our world, the more easily we can embrace what we have. Votes: 0
Steven AmsterdamIt is natural to give a clear view of the world after accepting the idea that it must be clear. Votes: 0
Albert CamusI was obsessed with The Who. I would have accepted a marriage proposal from Roger Daltrey on the spot. I went to all of their shows in San Francisco and some in L.A. That was as close as I got to being a groupie. Votes: 1 Jennifer Egan
Each generation's job is to question what parents accept on faith, to explore possibilities, and adapt the last generation's system of values for a new age. Votes: 1 Frank Pittman
We have come dangerously close to accepting the homeless situation as a problem that we just can't solve. Votes: 1 Linda Lingle
To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Votes: 1 Mark Twain
One of the first rules of playing the power game is that all bad news must be accepted calmly, as if one already knew and didn't care. Votes: 1 Michael Korda
There is a strong tendency to get used to and accept very bad things that would be shocking if seen with fresh eyes. Votes: 1 Ray Dalio
Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship. Votes: 1 Trisha Yearwood
Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me. Votes: 1 Lindsay Lohan
People should accept being single, because those are the moments you can really focus on yourself, and learning who you are. Then when you get in a relationship, you will be stronger and have a little bit more self-awareness, self-love, and the other ingredients for a healthy relationship. Votes: 1 Lauren London
Catholic schools in Indonesia routinely accept non-Catholic students, but exempt them from studying religion. Obama's school documents, though, wrongly list him as being Indonesian. Votes: 1 Aaron Klein
Concern yourself more with accepting responsibility than with assigning blame. Let the possibilities inspire you more than the obstacles discourage you. Votes: 1 Ralph Marston
We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not. Votes: 1 Beth Ditto
I put up a huge wall of denial. It was years before I was able to break through it... accepting that your child has a disability, especially one like LD that cannot be seen or easily diagnosed, is one of the hardest things to come to terms with. Votes: 1 Anne Ford
The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead. Votes: 4 Bette Davis
Cause change and lead; accept change and survive; resist change and die. Votes: 3 Ray Noorda
I'm confident in who I am. I've come to a place in my life where I've accepted things that are me, as opposed to feeling pressure to explain myself to people around me. That's just the way I've always tried to be. It didn't change when I became a star. Votes: 2 Lady Gaga
Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship. Votes: 1 Trisha Yearwood
Accepting the Christ' is merely a shift in self-perception. Votes: 1 Marianne Williamson
We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do. Votes: 1 Rick Perry