Acceptance Quotes - page 4

Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ‘not knowing. (Mark Z. Danielewski)
That was the - It was an exciting time because it was as though I was sort of tied up in a paper bag or in a gunny sack with a rope around the neck of it, and all of a sudden with the acceptance of that first book everything sort of spilled out! View quote
Robert McCloskey
At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance. View quote
Paul Tournier
Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices. View quote
Paul Tournier
If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly. View quote
Iris Chang
It is in our acceptance of what is given that God gives Himself. View quote
Elisabeth Elliot
I feel like decades ago it was either you're black, white, Asian or Hispanic, or whatever, but today we see more of an acceptance for people with multi-nationalities. View quote
Annie Ilonzeh
I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I have a theory about Jews growing up in the Midwest, that there is an ultimately sort of wonderful avoidance of a lot of things, and a great acceptance of whatever is happening. View quote
Bob Balaban
In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion. View quote
Bryant H. McGill
You're going to have more rejection than acceptance. View quote
Barry Mann
Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed. (Cee Lo Green)
I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange. View quote
Cherie Lunghi
Leadership is particularly necessary to ensure ready acceptance of the unfamiliar and that which is contrary to tradition. View quote
Cyril Falls
PC stuff just lowers the general acceptance of good work and replaces it with bogus poetry that celebrates values that in themselves are probably quite worthy. View quote
Diane Wakoski
Television is so influential that when an audience sees you day-in and day-out there's a certain acceptance that sets in; you're no longer a threatening personality. They become more willing to accept whatever you present. View quote
Doc Severinsen
We only have a Plan A. The acceptance and full implementation of the existing plan, the so-called Plan A, is the best solution for Greece, for the euro zone and also for creditors and holders. View quote
Evangelos Venizelos
I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home. View quote
Giada De Laurentiis
I love my early movies, but naturalism is an artist's early style. Now I want to deal with feelings, dreams, an acceptance of irrationality. View quote
Irvin Kershner
I think at some point every actor has practiced their acceptance speech while they're having a shower. It's fun. View quote
Jared Harris
The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community did not come easily. Slavery ended and left its false images of black people intact. View quote
John Henrik Clarke
I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal. (Jacqueline Bisset)
Acceptance of the power of God in one's life lays the groundwork for personal commitment to both science and Christianity, which so often have been in conflict. View quote
Kenneth Lee Pike
I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance. View quote
Kristin Chenoweth
I used to love people for what they could be. I thought love was how hard you tried and how much you sacrificed and suffered. That is not love. Acceptance is. View quote
Michael Learned
I've gotten death threats, yes. I have. I think anytime you shine a spotlight on homosexuality or minorities and you try and say they are as normal or as worthy as acceptance as others, the people who are on the fringe don't like that and they will come after you. And they have come after me. View quote
Ryan Murphy