--- title: "1 Accept Way Quotes By Richard Templar" description: "1 Accept Way quotes by Richard Templar. Plus more from Richard Templar and more Accept Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/richard-templar-29712_choice_this-has-to-be-a-rule-because-there-can_2057644.jpg" --- > [“This has to be a Rule because there can be no choice here. We have to accept that we are the way we are—the result of everything that has happened. It all just is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/this-has-to-be-a-rule-because-there-can-be-no-choice-here-we-have-to/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/richard-templar-29712_choice_this-has-to-be-a-rule-because-there-can_2057644.jpg) ## More by Richard Templar > [“In order to love people usefully you need to be focused on them and not yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/in-order-to-love-people-usefully-you-need-to-be-focused-on-them-and/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“If it’s dead, don’t go digging it up every five minutes to check if there’s a pulse. It’s dead; walk away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/if-it-s-dead-don-t-go-digging-it-up-every-five-minutes-to-check-if/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“The Rule really is: be kind to yourself when you do muck things up. Be forgiving and accept that it's all part of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/the-rule-really-is-be-kind-to-yourself-when-you-do-muck-things-up-be/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“The really good parents I've encountered, on the other hand, expect their children to be noisy, messy, bouncy, squabble, whingy and covered in mud.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/the-really-good-parents-i-ve-encountered-on-the-other-hand-expect/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“IF YOU DON’T PLAN YOUR PLAN, IT WILL REMAIN A DREAM”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/if-you-don-t-plan-your-plan-it-will-remain-a-dream/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“PLANS HAVE TO BE REALISTIC; DREAMS DON’T”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/plans-have-to-be-realistic-dreams-don-t/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“Rule 4 Accept yourself You don't have to improve or change or strive for perfection. Quite the opposite. Just accept.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/rule-4-accept-yourself-you-don-t-have-to-improve-or-change-or-strive/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“we all need reassurance and encouragement. We're human, and that's how we work”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/we-all-need-reassurance-and-encouragement-we-re-human-and-that-s-how/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“What we do and what we take seriously can often be so far removed from what it is actually all about that it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/what-we-do-and-what-we-take-seriously-can-often-be-so-far-removed/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“Wisdom isn’t about not making mistakes, but about learning to escape afterwards with our dignity and sanity intact.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/wisdom-isn-t-about-not-making-mistakes-but-about-learning-to-escape/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“If you want to, you can let go of any feelings of resentment, of regret, of anger. You can accept that you are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/if-you-want-to-you-can-let-go-of-any-feelings-of-resentment-of-regret/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“This has to be a Rule because there can be no choice here. We have to accept that we are the way we are—the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/this-has-to-be-a-rule-because-there-can-be-no-choice-here-we-have-to/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“you would be surprised how many people seriously limit their dreams. They're your dreams for heaven's sake. There should be no limit to them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/you-would-be-surprised-how-many-people-seriously-limit-their-dreams/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“Live here, live now, live in this moment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/live-here-live-now-live-in-this-moment/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) > [“Try to see the past as a room separate from the one you live in now. You can go in there, but you don’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-templar/try-to-see-the-past-as-a-room-separate-from-the-one-you-live-in-now/) [Richard Templar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-templar/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accept-way/richard-templar/#itemlist", "name": "1 Accept Way Quotes By Richard Templar", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This has to be a Rule because there can be no choice here. We have to accept that we are the way we are—the result of everything that has happened. 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