I was living as a young single mom. I was 19 when I was divorced, and my daughter was a year old,… — Wendy Davis Copy Share Image
The acceptance of a thought as just a thought is the heart of an educated mind beyond reasoning. To be able to… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
I do a lot of reading on Buddhist philosophy, and a Buddhist nun named Pema Chödrön talks a lot about acceptance. It's… — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
RELATIONSHIP; It's more than just the dates, holding hands and kissing. It's about accepting each other's weirdness and flaws. It's about being… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self- denial… — John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn Copy Share Image
“Life has its rhythm ad we have ours. They’re designed to coexist in harmony, so that when we do what is ours… — Victoria Moran Copy Share Image
“Being awake is an acceptance of the way the world flows, allowing it to be as it is instead of trying to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When 'Drag Race' first began, it seemed like a fun window into an underground culture, but over the nine years it has… — Jenna Wortham Copy Share Image
We’ve all heard of Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In contrast, I realized, happiness… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“It is not an easy task to accept what we don't want—especially when what we are experiencing is pain or suffering. I… — HeatherAsh Amara Copy Share Image
“After you’ve distinguished between the things that are up to you and the things that aren’t (ta eph’hemin, ta ouk eph’hemin), and… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
The history of acceptance of new theories frequently shows the following steps: At first the new idea is treated as pure nonsense,… — Kurt Lewin Copy Share Image
“Half the participants were told to nod their head up and down while others were told to shake it side to side.… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
The process begins with the individual woman’s acceptance that American women, without exception, are socialized to be racist, classist and sexist, in… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
That the religious right completely took over the word Christian is a given. At one time, phrases such as Christian charity and… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
True belief is not about blind submission. It is about open-eyed acceptance, and acceptance requires persistent distance from the truth, and that… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Wisdom can only be absorbed and implied in your life when the mind is clear and willing to accept self is not… — Edward Shaylitsa Copy Share Image
Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity and a willingness to embrace paradox, rather than choose up sides.… — Tony Schwartz Copy Share Image
“To be loved and to love, takes courage. To be fully seen is incredibly rare and breathtaking. We lower our masks and… — Carolyn Riker Copy Share Image
Acceptance of one's life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary,… — Paul Tournier Copy Share Image
Kids want acceptance from their peers, but in two different, opposing ways: They want to be like everyone else and they want… — E. L. Konigsburg Copy Share Image
When the good student chooses the honest path, free of perfectionism and faking, music study becomes something refreshingly new: a calm oasis… — William Westney Copy Share Image
I didn't realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Didn't even realize it. Most of… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
We knew we were doomed. The kiss was a warm acceptance of years of bickering, years of me consuming foods that I… — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
“Acceptance isn’t forgetting, and it isn’t ignoring that that person was really fucking special to you. It’s simply being present in your… — Steve Case Copy Share Image
We should clearly understand that only the voluntary and conscientious acceptance by a people of its guilt can ensure the healing of… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
The U.S., together with trans-Atlantic allies, never recognized the occupation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union. Moscow faced pressure or… — Kersti Kaljulaid Copy Share Image
Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. We are not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs or replace… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
“Mental health professionals have their own blocks, distraction, prejudices, and cultural upbringing, all of which color the work that they do, no… — Laurie E. Smith Copy Share Image
Every year, deans of admissions are pushed: 'Did you increase the number of applicants? Did you decrease the acceptance rate?' And it's… — Stephanie Ruhle Copy Share Image
We explain justification simply as the acceptance with which God receives us into his favor as righteous men. And we say that… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“Today I choose self acceptance. Today I choose to walk in the direction of simply what feels good to me. Today I… — Jodi Livon Copy Share Image
Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved… — Chuck Todd Copy Share Image
“Every woman that finally figured out her worth, has picked up her suitcases of pride and boarded a flight to freedom, which… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Stop fighting yourself and accept where you are in life. Let this time in your life motivate you to let go of… — Robert Tew Copy Share Image
Don't change to fit yourself into a man's idea of perfection; find a man that finds you perfect the way you are… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
If broken lives and souls are to be healed, it must begin with teaching the practice of the presence... To abide in… — Leanne Payne Copy Share Image
Your skin is not paper, don't cut it. Your face isn't a mask, don't cover it. Your size isn't a book, don't… — Connor Sinnett Copy Share Image
No theory is too false, no fable too absurd, no superstition too degrading for acceptance when it has become embedded in common… — Henry George Copy Share Image