Accepting Quotes

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From someone who doesn't want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette — Cesare Pavese
Art is amoral, whether we accept this or not; it does not take sides. The finest fictions are cold at heart. — John Banville
We must accept our pain Change what we can and laugh at the rest — Camille Paglia
Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done. — Hubert Selby, Jr.
Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one's responsibilities and be willing to make sacrifices… — Eugene B. Sledge
But as I have noticed on more than one occaision, life itself is unfair, and there is no complaint department, so we might as well… — Jeff Lindsay
I found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but I cannot live… — Alison Goodman
The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet. — Shunryu Suzuki
A curious thing about the ontological problem is its simplicity. It can be put into three Anglo-Saxon monosyllables: 'What is there?' It can be answered,… — Willard Van Orman Quine
We choose--or choose not--to be alone when we decide whom we will accept as our fellows, and whom we will reject. Thus an eremite in… — Gene Wolfe
A woman who is convinced that she deserves to accept only the best challenges herself to give the best. Then she is living phenomenally. — Maya Angelou
God grant me to SERENITY to accept what I cannot change the TENACITY to change what I may and the GOOD LUCK not to f***… — Stephen King
Tell a devout Christian that his wife is cheating on him, or that frozen yogurt can make a man invisible, and he is likely to… — Sam Harris
It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits… — John Updike
You can't function in society if you don't involve yourself in the fictions society accepts about time. But you do so with the understanding that… — Brad Warner
Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being… — Katie Couric
Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst. — Bernard Beckett
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will… — Bertrand Russell
I'm not afraid to compete. It's just the opposite. Don't you see that? I'm afraid I will compete â€” that's what scares me. That's why… — J D Salinger
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry… — Timothy Keller

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