Accepting Quotes

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A man does not make his destiny: he accepts it or denies it. — Ursula K. Le Guin
Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am. That I will never fulfill my obligation… — Thomas Merton
A person cannot coast along in old destructive habits year after year and accept whatever comes along. A person must stand up on her own… — Garrison Keillor
It is how it has always been. We will accept the legacy of our ancestors,' Asha says, smiling, and in her smile I do not… — Libba Bray
Good Evening , Sir John. I hope that you will accept a little gift from me.' I should be honored, Your Majesty.' I want to… — Philippa Gregory
What do you know about life? " Bitterness ached in her throat. " You were born with everything. You never had to struggle for a… — Nora Roberts
You must accept it as it is, and hence accept all consequences. A wall is indeed a wall. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
A writer, or any man, must believe that whatever happens to him is an instrument; everything has been given for an end. This is even… — Jorge Luis Borges
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I."… — Peter Drucker
So you have to accept facts as fact. — Ai Yazawa
OK," Josh said evenly, "I've seen men made of mud, I guess I can accept spying rats. Do they talk?" he wondered aloud. Don't be… — Michael Scott
I wouldn't change it," Simon said. "I wouldn't give up loving you. Not for anything. You know what Raphael told me? That I didn't know… — Cassandra Clare
People have a hard time accepting free-market economics for the same reason they have a hard time accepting evolution: it is counterintuitive. Life looks intelligently… — Michael Shermer
Just fully being skillful involves total lack of inhibition. We are not afraid to be. We are not afraid to live. We must accept ourselves… — Chogyam Trungpa
Some damage is too severe, some harm endures. And what you have to do is accept it. And by accept it I mean, donâ€™t be… — Augusten Burroughs
Freedom! To fill people's mailboxes, eyes, ears and brains with commercial rubbish against their will, television programs that are impossible to watch with a sense… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
It is always so simple, and so complicating, to accept an apology. — Michael Chabon
Although she had resisted this knowledge all her life, had lived determinedly in the future focused there by ambition, she understood at last that this… — Dean Koontz
When you're different, sometimes you don't see the millions of people who accept you for what you are. All you notice is the person who… — Jodi Picoult
The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected. The… — E. M. Forster

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