Accepting Quotes

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If one accepts the 24thÂ and 104th Psalms as scriptural norms, then surface mining and other forms of earth destruction are perversions. If we take… — Wendell Berry
For want of a Pilate of their own, some Christians would accept a Constantine or whomever might be the current incarnation of Caesar. — Wendell Berry
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Do you know who will go first on the Day of Resurrection to the shade of God...Those… — Muhammad ibn Isa at-Tirmidhi
There are no limits on what you can achieve with your life, except the limits you accept in your mind — Brian Tracy
People stress the violence. That's the smallest part of it. Football is brutal only from a distance. In the middle of it there's a calm,… — Don DeLillo
I don't worry about it because we are all growing old. If I were the only one I would worry. But we're all in the… — Ingrid Bergman
It is in everybody's interest to seek those [actions] that lead to happiness and avoid those which lead to suffering. And because our interests are… — Dalai Lama
We do not accept that human society should be constructed on the basis of a savage principle of the survival of the fittest — Thabo Mbeki
An artist can accomplish anything provided he doesn't accept facts or defeat for more than a few minutes. — John Cassavetes
Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny. — Georges Braque
Mind's requirements and expectations cannot be fulfilled. Existence has no obligation to fulfill mind's requirements and demands. You have to accept existence as it is. — Rajneesh
We can no longer waste time and money. Every day, more than 2,000 girls in America, age 15-19, give birth - in the wealthiest, most… — Jane Fonda
My peers accept me and respect me, and that's enough. — Neil Diamond
Rabbits need dignity and above all the will to accept their fate. — Richard Adams
There is nothing so wrong as accepting a thing merely because men who have done things say it should be so. — Alfred Stieglitz
I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quoâ€¦ to give a voice to… — Shirley Chisholm
People, fearing their own extinction, are willing to accept and perpetuate hand-me-down answers to the meaning of life and death; and, fearing a weakening of… — Robert Coover
Writers should avoid the academy. When a writer begins to accept pay for talking about words, we know what he will produce soon: nothing but… — Edward Abbey
The finite mind of man can never grasp the mysteries of the infinite. It is the highest wisdom, as it is our great happiness, to… — George Washington
Of all the sacred places on the coast, none is more comforting than where rivers join the sea. By the river's disappearance we are reminded… — Robert Adams

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