Admitting Quotes

176 quotes by 162 authors

To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for… — Charles Darwin
To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who… — Brennan Manning
I have since learned that the most mature believer is the one who is bent over, leaning most heavily on the Lord, and admitting his… — Jim Cymbala
I know the anger lies inside of me like I know the beat of my heart and the taste of my spit. It is easier… — Audre Lorde
When youâ€™re young you prefer the vulgar months, the fullness of the seasons. As you grow older you learn to like the in-between times, the… — Julian Barnes
When most people said "I'm psychic, you see," they meant "I have an overactive but unoriginal imagination/wear black nail varnish/talk to my budgie;" when Anathema… — Neil Gaiman
The rational approach start from the idea that everything is explainable and that mystery is in some sense the enemy. This means that it prefers… — Jeremy Narby
Maturity, as I conceived it, was recognizing what was bad or peculiar in life, admitting it has to stay that way, and going ahead with… — Richard Ford
Well, it's New Year's now but I don't feel that way anymore. I wonder if you do either. Something's happening to me. It's like I'm… — Sarah Dessen
The true meaning of Christ's teaching consists in the recognition of love as the supreme law of life, and therefore not admitting any exceptions. — Leo Tolstoy
I am not shy about admitting my modest talents. For example, I am happy to admit that I am better than average at clever remarks,… — Jeff Lindsay
The Chancellor looked down at the empty table for a minute. Then he shrugged, looked up, and gave a surprisingly jaunty smile. "All in favor… — Patrick Rothfuss
How to seperate the humiliation from the loss, that's the catch. You can never be sure if what tortures you is the pain of being… — Stephen Fry
Philosophy and science have not always been friendly toward the idea of God, the reason being they are dedicated to the task of accounting for… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Maybe he hadn't thought the war through. It had seemed like simple fun when he had first pictured it, with a glorious beginning, a difficult… — Dave Eggers
What Richard is talking about is instead admitting to the existence of negative thoughts, understanding where they came from and why they arrived, and then… — Elizabeth Gilbert
The storm had now definitely abated, and what thunder there was now grumbled over more distant hills, like a man saying 'And another thing...' twenty… — Douglas Adams
The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or… — Hunter S. Thompson
Am I really admitting that my sister is determined to marry a man she has only seen once and doesn't much like the look of?… — Dodie Smith
I'm highly aware that some impulses are harder to ignore than others. I'm aware that fear of consequences causes us to guard our secrets. But… — Gena Showalter

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