Quotes About Acceptance

I think you have to deal with grief in the sense that you have to recognize that you have it, and say that it's OK to have all the sadness.

I think we spend so much of our lives trying to pretend that we know what's going to happen next. In fact we don't. To recognize that we don't know even what will happen this afternoon and yet having the courage to move forward - that's one meaning of faith.

I'm not saying that there's anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I'm saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven't quite given ourselves permission to recognize that.

What you've got to do is recognize that you don't control everything for a start, you've got to play the cards you're dealt, the hand of cards you're dealt, as best you can, and that's what I always seek to do.

I recognize that I'm human, and the older I get, the more I realize how fallible I am, how fallible we all are.

I always think that if you look at anyone in detail, you will have empathy for them because you recognize them as a human being, no matter what they've done.

It's really hard to see yourself and to recognize that you are a human being like everybody else. You just think everybody's judging you.

Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.

You don't need an explanation for everything, Recognize that there are such things as miracles - events for which there are no ready explanations. Later knowledge may explain those events quite easily.

I try to recognize that there is no such thing as having it all - and it's impossible to be perfect. You just have to let certain things go.

I recognize the fact that I don't have one single drop of Japanese blood in my body. But I've always felt half-Japanese at heart.

I recognize myself to a lesser or greater extent in everything I read, good and bad, and that's part of being a human being if you're honest enough. And obviously the darker parts are the things you don't let control you.

I think I lost at least 40% of my fans when I became blond. They didn't recognize me anymore.

I'm undeniably very nerdy, but I'm trying to recognize and pursue more masculine pursuits.

I can tell you first hand - being able to marry the person I love and to live in countries where my marriage is recognized - probably saved my life.

I never get recognized. Most of the time, when people think they know me, they believe I'm a member of their family. And that's the way I like it. That's just fine.

My mother is a phenomenal woman, but when I was younger, I had this fear that I wouldn't be recognized for who I am.

When I started acting, I hoped I could make some kind of positive contribution to this world. When I get a letter from some kid in Nebraska saying that, prior to Han, nobody wanted to be his friend because Asians weren't cool if they weren't into martial arts - Now he's accepted and recognized as a human being. That's pretty awesome, right?

I've been recognized for much of my life but I learned that when I was fatter I am less recognizable so I got fat but then it almost killed me.

Seattle is a place I've lived only a couple of years, but I feel like I've been adopted by this city. It's like a hug. I've been recognized on planes, in the airport and by cabdrivers. I don't get that anywhere else in the country.

People know me because I play the monsters, but I'm most recognized from the small roles in which they see my face. None of that stuff really bothers me. Whether I'm recognized in or out of a costume isn't a kind of pressure I put myself through anymore.

To be recognized and accepted by my musical peers is truly an honor.

Committed and loving gay and lesbian couples deserve to have their love, their relationships, and their families recognized like everyone else.

Trans people are beautiful. It's a different kind of beauty, and it should be recognized and respected.