Quotes About Acceptance

Deep down, I reckon the sweetest moment will come when it's finally all over. When, at last, I know that I can stop fighting. Of course it'll also be a little sad. The sweetest moments, y'know, always come with just a little sadness.

Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken...

It's not you—it's what you are,

Nick, if I can have you, I don't want or need anything or anybody else in the world. Call it whatever you want. Just say yes.

He knows I'm afraid to trust him. He knows he scares me. And that knowledge hurt him, somehow. Hurt him deeply. "I know you fear me," Deep said, as though reading her mind. "But I swear I would never hurt you, little Kat. Please…will you let me bring you pleasure?" "Yes," she whispered, giving in at last.

Every player, when you get released, you feel like you still have a lot to offer. And that team is telling you, 'No, you don't have a lot to offer, so we're moving on.'

I played a eunuch in 'Shabnam Mausi' with Ashutosh Rana and no one even knew when the film released.

Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.

Through the music, you can pretty much tell what I've been through and what I've accepted. And releasing it has made me realize I'm not alone in it, because of the reactions I've been getting.

I really value and appreciate Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju's contribution in spearheading the historic judgement of decriminalisation of Section 377 in India. Their relentless efforts and fight against the discrimination and violence faced by the LGBTQ community in India was a ray of hope for many of us.

It's not about finding relevance or perfection or imperfection in objects, but it's that you can accept yourself and then go out and accept others.

I don't think what I look like is relevant.

I've had lots of fans who come out and say, 'Listen, I can relate to Cyborg because I lost a limb,' or 'I have this cochlear implant.' It's one of those things when you actually start seeing it, when you actually start hearing about it, that made Cyborg more relevant to me than I think he ever had been up until that point.

Male? Female? It's not always relevant to some people. They are who they are - they might not fit into a specific box.

There is no universal gay experience. All stories are relevant, and all stories are needed.

My mother grew up with each of her children - whatever your age, that's the age she'd be when she listened to your stories. She never belittled our problems. It made for something permanent and reliable.

All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.

When I admitted I needed to grow old as a woman, it was a relief.

It's a great relief that you're not as bad a parent as you thought you were.

I love being in my forties. Just getting there and realising that you haven't grown horns or boils on your bum, when all the time it had been this thing looming in the future, is such a relief.

Going to AA helped me to see that there were other people who had problems that had found a way to talk about them and find relief and humor through that.

I gained over 100 lbs. that I could never lose. My hair was falling out. I was tired all the time. I couldn't maintain muscle. I had no energy. It gave me some relief that there was something actually wrong with me and I wasn't crazy, but it was really hard knowing that there is something wrong with my body and I couldn't fix it.

Since I came out of the closet, I've gotten to just really be myself and feel authentic and honest and genuine. It's just been a huge relief for me competitively.

If it means being settled and content, getting older can be a relief.