Quotes About Acceptance

If you don't like it, then y'can jolly well lump it.

When did life start being something you had to work at and not something that just is?

We have to find a place that is ours. The doctors keep trying to make us fit into this world, but they're wrong. We need a world that fits us.

Good night, chubby baby I can't rock you no more I'm sorry, chubby baby But my arms are getting sore Sleep tight, chubby baby And please don't get me wrong You're a perfect sized baby So never accept fakey beauty standards or develop unhealthy body issues... ... from this dumb song

Life is mostly just learning how to lose.

The world is a terrifying place, more than I ever realized. But if I had my whole life to do over again, that's literally the only thing I'd change. I'd stop being so afraid of other people.

At first, he annoyed the shit out of me. Marko can be a self-righteous ass, he has no idea how to sit still, and worst of all, he laughs at his own jokes. Then why did you risk everything to be with him? Because your son is so goddamn beautiful. Ha. I assure you, looks aren't forever. Oh, I know. I wasn't talking about his looks.

The future is never fair. Just inevitable.

Marko: No matter what mistakes you've see your daddy make, violence---magical or otherwise---is never acceptable. Petrichor: Nonsense, Marko. Violence is often essential : in self-defense, the arts foreplay... Hazel: I want to four-play!

Rest assured, when the game is over, the queen and pawn go back into the same box.

Because I don't want my final days in this universe to be filled with pity and sorrow. I want to spend this time doing what I like best for the people I care about most." "But… you don't even know me." "Maybe not, but lord do you ever talk in your sleep. It's clear you love my boy very much.

If you find someone who can forgive all your bullshit... the least you can so is try to forgive them.

Yeah, well, the future is never fair. Just inevitable.

Because I'm not a bad guy, Nico. Gert couldn't have loved me if I was. I realize that now.

We're all aliens to someone. Even among our own people, most of us still feel like complete foreigners from time to time. Usually associated with invasions, abductions, or other hostile acts, the term "alien" gets a bad rap. But over the years, the word has come to mean something very different to me... future friend material.

Thanks, but I don't need the Afterschool Special talk. Sounds like I've got, what, three or four years left? That's a fuckin' eternity.

Don't push the river. It will travel at its own speed anyway.

Patience and timing . . . everything comes when it must come. A life cannot be rushed, cannot be worked on a schedule as so many people want it to be. We must accept what comes to us at a given time, and not ask for more. But life is endless, so we never die; we were never really born. We just pass through different phases. There is no end. Humans have many dimensions. But time is not as we see time, but rather in lessons that are learned.

churches would aim to take people at every age and ability level and help them become the most loving version of themselves possible. They would help people face the challenges of life--challenges that could make them bitter, self-absorbed, callous, or hateful--with openness, courage, and generosity. (p. 54)

The thing is to let life assault you, make yourself as defenseless as you can. If it bruises you, don't protest. Love your fate.

That's why I admired that kid who spelled it wrong on purpose so he could sit down. He knew he wasn't going to win, so why stand there for 3 hours. First round. "Cat, K-A-T, I'm outta here." Then as he passed you, "Ha! I know there's 2 T's.

It's good to be here. I'm just trying to go through life without looking stupid. It's not working out too well.

The very act of accepting responsibility short-circuits and cancels out any negative emotions you may be experiencing.

Both the fear of failure and the fear of rejection can be canceled by saying the words I like myself.