Quotes About Acceptance

The porcupine whom one must handle gloved may be respected but is never loved.

The irony of love is that it guarantees some degree of anger fear and criticism.

A surrendered day is a good day.

When we are taught that safety lies always with sameness, then difference, of any kind, will appear as a threat

I don't want your love unless you know I am repulsive, and love me even as you know it.

I love everybody. Each one plays the role they have to play...

Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve it.

I'm proud of myself, people love me and respect me, and I like me. I like who I am.

I have this idyllic love life, but my mind just won't accept that. I would like to bring a new guy home every night. I try to make humor out of that situation.

One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself... to take care of yourself.

I've really come to realize you have to love yourself before you can expect someone else to.

Your body is your body it's natural. Learn to love yourself for it.

Love is never wrong.

It's the most gratifying thing to have young girls telling me, 'I love that you do a photo shoot in pants and a button up shirt, and you still look cool.'

I used to love being the class clown. I loved to make jokes and make people laugh. There was a set of students who would find it funny. But the cool students were like, 'Eeew!'

I'm cool with my body, I love my body. I wouldn't trade it for no other body.

'Wild Things' is saying, 'I don't have to belong anywhere. This is where I belong.' It's a place in the back of my mind that I created, and it's cool, and I love it here.

I love science fiction. There are ways in which this community kept me and my partner alive through some very, very bad years, and I will always acknowledge that.

Teenagers are asking, 'Who am I?' and 'How do I fit in?' in every aspect of their lives, and the best YA romances appreciate that there is more to a teen's life than finding love.

I love singing jazz. I don't like the idea that classical music should be over here and jazz should be someplace else. It's all wonderful, and we should be open to enjoying it all.

Learning to love my inner and outer beauty wasn't an easy road. I still don't always love the reflection I see in the mirror, but I have learned that my outer appearance does not define me.

Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.

My fantasy is that I could wake up looking amazing, that I could be strong and stop the bully, but that everybody would love me, too. I think that's intrinsic to fantasy - fantasy is fantasy.

My biggest lesson I've learned about love is to keep on loving. Love is love it's amazing. It's fine. It hurts. It's probably one of the best experiences in life.