Quotes About Acceptance

Weirdly, strangely—wonderfully—he knew this was the moment he was touching the bottom, and he understood that from now on, however gradually, he would begin to heal.

It was my own grief. I could feel it fading away into something I simply accepted, because that's the way I am. I knew I'd feel better. It was living until then that was hard.

But if I went into the employees' bathroom or the public ladies' room, I'd end up crying, because it hurt to be admonished and it hurt to be wrong; but most of all, it hurt to be put in my place.

Why bother to change, if you can't change into a wolf?" I'd heard a Were say once.)

It had never made any difference to me what people called me, as long as I knew who I was.

the pain in my middle was the unmistakable pain of rejection. I knew the feeling so well, it was like a second skin. I sure hated to crawl back inside it.

Those things don't matter. You had no control over your past

There's such a thing as being too determined not to accept a gift

Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." She had explained that that meant that you don't worry about tomorrow, or about things you can't change. I

The problem with living without the person you can't live without is eventually realizing you can live without them.

I was quite a fat lad.

It's impossible to accept love from anyone else if you don't love yourself. It's a big issue, particularly for us plus-size ladies and for anyone dealing with weight, because we're not taught to love ourselves or be our own cheerleaders.

The ladies of comedy now are comfortable dressing up. It's not forbidden anymore.

I'll have everyone from 90-year-old ladies wanting to come up and kiss me on the cheek and say they love the show to dads bringing their newborns over wearing onesies.

When the Ladies Chess Club was founded in London in 1895 and the first international women-only competition took place two years later, most clubs and competitions didn't accept women at all.

If a man loves me, he will love all the flaws that come with me, so ladies don't beat yourself up about them.

Everyone at United made me really feel at home. They are decent lads at United - all of them.

When I was growing up, some of the lads weren't very nice about me playing.

And it's important that when you're dual-nationality, you're with a group of lads that you enjoy being with.

You can't always be a leading lady.

I'm aware of this bearded lady being something that is not really common.

People only look at my beard for a moment. Then it melts away and it's just another part of me. It's like the most natural thing, that this is what a bearded lady looks like. It's beautiful to see.

If you want to be a bearded lady then you are allowed to do that because you're not hurting anybody.

I love myself and the bearded lady is fun and expresses everything I feel.