Quotes About Acceptance

My son wasn't gay. No way.

My dad and I's relationship before he cheated on my mom... I think it was such a healthy father and son relationship. He always knew I was gay, and he never ever shamed me for being gay or anything. He shamed other people for if they had anything to say.

I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to another level, not having to fight racism. His mother's a Norwegian and I'm mixed up four or five times, so he can face the world.

David and Dad didn't get along too well growing up. I mean we all got along, but it was harder on David, because David wasn't going to be the son that Dad wanted. But now they're like best friends.

My son gave me the permission to accept my success.

My son had seen 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha,' but he wasn't happy about it because my father bullies me in the film.

My dream is to have a gay son.

I wouldn't believe there was something 'wrong' with my son.

I did want to acknowledge and confirm the fact that my son does, indeed, have an autism diagnosis.

I burn a lot of stuff. My son, bless his heart, eats it anyway. But he makes a face!

My mom is a very religious woman. So when I began recording music, I was afraid she wouldn't accept it. But when I played her a song, she loved it.

I don't fight my ability to sing sad songs: it's what I am good at, so I must be built for that.

Lots of songs aren't even from my experiences, but they're about accepting... the dark things about yourself.

Not everybody is going to like your songs. But you probably wouldn't hang out with those people anyway.

Even after I had recorded a few songs, people would say that they didn't know me. It would hurt at times but now, I have learnt to live in the present.

I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.

I don't know, maybe my sons will be gay.

There is another person on the other end of the chatscreen. They're our friends, our brothers and sisters, our sons and daughters. Let's take a stand to reject hate and harassment. And let's redouble our efforts to be kind and respectful to one another. And let's remind the world what the gaming community is really all about.

Nothing ever goes to plan. As soon as you are OK with that, everything is much easier.

If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.

I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.

I would advise any gay person that being out in the real sense can never happen too soon.

I'm always open. As soon as I cross the half-court line, I'm open.

No matter how committed a marriage, there will always be other people - those we have chemistry with and those we don't, those we are attracted to, and those who shop for functional outdoors wear. The sooner a couple can accept the existence of the former and exchange a few basic reassurances concerning them, the easier life gets.