Quotes About Acceptance

every day takes you further from the time he was alive, slicing you with the razor-sharp realization that those days would never be celebrated again.

You could be fulfilled just the same . . . and you were also allowed to be sad once in a while.

Hello, guilt, how've you been?

you realize this shit is everywhere, all the time. It's not that the world is different. You just know the ugly side now.

It's never gonna be over, is it? Thinking about the life we might have had.

Matthew, sometimes we just have to hope that things work out, because being absolutely sure of something . . . it doesn't happen a lot.

Hate no one, for hate is a starving beast who has just found its prey.

I don't care if you wear a muu muu or a tutu, you'll still be beautiful." "That's the sweetest thing anyone's ever said to me," I joked with him. "And you get extra points for making it rhyme.

When all of your defenses were stripped away, the only thing left was surrender. Only then could you see the true size of the burden a person carried. Only then could you see the toll it had taken on their soul.

The worst can always be true," Papa said grimly.

But it did make me realize that I shouldn't go around judging people who have stringy hair, because maybe they have a very good reason for having hair like that.

I can relate to having those people in your life that you feel are moving on to this great, big, normal life and you're like, 'What's wrong with me?'

Perhaps love's greatest gift--that it is indeed unconditional--is also its greatest curse.

We postpone the finality of heartbreak by clinging to hope. Though this might be acceptable during early or transitional stages of grief, ultimately it is no way to live. We need both hands free to embrace life and accept love, and that's impossible if one hand has a death grip on the past.

Love isn't safe. And whoever you love will hurt you. It's part of the human experience. No one is perfect...People make mistakes. The secret is to focus on what they do right and decide what quirks you can live with.

What if I'm destined to be single for the rest of my life, and you're upsetting the balance of nature and God's plan?

No one who truly understands grace will tell a person their sin is beyond it.

What was the point of praying every day and believing in forgiveness if you weren't willing to accept this?

Life isn't a book. There's no guarantee of a happy ending.

I'm gay. I know things.

Broadway is such a diverse community. Everybody knows how I believe, and everyone believes, and it's not a big deal. But in Hollywood, if you talk about politics - especially if you're a Republican - or spirituality, it's just not something people want to hear about.

If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.

I don't understand what the big deal is with gay marriage. Get over it, people.

I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.