Quotes About Acceptance

Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival." —René Dubos

Pain and fear often make us act foolishly," Serenity advised. "Do not judge yourself harshly for your mistakes

Learn from your past mistakes, but don't dwell on them.

What do you call that moment when we let go of the conviction, albeit illusory, that life will only grow larger? That the horizon will always expand?

Fate gives us relatives for one reason: so that we have to learn how to deal with people we'd otherwise never know.

Time doesn't offer a refund.

Time doesn't offer a refund. We don't get to try on the future the way we try on a bathing suit and then decide we don't like it once we see what it looks like in natural light.

I needed to bring my own gifts to my new home, not resist them, not sway to and fro like the tidal waters of the lagoon, but rather chart my own course through the shallows like an experienced boatman.

grief is not a thing that ends. Sometimes, though, it cracks us open and exposes the places we've hidden, and that can be a kind of gift.

Sometimes love just isn't enough to make something possible,

I miss her more with every passing day because, just as words once written can never be unwritten, grief is not a thing that ends. Sometimes, though, it cracks us open and exposes the places we've hidden, and that can be a kind of gift.

you no longer expect to stop pretending someday. It has become simply a part of who you are,

I dare try on the idea that maybe, just maybe, my children will love me through my imperfections just as I have loved my father through his—that I don't need to be perfect or even better to be worthy of our bond.

Lately, I've been a little sad that I'm not a gay man.

Embrace those parts of yourself that you've skillfully avoided until now. That's your true adventure.

Forgive someone today. Especially if that someone is you.

We often mistake letting go for giving up. Knowing the difference between the two can make all the difference in the end.

Treasure yourself for being, not doing.

Relinquish the notion of lost opportunity and try on a new reality: "Where I am is where I'm supposed to be.

When you feel yourself resisting differences, lean into them, instead, and have fun with what happens.

If you are feeling constrained by a group that you belong to, ask yourself, "How can I participate in this community and still be who I am?

What do you resist examining up close? How can you ground yourself so you feel safe enough to try?

Often, the key to getting what we need is simply to let it in.

No need to queue up; step forward and count yourself in.