Quotes About Acceptance

daniel waters, generation dead

I, myself, often wished to be spared the expectation of better days ahead or such.

I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home.

It's all about confidence and how you feel about yourself. There's no such thing as a perfect woman. I like imperfections – that's what makes you unique.

We really shouldn't be putting a label on size. Fashion is for all, and I think confidence and happiness is more important than dress labels.

Love who you are, embrace who you are. Love yourself. When you love yourself, people can kind of pick up on that: they can see confidence, they can see self-esteem, and naturally, people gravitate towards you.

There comes a time when we all must decide if we want to wait for the storms of life to pass or if we want to simply dance in the rain.

The highest result of education is tolerance.

Ever has it been that loves knows not its own death until the hour of separation.

Yes, I am a failure…And I don't know how to react, but I am happy because I know how to RE-ACT.

No garden is without its weeds.

I had a lot of conversations with my family, my close friends, with my pastor, with God, and kind of came to a revelation that maybe I should be honest with myself about who I am and let that person – this woman who has lived inside me for my entire life – finally have an opportunity to live.

I don't think anyone has a normal family.

My family has always provided me unconditional love and support.

There's such a thing as a tribe – and family of choice.

No family is complete without an embarrassing uncle.

I'm not asking that people accept homosexuality. I'm not asking that they believe like I do that it's inborn. I'm not asking that. All I'm saying is don't let these children suffer without a family because of your bias.

People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines… There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.

The regrets of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow can kill you.

Defensiveness often reveals an area of our lives where we're in denial.

That's when I realized what a true friend was. Someone who would always love you – the imperfect you, the confused you, the wrong you – because that is what people are supposed to do.

A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.

Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful.

My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or fair, whether I'm sick or in good health, whether I'm in a state of grace or disgrace. He comes to me where I live and loves me as I am.