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Quotes About Acceptance

Many of us would probably be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become perfect
~ Norman Maclean
It is thus a general law of the ego not strong enough to die, and therefore not strong enough to live, that its consciousness of both its own inner world and the external world is sealed with the sign of negation;13 and through negation life and death are diluted to the point that we can bear them. "The result is a kind of intellectual acceptance of what is repressed, though in all essentials the repression persists.
~ Norman O. Brown
I started at the bottom and loved just one; and if you love one, you can love many; and if many, you can love all.
~ Unknown
Small breasts are best for the long haul.
~ Norman Rush
We shall give up the things of childhood -- gods and demons, planets and suns, guilts and regrets.
~ Norman Spinrad
One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
~ Norman Vincent Peale
Anyway, who in their right mind would ever say a person was supposed to be happy? In your life happiness is either cut to your length or isn't.
~ Unknown
Things which are equally bad are also equally good. Try to look at the bright side of things. - Humbug
~ Norton Juster
Alles ist gut, nur nicht überall; nur nicht immer, nur nicht für alle.
~ Novalis
The pedicure Regina executed herself. She wanted Betsey to feel relaxed and cared about. The way all little Negro girls should feel. Not cramped or out of place, or funny-looking or easy. Just lovely and well-loved.
~ Ntozake Shange
i am really colored & really sad sometimes & you hurt me more than i ever danced outta/ i am ready to die like a lily in the desert/ & i cdnt let you in on it cuz i didnt know/ here is what i have/ poems/ big thighs/ lil tits/ & so much love/ will you take it from me this one time/ please this is for you
~ Ntozake Shange
i'm only human, & inadequacy is what makes us human, & if we was perfect we wdnt have nothin to strive for, so you might as well go on & forgive me pretty baby, cause i'm sorry
~ Ntozake Shange
My life burned inside me. Even such as it was, it was the only record of me, and it was my only creation, and something in me would not accept that it was insignificant.
~ Nuala O'Faolain
You cannot enjoy my sweetness and refuse to enjoy my bitterness when arise.
~ Unknown
Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind, rooted in insight. But in its perfection and unshakable nature equanimity is not dull, heartless and frigid. Its perfection is not due to an emotional "emptiness", but to a "fullness" of understanding, to its being complete in itself. Its unshakable nature is not the immovability of a dead, cold stone, but the manifestation of the highest strength.
~ Unknown
Playmates share two gifts. You are loveable, and there is nothing to be afraid of.
~ Unknown
There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
~ O. Henry
Beni bir gün unutacaksan, bir gün b?rak?p gideceksen bo?una yorma derdi, bo?una ma?aramdan ç?karma beni. Al??kanl?klar?m?, özellikle yaln?zl??a al??kanl???m? kaybettirme bo?una.
~ Unknown
Bazen ne yaparsan yap yaranam?yorsun. Ve yaranamad?kça yaralan?yorsun.
~ Unknown
Bir ya?ant?y? sonuna kadar sürekli izlemenin,bitirmenin bir çe?it ölmek oldu?unu hissediyor.Yar?m ya?ant?lar sürdürerek,bütün ölümlerden kaç?yor..
~ Unknown
Bizlere uygun görülen kadere her yerde kar?? ç?kmal?y?z.
~ Unknown
Belki de -dedi?in gibi- biz art?k bir yan?m?zla onlardan uzaktay?z. Bunu, onlara hiçbir zaman belli etmeyece?iz. Yolumuza ç?kan herkese sayg? gösterece?im. B?rakal?m bunlar? art?k, Olric
~ Unknown
?nsanlar? genel anlamda seviyorum ama kimseye tahammülüm yok.
~ Unknown
Ba?ar?s?zl?klar?n? bozuk düzenin s?rt?na yüklemen belki seni ferahlat?r, fakat kurtarmaz. Bunu çok iyi bileceksin.
~ Unknown