Quotes About Acceptance

Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment but of boredom.

Now I've done and said all I can do and say. I've come to the end of my personality, and now if I want anything it's peace, quiet. The ability, the opportunity to stay in my room and just stagger on. I suppose what I want, in a way, is death.

You see, the universe has no meaning and there was no purpose in my being born into it. I never listen to conversations which begin, 'We are all put into the world for...' because we weren't put into the world. We just happened and we have no purpose and that's fine.

People have always imagined, or pretended to imagine, that I seek to provoke hostile attention. This is rubbish. What I want is to be accepted by other people without bevelling down my individuality to please them — because if I do that, all the attention, all the friendship, all the hospitality that I receive is really for somebody else of the same name.

If love means anything at all it means extending your hand to the unlovable.

Neither look forward where there is doubt nor backward where there is regret. Look inward and ask not if there is anything outside you want, but whether there is anything inside that you have not yet unpacked.

The very purpose of existence it to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think of us.

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style.

When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.

Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

When you invite trouble, it's usually quick to accept.

There shall be no compulsion in religion.

There are two things you can run and not hide from–God and a dysfunctional family.

I want to believe him. I know stuff happens to people and they can't always be who they were or who they think they're supposed to be. But knowing that doesn't mean I'm okay with it. It's more like what Mr. Krueger says about black holes: We can't wish them away, so we'd better learn as much as we can about where they are and how they work so we don't get sucked in.

Belief, the mental acceptance of a fact as true, will simply not bring rest to any soul. Acknowledging that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Savior of the world will not give us rest. Trust in him is what gives rest to our souls.

the more you fight the uncomfortable sensations directly, the stronger they seem to grow. The more you run from panic, the faster it seems to chase you. The more you avoid panic-provoking situations, the more panic controls your life. If we place ourselves on guard, waiting and watching for the next signs of trouble, we are inviting panic to return sooner. How? By establishing a special relationship with panic, a relationship of opposites.

By making the decision to accept the possibility of a negative outcome, you circumvent the requirement for absolute certainty of your future comfort and safety.

I'll become stronger by purposely facing what I am afraid of. It's OK that I'm anxious right now. I can handle these sensations. I can handle this uncertainty. I want this anxiety. I want this uncertainty. Love the mat. Run toward the roar.

When you hear yourself say, "I'm dizzy; I could faint!" say something like, "That's a good, anxiety-provoking thought. I want that thought, too." Don't do anything with the thought. Don't embellish it or encourage it. Don't talk yourself out of it. Notice it and accept it as an expected fearful thought in such a situation. Then wait for the next threatening thought or feeling.

Remember that you win over panic by not resisting. Be patient and you will eventually get a spontaneous insight. It might sound like this: "Hey! Four out of the last twelve times when I said, 'I can handle this; I want this,' and really meant it, my anxiety just faded away. Another five times I stayed anxious, but I handled it fine. It didn't leave, and I didn't freak out. Maybe it really is all about how I respond. Cool.

You purposely choose to feel uncomfortable and uncertain within your threatening situations: "I want this." • You choose to linger with your anxiety and uncertainty instead of escaping. • You notice your negative and fearful thoughts without getting caught up in them. You accept them without getting rid of them.

Apaga si quieres tu luz, yo descubriré tu oscuridad y la amaré.

Reading is only dangerous to those who are afraid to imagine,' Mr. Oku says. 'If there is one thing I hope you got out of the Earnest Book Club, it is that each of you is not afraid to use your imagination. That you have accepted Oscar Wilde's invitation to dare. The dare to read books, banned or not. The dare to think. The dare to imagine. The dare to speak your mind. And the dare to be yourself.

Real love isn't blind, it sees everything and has an endless capacity for forgiving.