Quotes About Acknowledgment

As objects of contemplation, images of the atrocious can answer to several different needs. To steel oneself against weakness. To make oneself more numb. To acknowledge the existence of the incorrigible.

There does come a point when you have to acknowledge you're no longer postponing something and you really have made a choice.

There's no changing the way people are. No one changes, everyone knows that.

but in a town full of nobodys, she's practically somebody.

appreciate your finer qualities

It's just cool to me that Bon Jovi knows my name!

Okay, baby?" Riordan was walking toward me. I realized he was talking to me.

My Lord and my God!' Thomas exclaimed." (John 20:26-28). Jesus accepted Thomas's acknowledgment of him as God. He rebuked Thomas for his unbelief but not for his worship.

Forget the fictional characters – how many authors are being stopped on the street?

It happened all the time. Maybe someone had a legitimate gripe that deserved airing. Maybe someone had a compliment that shouldn't go unspoken. No one said a thing. So long and stay in touch, that's usually all we said. Take care of yourself, good luck. We said nothing about affection, appreciation, admiration.

Now, it it well known that one cannot step on a tack without saying something about it.

Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.

Don't deny the past. Remember everything. If you're bitter, be bitter. Cry it out! Scream! Denial is gangrene.

some patients resist the diagnosis of a post-traumatic disorder. They may feel stigmatized by any psychiatric diagnosis or wish to deny their condition out of a sense of pride. Some people feel that acknowledging psychological harm grants a moral victory to the perpetrator, in a way that acknowledging physical harm does not.

Survivors do not want their injuries to be trivialized or ridiculed, and they do not want to be blamed for them. They do not want to be dismissed as overly emotional or told to "get over it." They want their communities to recognize and respect their suffering and to acknowledge the seriousness of the harm they have endured.

Miss Manners has always believed that people who do not acknowledge presents are annoyed at receiving them, and she respects that preference.

But I'm not naturally thin. I do struggle. I do deserve credit every single time I think about something in a helpful way or engage in helpful behavior.

This time he laughed softly. "You are

It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be modest when one is a nobody.

Gerhard voelde dankbaarheid. Hij was dankbaar voor Jules bestaan, voor iedere minuut van haar aanwezigheid, voor ieder woord dat ze tot hem sprak. Hij had het gevoel dat hij geen recht op Jule had, en dat gevoel was, erkende ze al gauw, de enige fatsoenlijke basis voor een gelijkwaardige relatie tussen man en vrouw

Um, I forgot what that means, but madlob!

Olivia: You didn't even know I was there! Harry: Excuse me, yes I did.

Just be quiet and accept the praise.

Alex finally turned around and noticed that there were three women in the room. He quickly swept his eyes over them, taking in their comfortable position. As his gaze settled on Emma, she lifted her teacup to her lips and took a sip. "My, my," he drawled, "aren't we the best of friends?" All three women shot him irritated glances. Alex looked a trifle disgruntled at their collective unfavorable response to his presence.