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“A great deal of humility is necessary in the process of self-discovery. Humility is the ability to accept what and who you are at this moment.”

Self Moments Process Ability Deals Accepting Humility Buddhism Balance Discovery Who You Are Self Discovery

Author:Frederick Lenz

“So uncritically do we accept the idea of property in culture that we don't even question when the control of that property removes our ability, as a people, to develop our culture democratically.”

People Ideas Culture Ability Accepting Property Remove

Book:Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity

Source: Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity

“What may intimidate a man is a woman who thinks with her mind before she feels with her heart. Nevertheless what determines the strength in the man is his ability to accept one when he sees one.”

Thinking Men Feels Mind Heart May Ability Accepting He Man Determine Nevertheless Intimidating

Book:Killosophy

Source: Killosophy

“The ability of so many people to live comfortably with the idea of capital punishment is perhaps a clue to how so many Europeans were able to live with the idea of the Holocaust: Once you accept the notion that the state has the right to kill someone and the right to define what is a capital crime, aren't you halfway there?”

People Ideas States Able Ability Accepting Crime Notion Punishment Holocaust Clue Halfway Capital Punishment Halfway There

Book:Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007

Source: Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007

“Sometimes our ability to accept what we can't change is tied to our willingness to change what we can.”

Sometimes Ability Accepting Willingness Tied Can't Change Willingness To Change

Author:Bill Crawford

“First drafts are for learning what your novel or story is about. Revision is working with that knowledge to enlarge and enhance an idea, to re-form it.... The first draft of a book is the most uncertain-where you need guts, the ability to accept the imperfect until it is better.”

Needs Firsts Book Ideas Stories Form Ability Accepting Novel Guts Imperfect Uncertain Revision

Book:Conversations with Bernard Malamud

Source: Conversations with Bernard Malamud

“Regardless of how much you enjoy your work, you must accept that everything won't come easily. No one has clear sailing on their voyage to success. You will always meet obstacles to overcome. The attainment of real success isn't based on the absence of problems, but the extraordinary ability to deal with problems. Indeed, you will find greatest satisfaction in overcoming the toughest of problems thrown your way. And only by overcoming great difficulties can you achieve greatness in this world.”

“The child who would be an adult must give up any lingering childlike sense of parental power, either the magical ability to solveyour problems for you or the dreaded ability to make you turn back into a child. When you are no longer hiding from your parents, or clinging to them, and can accept them as fellow human beings, then they may do the same for you.”

Giving Humans May Children Problem Would Be Turns Parent Human Beings Ability Accepting Growing Up Giving Up Adults Fellows Hiding Clinging Childlike Parental Lingering

Author:Frank Pittman

“A sound American is simply one who has put out of his mind all doubts and questionings, and who accepts instantly, and as incontrovertible gospel, the whole body of official doctrine of his day, whatever it may be and no matter how often it may change. The instant he challenges it, no matter how timorously and academically, he ceases by that much to be a loyal and creditable citizen of the republic.”

Mind May Matter Whole Body America Time Sound Change Challenges Ability Accepting Doubt Acceptance Citizens Loyalty Cease Doctrine Instant Officials Republic Loyal Questioning

Book:Mencken Chrestomathy

Source: Mencken Chrestomathy

“Once you accept that playing the game will be uncomfortable, and you do it for a while, it will become much easier (like it does when getting fit). When you excel at it, you will find your ability to get what you want thrilling.”

Want Life Doe Games Growth Ability Accepting Fit Easier Personal Growth Investing What You Want Uncomfortable Thrilling Get Fit

Author:Ray Dalio

“I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!”

I Can Motivational Sports Can Do Ability Quality Accepting Player Team Capable Athlete Coaching Motivational Sports

Author:Lou Holtz