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“I love you Philadelphia. I want to thank you for accepting me, and letting me be me and make this my home forever.”

Want Home Accepting Forever Love You Basketball Nba Philadelphia

“As far as I'm aware, everybody in the shadow cabinet accepts that there's a compelling case on climate change and a strong scientific case.”

Strong Accepting Cases Shadow Climate Climate Change Compelling Cabinets

Author:William Hague

“Christianity - An old metaphysical romance, filled with marvels, contradictions, and absurdity, born in the ardent imagination of Orientals, has spread into our Europe. Enthusiasts have purveyed it, careerists have pretended to accept it, imbeciles have believed it.”

Romance Belief Born Imagination Accepting Christianity Europe Filled Spread Contradiction Superstitions Absurdity Metaphysical Ardent Imbeciles

Author:Frederick The Great

“A proof only becomes a proof after the social act of "accepting it as a proof".”

Social Accepting Mathematics Proof

Author:IU?. I. Manin

“I rarely accept things on blind faith, especially the orthodoxy of any given practice, or any given practicum. I'm like, "Oh come on. Is this the way to do things?"”

Way Given Accepting Practice Blind Orthodoxy Blind Faith

Author:Lucas Neff

“We live in an age where revenge seems to be the most important thing for individuals and countries.”

Important Country Seems Age Moving Individual Differences Accepting Important Things Forgiving Revenge Why Not

Author:Liam Neeson

“There are some groups that for years and years have not gotten the rights that the majority of human beings have, and I think that it's important to continue to draw these parallels so that when we think about our future we can change some of the lives of people who love differently than we do, look different than we do, who come from a different class. It's all about bringing awareness to how important it is to be accepting of people...and there will be oppression if one group thinks they're more important or superior.”

People Ifs Thinking Years Humans Looks Important Different Human Beings Accepting Class Rights Groups Awareness Draws Majority Superiors Oppression Our Future Parallels

Author:Janelle Monae

“We alter and customize the thing every century, every generation, every day - both in the courts and in our own homes. And marriage accepts our modifications gracefully. Marriage adapts, evolves and (in a manner that I find miraculous and kind of inspiring) somehow keeps chugging along.”

Kind Home Accepting Generations Century Court Evolve Miraculous Modification

Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“Politics is a contact sport - a question of accepting an elbow or two.”

Two Sports Accepting Contact Elbows Contact Sports

Author:Mark Shields

“I think the growth of the brain is a slow process. But you do change and the more you accept change and embrace change, the better.”

Thinking Process Growth Brain Accepting Embrace Accepting Change Embrace Change

Author:Diane Keaton

“You don't have to wait until people say they accept everything you say until you are actually prepared to sit down and discuss matters with them.”

People Matter Waiting Accepting Down And Prepared

Author:Chris Patten

“I think we're going to have to accept the fact the U.S. is off the world map. We are not a great player any longer. And when we come home - as we will have to do because we've run out of money - we will discover that Argentine debts means Argentine politics. And on that note, you can wake up in the middle of the night.”

Thinking World Mean Facts Home Running Night Accepting Player Middle Wake Up Notes Debt Maps Coming Home Middle Of The Night

Author:Gore Vidal

“I've always been raised to love everyone, to accept everyone for their differences, and to just be open. But at a young, a very young age, I realized what racism was all about.”

Age Young Differences Accepting Racism Raised I Realized Young Age Love Everyone

Author:Nia Long

“As a kid, I was a little self-conscious because I was so much taller than everyone. A bad habit of mine used to be slouching. Eventually, I realized my height was something I couldn't control, so I might as well accept it. I've certainly turned it into a positive, because without my height I probably wouldn't be as good of a tennis player. It's a gift, and I've made something of it.”

Wells Littles Made Self Might Kids Used Accepting Player Mines Habit Conscious I Realized Used To Be Height Tennis Self Conscious Bad Habits Tennis Player

Author:John Isner

“Sometimes its difficult to accept, to recognise ones own mistakes, but one must do it. I was guilty of overconfidence and arrogance, and I was punished for that.”

Sometimes Difficult Mistake Accepting Guilty Arrogance Recognise Overconfidence

Author:Mikhail Gorbachev

“A thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove.”

Decision Accepting Mines Comfortable Consequence Skins Live By Gloves Thug

Book:Magic City: Trials of a Native Son

Source: Magic City: Trials of a Native Son

“I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'”

People Used Accepting Like You Offended

Author:Trick Daddy

“Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand that which is good?”

States Lost Accepting Vision Demand Inevitable Fallen Inferiors Detrimental Mesmerized

Book:Silent Spring

Source: Silent Spring

“You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don't make as much money as men do. I don't understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat?”

Knows Men Reason Facts Accepting Myth Backseat

Author:Beyonce Knowles

“True generosity means accepting ingratitude.”

Mean Accepting Generosity Ingratitude True Generosity

Author:Coco Chanel

“A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts the lover afore words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first-born baby, and assures him of a mother's love.”

“You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”

Author:Bindi Irwin

“Specialization is in fact only a fancy form of slavery wherein the 'expert' is fooled into accepting a slavery by making him feel that he in turn is a socially and culturally preferred-ergo, highly secure-lifelong position.”

Feels Facts Form Turns Accepting Position Slavery Secure Experts Fancy Lifelong Fooled Specialization

Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“The threat to men of great dignity, privilege and pretense is not from the radicals they revile; it is from accepting their own myth. Exposure to reality remains the nemesis of the great -- a little understood thing.”

Men Littles Reality Accepting Understood Dignity Remains Threat Privilege Myth Radical Exposure Pretense Nemesis

Book:A life in our times: memoirs

Source: A life in our times: memoirs

“I'd get sent home from the first audition of So You Think You Can Dance. My dancing is sort of controlled spasms. I fully accept it might appear ridiculous. But it's passionate!”

Thinking Firsts Home Might Accepting Dancing Passionate Ridiculous Controlled Auditions

Author:Chris Martin

“If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.”

Ifs Body Might Spirit Belief Christ Accepting Divine Holy Capacity Transformation Redemption Holy Spirit Mystical Dna Fullness Baptism Body Of Christ

Author:Thomas Keating

“Watch the things you say you can't believe, and then recall the things you accept without thinking, like your own existence.”

Thinking Believe Existence Accepting Watches Like You Recalls

Book:The Oswald Chambers Devotional Reader: 52 Weekly Themes

Source: The Oswald Chambers Devotional Reader: 52 Weekly Themes

“The female experience is different from that of the male, and if, as a male writer, you cannot accept that basic premise, then you will never, ever, be able to write women well.”

Ifs Writing Wells Different Able Accepting Female Males Premises

Author:Greg Rucka

“Soul, to me, means “embodied essence,” when we experience ourselves and others in our full humanity - part animal, part divine. Healing comes through embodiment of the soul. The soul in matter is what I think the feminine side of God is all about... The feminine soul is what grounds us; it loves and accepts us in our totality.”

Thinking Mean Soul Matter Humanity Sides Animal Healing Accepting Divine Essence Feminine Totality Embodiment Divine Healing

Author:Marion Woodman

“I will accept the results when the election is free and clean. I cannot accept fraud.”

Results Accepting Election Clean Fraud

Author:Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

“If you advise someone on the condition that they have to accept it, then you are an oppressor.”

Ifs Accepting Conditions Advise Oppressors

Author:Ibn Hazm

“Equality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.”

May Fiction Accepting Principles Governing Castes

Book:Annihilation of Caste

Source: Annihilation of Caste

“[The Utopia of Rules] should offer a challenge to us all. Should we just accept this bureaucracy as inevitable? Or is there a way to get rid of all those hours spent listening to bad call-centre music? Do policemen, academics, teachers and doctors really need to spend half their time filling in forms? Or can we imagine another world?”

World Way Needs Should Form Hours Challenges Half Accepting Teacher Imagine Listening Offers Doctors Inevitable Centre Bureaucracy Filling Utopia Policemen Another World Filling In

Author:Gillian Tett

“You see an artist, a creative person, can accept criticism or can live with the criticism much more easily than with being ignored. Criticism makes you feel alive. If somebody is bothered enough to speak vituperatively about it, you feel you have touched a nerve and you are at least 'in touch.' You are not happy that he doesn't like it, but you feel you are in contact with life.”

Ifs Feels Persons Enough Artist Speak Accepting Creative Alive Criticism Contact Touched Nerves Ignored Bothered Not Happy Creative Person Being Ignored

Author:Saul Bass

“I love everybody. You have to embrace all facets of humanity; love and accept everyone as being part of yourself.”

Humanity Accepting Embrace Facets

Author:Ariel Pink

“Real wisdom is recognizing and accepting that every experience is impermanent. With this insight you will not be overwhelmed by ups and downs. And when you are able to maintain an inner balance, you can choose to act in ways that will create happiness for you and for others. Living each moment happily with an equanimous mind, you will surely progress toward the ultimate goal of liberation from all suffering.”

Way Mind Real Moments Able Suffering Goal Accepting Progress Balance Ultimate Insight Liberation Overwhelmed Recognizing Ups & Downs Ultimate Goal Vipassana Real Wisdom

Author:S. N. Goenka

“You don't restore 'The Last Supper' by filling in the missing bits - you preserve. You accept the material that has somehow survived.”

Lasts Bits Accepting Missing Materials Preserves Survived Filling Supper Filling In Last Supper

Author:David Chipperfield

“I have days of self-doubt, but I think the kindest thing I can do to myself is accept where my body is at.”

Thinking I Can Self Body Can Do Accepting Doubt Self-doubt

Author:Geri Halliwell

“I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.”

Body Accepting Issues

Author:Geri Halliwell

“Officials from the soccer organization FIFA, which decides which cities get to host the World Cup, are accused of accepting bribes when making their decision. Of course the toughest part for the soccer officials was taking bribes without using their hands.”

World Hands Courses Decision Cities Accepting Organization Cups Soccer Officials Host Accused World Cup Bribe Fifa

Author:Jimmy Fallon

“We need to accept the principle that sometimes poor people will die just because they are poor.”

People Needs Sometimes Dies Poor Accepting Principles Poor People

Author:Tyler Cowen

“Theres no such thing as ageing gracefully. I dont meet people who want to get Alzheimers disease, or who want to get cancer or arthritis or any of the other things that afflict the elderly. Ageing is bad for you, and we better just actually accept that.”

People Want Accepting Disease Cancer Elderly Ageing Alzheimer Arthritis

Author:Aubrey de Grey

“When you take a job, you don't just accept the pats on the back. You have to accept the kicks in the pants.”

Jobs Accepting Kicks Pants

Author:Joe Torre

“Never accept other people's limited perceptions of you. Define yourself. You can do anything.”

People Can Do Accepting Perception Define Yourself

Author:Jeanette Jenkins

“What you present as the gospel will determine what you present as discipleship. If you present as the gospel what is essentially a theory of the atonement, and you say, If you accept this theory of the atonement, your sins are forgiven, and when you die you will be received into heaven, there is no basis for discipleship.”

Ifs Dies Heaven Sin Accepting Theory Bases Determine Forgiven Discipleship Atonement

Author:Dallas Willard

“We're comfortable with women in certain roles but not comfortable with women expressing anger or fully accepting their power. The most daring question a woman can ask is, 'What do I want?'”

Want Certain Asks Accepting Roles Comfortable Daring Expressing Anger

Author:Libba Bray

“I dont accept the idea that there are two sides to any issue. I think that the middle ground is to be found within most of us.”

Thinking Two Ideas Found Sides Accepting Issues Middle Two Sides Middle Ground

Author:Krista Tippett

“As long as you've got serious investors who wish to put money into football, I applaud. It proves that football is attractive. What upsets me, what I find scandalous is when clubs accept fools.”

Long Wish Accepting Football Serious Fool Prove Clubs Upset Attractive Investors Scandalous

Author:Sepp Blatter

“Yet what is more awesome: to believe that God created everything in six days, or to believe that the biosphere came into being on its own, with no creator, and partially lawlessly? I find the latter proposition so stunning, so worthy of awe and respect, that I am happy to accept this natural creativity in the universe as a reinvention of 'God.'”

Believe Universe Natural Accepting Creativity Six Creator Worthy Awe Latter Propositions Stunning Reinvention Biosphere

Author:Stuart Kauffman

“We are commanded to love God with all our strength, heart, mind and soul and our neighbor in the same way God loves us - it is the same love flowing between God and the soul - the soul and its neighbor. It is difficult, but the burden of the cross is light compared to the cross of uncontrolled emotions, anger, insistence on one's own opinion, the frustration of trying to change others rather than being changed oneself, resentment, regrets and guilt. Accepting the present moment like Jesus did is certainly a lighter burden.”

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