“Time after time, on matters great and small, we are still standing on the sidelines, mutely accepting what is decided elsewhere instead of raising our voices and making our own choices. Scotland's much vaunted partnership of Jonah and the whale.” StillsMatterChoicesVoiceAcceptingStandingDecidedElsewherePartnershipScotlandWhalesSidelinesJonahAccepting What Is Author:Winnie Ewing
“I've often hesitated in beginning a project because I've thought, 'It'll never turn out to be even remotely like the good idea I have as I start.' I could just 'feel' how good it could be. but I decided that, for the present, I would create the best way I know how and accept the ambiguities.” KnowsWayFeelsIdeasTurnsAcceptingKnow HowProjectsDecidedBest WayGood IdeasAmbiguity Book:You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor
“The fashion industry is no more able to preserve a style that men and women have decided to abandon than to introduce one they do not choose to accept.” MenAbleAcceptingFashionStyleIndustryMen And WomenDecidedPreservesAbandonIntroducingFashion Industry Author:Alison Lurie
“I had already made a decision early on that I would be a plain girl with tons of personality, and accepting it made everything a lot easier. If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks. I have spent a lifetime coming to terms with this idea and I would say I am about 15 to 20 percent there.Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.” PeopleIfsLooksMadeIdeasMomentsWould BeGirlTermDecisionAcceptingPersonalityEasierLuckyLetting GoPercentDecidedLifetimeCurrency Author:Amy Poehler
“The inevitability of abortion. But I refuse to accept the amoral consequences that are even far worse than that, which is harvesting them because we decided that as an adult society, we can use children to make our lives better, if you seek the reverse.” IfsChildrenUseAcceptingOur LivesAdultsConsequenceDecidedRefuseAbortionReverseInevitability Author:Greg Gutfeld
“I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.” InspirationalTimeAcceptingHappenedSpecialDecidedEncouragementSeekingAccomplishExpectedEncouragingWords Of EncouragementAccept MeEncouraging Life Author:Audrey Hepburn
“I have been challenged by the concept of meditation ... I decided recently to accept the invitation of a friend to experience the sheer silence of meditation-undirected prayer. ... I had before only sensed intellectually ... But by going deep into prayer I could almost feel it.” FeelsHas BeensPrayerSilenceAcceptingMeditationConceptsDecidedSheerInvitations Author:Laurie Beth Jones
“I won a really big fellowship to go straight on to get my Ph.D. And I went through agonies of indecision, and then I decided not to accept it. I just decided I didn't want to be an academic.” WantBigsAcceptingDecidedAcademicAgonyFellowshipIndecision Author:Betty Friedan