“I am prepared to accept from others their own version of reality. I think it is a basic freedom really, to create one's own reality from whatever truths are available.” ThinkingRealityAcceptingPreparedAvailableVersions Book:Damage: a novel Source: Damage: a novel
“It is urged that the use of the masculine pronouns he, his, and him in all the constitutions and laws, is proof that only men were meant to be included in their provisions. If you insist on this version of the letter of the law, we shall insist that you be consistent and accept the other horn of the dilemma, which would compel you to exempt women from taxation for the support of the government and from penalties for the violation of laws. There is no she or her or hers in the tax laws, and this is equally true of all the criminal laws.” IfsMenUseGovernmentLawAcceptingSupportTaxesLettersConstitutionProofCriminalsVersionsConsistentMeant To BeWomens RightsPenaltiesTaxationMasculineHornsViolationProvisionDilemmaWere Meant To BeCriminal LawPronouns Author:Susan B. Anthony
“I refuse to accept that Western civilization is like some hopeless old version of Microsoft DOS, doomed to freeze, then crash. I still cling to the hope that the United States is the Mac to Europe's PC, and that if one part of the West can successfully update and reboot itself, it's America.” IfsStillsStatesAmericaUnitedAcceptingUnited StatesCivilizationEuropeWestWesternRefuseVersionsHopelessCrashDoomedMicrosoftFreezeMacsWestern CivilizationUpdates Author:Niall Ferguson
“I've always thought what was I before I was this and then what will I be when I leave here. I really had a hard time always accepting that at some point I'm just going to turn to dust and ashes and never be again and that the journey would stop. I believe that we are souls, kind of like a version of what our movie presents, and we come here again and again until we arrive at our highest evolution, and what happens after that I don't know.” KnowsBelieveKindSoulHardHappensTurnsI BelieveAcceptingJourneyEvolutionHighestVersionsDustHard TimesAshesAgain And Again Author:Halle Berry
“I don't believe in hell. The idea that a supreme being would make hell is ridiculous. An eternity of pain that results in no learning, reformation or rebirth is a nauseating idea. It's one of the reasons I left Christianity. I simply could not accept that version of God.” BelieveIdeasReasonPainLeftResultsAcceptingChristianityHellEternityDon't BelieveRidiculousSupremeVersionsRebirthReformationSupreme Being Author:Anne Rice
“It takes a pretty strong person, a rather unusual young person, to stand up to ridicule and refuse to give in to temptation. There are so many things today in modern music, on television, and in the movies that portray a life that is nowhere near the life the Lord would have us live. Consequently, we cannot afford to turn to the radio, television, or Hollywood to take our cues about what is right and what is wrong. It is scary to realize that the more we are exposed to Hollywood's version of life, the more we gradually begin to accept it.” GivingPersonsTodayYoungTurnsStrongRealizingAcceptingLordModernTelevisionHollywoodRadioRefuseScaryVersionsTemptationUnusualExposedRidiculeStrong PersonModern Music Author:Robert L. Millet
“For me, it's just a normal artistic endeavour to explore the dark side. Certainly, I'm not alone in it. Artists generally don't like to accept the version of reality that society and culture hand them. They want to know what's really going on. So you're always looking in the ceilings, under the floorboards and behind the walls, trying to find the mechanisms, the structures, and the truth. I find that often leads you into some dark places.” KnowsWantTryingHandsRealityArtistCultureSidesDarkBehindsAcceptingWallNormalStructureVersionsArtisticMechanismNot AloneCeilingsDark SideEndeavourDark PlacesSociety And Culture Author:David Cronenberg