“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.” SelfMomentsProcessAbilityDealsAcceptingHumilityBuddhismBalanceDiscoveryWho You AreSelf Discovery Author:Frederick Lenz
“There's a power that brings us to things, and there's a power that lets us move away from things, from people, places, experiences. And what you learn to do in metaphysics is accept.” PeopleMovingAcceptingBuddhismBalanceMetaphysics Author:Frederick Lenz
“Humor is the balance of the tonal. Within the tonal you've got reason and humor. The two balance each other so that the tonal can accept and understand the journeys into the nagual.” TwoReasonAcceptingJourneyBuddhismBalance Author:Frederick Lenz
“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.” WayMindRealMomentsAbleSufferingGoalAcceptingProgressBalanceUltimateInsightLiberationOverwhelmedRecognizingUps & DownsUltimate GoalVipassanaReal Wisdom Author:S. N. Goenka
“The demons aren't the noise. They are our aversion to the noise...when you can accept discomfort, doing so allows a balance of mind. That surrender, that letting go of wanting anything to be other than it is right in the moment, is what frees us from hell.” MindMomentsAcceptingHellBalanceLetting GoSurrenderNoiseDemonDiscomfortAversion Author:Stephen Levine
“It was during the eighteenth century - a period of boastful satisfaction with the nice balances within the English constitution - that Englishmen came to accept the Whig view of the utility of an armed citizenry. The armed citizen was not only affirmed to be protecting himself but, together with his fellows, provided the ultimate check on tyranny.” TogetherViewsAcceptingNiceCenturyBalanceCitizensPeriodsUltimateConstitutionFellowsSatisfactionTyrannyChecksUtilityEnglishmenSecond AmendmentCitizenryArmed Citizens Author:Joyce Lee Malcolm
“No senior politician can expect to have work-life balance. I'm afraid there are some jobs for which work-life balance inevitably goes out the window. If you want work-life balance you just have to accept that you can't be a senior member of a government, or for that matter a senior member of an opposition.” IfsWantMatterGovernmentJobsAcceptingBalancePoliticianMembersWindowOppositionSeniorWork Life BalanceLife Balance Author:Tony Abbott
“I'm not really managing the work-life balance, I'm just accepting that the work increases and the ordinary life has to decrease when you're the prime minister.” AcceptingBalanceOrdinaryIncreaseMinistersPrimePrime MinisterDecreaseOrdinary LifeWork Life BalanceLife Balance Author:Tony Abbott
“From the Israeli perspective, the fear is that if pressure is off of Iran, Israel would be left having to accept the balance of power in the region significantly shifting toward Iran. It's not an existential threat, but it would definitely be a problem for Israel.” IfsProblemWould BeLeftAcceptingPerspectiveBalancePressureThreatIsraelRegionsIranExistentialShiftingIsraeliBalance Of Power Author:Trita Parsi
“Honesty comes only with sound health, physically and psychologically, and an honest mind cannot be separated from the most genuine acknowledgment of expression. It should be recognized that pure perfection is unobtainable. Therefore, the realization that one's irrevocable faults and deficiencies must be faced guides us toward the first step of learning. We must each accept any situation as it actually is, with dignity. In that fine balance of acceptance of self and the mission to better oneself, compassion, humility, and discipline are nurtured.” ShouldMindFirstsSelfSoundCompassionSituationAcceptingStepsHonestHonestyAcceptanceHumilityExpressionFineBalanceDisciplinePureDignityPerfectionFaultsOneselfMissionsGuidesGenuineRealizationSelf AcceptanceFirst StepsDeficiencyAcknowledgmentIrrevocable Author:Midori Goto
“If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.” PeopleIfsLawAcceptingBalanceHarmonyReverenceLaws Of NatureAccommodateBalance And Harmony Author:Laozi
“Well, it's sort of funny to try and get that balance between just accepting the reality of my friend [co-star Satya Bhabha] flying in from the ceiling of the theatre and like starting to do a dance with demon hipster chicks. It's like, so how do we react when he throws fireballs? Are we surprised? Does this happen a lot?” TryingWellsDoeRealityHappensStarsAcceptingBalanceMy FriendsStartingTheatreFlyingDemonCeilingsChicksHipsterSatya Author:Alison Pill
“I see myself as the God who will protect all of the animals that have no other way of voicing themselves. I am God, I see that, and I accept who I have become with open arms. All along I had no idea that those who will come to protect the animals and restore the balance won't be a God on a cloud, but us, this being, the being that I am!” WayIdeasAnimalAcceptingArmsBalanceProtectCloudsNo IdeaOpen Arms Author:Timothy Treadwell
“We have to accept that capitalism is coming to an end. We can't provide paid employment for people, all the industries with technology are counter-intuitive to profit, and we have to have a transition to the conceptualist society. The only way to do it fairly is as a social democracy, a radical social democracy, which isn't compromised by neo-liberalism and isn't compromised by the rich, and isn't compromised by hegemonic, authoritarian interests: to have that balance between the government, the private sector, and then the individual citizens again.” PeopleWayEndsGovernmentIndividualSocialInterestAcceptingTechnologyDemocracyRichIndustryBalanceCitizensCapitalismPaidProfitEmploymentRadicalLiberalismTransitionIntuitivePrivate SectorComing To An EndSocial Democracy Author:Irvine Welsh
“It's very easy for me to begin to believe the publicity about myself, whether for or against. It can give you an absurd idea of yourself. I know that there's a fine balance between accepting your own power with grace and misusing it. And I don't ever want to portray myself as a representative of the voiceless. I'm scared of that.” KnowsWantGivingBelieveIdeasEasyAcceptingGraceFineBalanceScaredAbsurdRepresentativesPublicityVoiceless Author:Arundhati Roy
“In a dog's life, some plaster would fall, some cushions would open, some rugs would shred. Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us.” JoyFallAcceptingDogBalanceCostProtectionCompanionshipAmusementCushionsPlasters Author:John Grogan
“So here I am, my affections torn between a postal service that never feeds me but can tackle a challenge and one that gives me free tape and prompt service but won't help me out when I can't remember a street name. The lesson to draw from this, of course, is that when you move from one country to another you have to accept that there are some things that are better and some things worse, and there is nothing you can do about it. That may not be the profoundest of insights to take away from a morning's outing, but I did get a free doughnut as well, so on balance I guess I'm happy.” GivingWellsMayI CanCountryHelpingRememberMovingCoursesNamesCan DoChallengesAcceptingMorningStreetsBalanceLessonsDrawsGive MeAffectionInsightHelp MeTapeTornHere I AmPromptsDoughnutPostal Service Author:Bill Bryson