Accepting Quotations

We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them.

I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.

It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendum, but are then incapable of democratically accepting the will of the people.

Bing was always hesitant to accept appreciation in any form.

You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.

There was an idea of accepting everyone; there was no sense of exclusion.

I believe the best influence you can have is not by being preachy, but by trying to live. For example, knowing you're not perfect, but trying to treat everyone kind and accepting everyone for who they are.

My son gave me the permission to accept my success.

Privacy is not an option, and it shouldn't be the price we accept for just getting on the Internet.

If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex.

I will accept comments and criticism about change.

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.

The older I get, the more I accept and appreciate myself.

Attacks of divine transports are of pride and I accept the part assigned.

The implication that everyone would have to accept its judgments uncritically, that it was a decision from which there could be no appeal, was astonishing.

I had no work after 'Gangster' for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.

I am ready to accept all accusations, allegations, anger - but I have to succeed.

I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential.

The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game

Teenage years, having gone through it all, I know it's a rough, rough time, and I would say to accept that message of letting go, letting it happen and accepting that things don't always happen for a reason, or you may not understand the reason, but it's all part of the journey, and try to enjoy the ride.

God gives some more than others because some accept more than others.

We are all quick to point out all the differences but not as willing to accept what bonds us as humans.

Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.

Shakespeare will not make us better, and he will not make us worse, but he may teach us how to overhear ourselves when we talk to ourselves... he may teach us how to accept change in ourselves as in others, and perhaps even the final form of change.

Please accept a promise from me in his name that I will always live in the religion in which he died.

I begin my reign with profound emotion at the honour of accepting the Crown, aware of the responsibility it entails and with the greatest hope for the future of Spain.

Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.

I have to accept risk as a racing driver.

Happiness is when you love who you are and you are able to accept yourself and others.

I hope to grow up and see myself accepting myself and accepting time going by and everything falls.

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go.

All of us, whether guilty or not, whether old or young, must accept the past. It is not a case of coming to terms with the past. That is not possible. It cannot be subsequently modified or undone.

And I would never accept a film because of the money. I have enough money.

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

I've had a blessed life. I've pulled back from trying to control my destiny and gone back to accepting whatever fate has in store for me. I live for today because I don't know what'll happen tomorrow.

I had a very hard time accepting myself as a character actress because I wanted to be glamorous and a leading lady like everybody else. I looked in the mirror and thought I looked pretty good, but casting didn't ever see me that way.

I hold myself to a very high standard, and I hold my contributions to that same high standard. I will not accept any contributions that are illegal, inappropriate or tainted.

Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. Thats why you are called a Christian. If you remove Christ, theres only ian and that means I am nothing.

Peace will be when you accept it in your heart.

You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure.

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.

You have to be determined, and be able to accept, 'No.' I've heard, 'No,' a thousand times, and I've heard, 'Yes,' a handful of times.

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

Who is there that can adequately gauge the greatness of the humility, gentleness, self-surrender, revealed by the Lord of majesty in assuming human nature, in accepting the punishment of death, the shame of the cross?

I've just grown as a person, accepting my flaws as well. Before I was very insecure and I used to just hide, and now I just accept that I'm an imperfect human.

Those who invoke history will certainly be heard by history. And they will have to accept its verdict.

BJP is a national party which runs the central government, and if I can take a decision on the future of all these parties, I must be a capable person. I am grateful that everybody is accepting my capability.

Recognizing your talents doesn't mean believing they're limitless. Accepting your strengths doesn't lead to pride, but instead to humility; you're less likely to resent what others have if you understand your own bounty.

Once you accept the existence of God - however you define him, however you explain your relationship to him - then you are caught forever with his presence in the center of all things.

How is it that you profess love for God but can't accept another human being?

It is time to return to core values, time to get back to basics, to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for the others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family - and not shuffling it off on other people and the state.

South Korea first allowed women into the military in 1950 during the Korean War. Back then, female soldiers mainly held administrative and support positions. Women began to take on combat roles in the 1990s when the three military academies, exclusive to men, began accepting women.

I refuse to accept Pluto's resignation as a planet.

Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.

Accept who you are and try and make the best of that.

We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.

Americans accept that gangsters are running the government.

It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity.

I did not do anything wrong as a governor, even if you accept the verdict as it is, it doesn't indicate that.

It's about time we all faced up to the truth. If we accept the radical homosexual agenda, be it in the military or in marriage or in other areas of our lives, we are utterly destroying the concept of family.

Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.

You can call me a pain. I'll accept that as a compliment.

I'm just sick of the way things are. We're in an age in which we can't live without accepting the logic of the market. Contemporary politics is all about short-term pragmatism. We have abandoned religion and philosophy... What we have left is the automatisation of doing what the market tells us.

As a woman, we all want to feel attractive. We all want to feel that we're making the very best of ourselves so we can accept ourselves.

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?'

Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

I don't remember ever deciding to become a performer. I just always was. I began performing by mimicking the performers on the new television that first took the attention away from me as the baby of the household. I continued performing to put a smile on my grandmother's face and always considered her when accepting or declining roles.

One is, that they will feel about you that you're going to make something wonderful for them. And they help you by expressing themselves. Not telling you how to do it, but encouraging you and accepting your vision and working with you on that kind of a level.

We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here.

Doctors cannot afford to provide care at the rate of reimbursement that Medicare insists that they accept.

Our accepting what we are must always inhibit our being what we ought to be.

I don't accept the status quo. I do accept Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

When you write something it has to hit the level that you accept as being good.

Everyone must accept that we will age and age is not always flattering.

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

The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

Never cut corners, or accept anything that's second-rate.

It's not that I'm retired; I just no longer accept acting work.

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

I've always believed that if you are willing to play your age that you will work, so it's the thing of continuing to play your age and accepting it when you're younger and you suddenly realize, 'Oh, now I'm playing the mom,' 'Oh, I'm playing the grandma.'

Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results.

If you sit down with me, I guarantee I will accept any terms you offer for a contract.

Death can really absorb a person. Lik most people, I would find it pleasant not to have to go, but you just accept that it's more or less inevitable.

Everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change.

I'm accepting I'm not living that younger, dreamed version of myself in the big city.

Sometimes you have to accept you can't win all the time.

I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity.

We're not very accepting of people who act strangely.

It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.

Hopefully, nations will refuse to accept a situation in which nuclear accidents actually do occur, and, if at all possible, they will do something to correct a system which makes them likely.

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

We shouldn't accept things just because somebody says so.

A lot of people say I'm bent, and I've heard it so many times that I've almost learned to accept it.

The users are not going to be in the position of accepting what's been collected; they're going to be in the position of being able to demand collection.

I think to make any relationship work it just takes a tremendous amount of effort and accepting of one another.

If you accept your limitations you go beyond them.

An independent state does not pay too dear a price for its independence in accepting the sufferings of war when it cannot avoid them; a state which has lost its independence may find at least some compensation in the fact that its protector procures for it peace with its neighbours.

Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia.

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

I'll accept being Phoebe to people for a while longer, given how much fun it was. That's totally fair.