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Accept Quotes

Accepting what is, before changing what can be.

These accept quotes move from animals accepting people without judgment to a call for Africans to accept themselves and reclaim positive parts of their own culture. See Life quotes for more on self-acceptance.

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

Quotes by Agnes de Mille

But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.

Quotes by Abu Bakar Bashir

As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be mathematical facts which are true but unknowable.

Quotes by Abraham Robinson

People in the South want heroes to be their own, whereas it is easier for them to accept a villain who hails from another state.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

Always Quotes

I accept that it is not always moonshine and roses, and you can't expect things must always go your way.

Quotes by AB de Villiers

What's so great about Sundance is that they only accept such a small handful of films per year for dramatic competition, so you know when you're going to Sundance that you're going to see top-quality projects.

Quotes by Aaron Paul

Catholic schools in Indonesia routinely accept non-Catholic students, but exempt them from studying religion. Obama's school documents, though, wrongly list him as being Indonesian.

Quotes by Aaron Klein

I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

It is a fact for any footballer - you can be really happy, but if the club don't want you, you have to accept it.

Quotes by Xabi Alonso

I Am Quotes

If you are prepared to run for public office, you also have to be willing to accept a debate about you.

Quotes by Wolfgang Schauble

I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

Fate gives you the finger and you accept.

Quotes by William Shatner

But I would make it unambiguously clear that we are going to withdraw, and if Iraq falls into civil war and if all these unhappy things occur, we're just going to have to accept them.

Quotes by William Odom

It's O.K. to accept good fortune.

Quotes by Will Oldham

Life Quotes

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

Quotes by Will Champion

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box.

Quotes by Wesley Clark

The thing about animals is that they don't judge you. They accept you the way you are.

Quotes by Wendy O. Williams

It would be good for us Africans to accept ourselves as we are and recapture some of the positive aspects of our culture.

Quotes by Wangari Maathai

However, while the Nazi barbarians and their collaborators threatened the entire world, I could not accept his philosophy and, after several earlier attempts, was finally accepted into the Canadian Infantry Corps during the last year of World War II.

Quotes by Walter Kohn

Me Quotes

But, when Scripture makes a clear distinction between the act of creation and the process of preservation, we cannot accept the idea of a progressive creation process.

Quotes by Walter Lang

Frequently Asked Questions

What different things do these quotes say we should or shouldn't accept?
This mix covers a civic view that citizens should accept no distractions from holding elected leaders accountable, an observation that animals accept you as you are, a cultural call for Africans to accept themselves and value the positive parts of their culture, and a religious argument, framed from a Scripture-based perspective, against accepting a "progressive creation process."
Is there a quote about accepting no distractions from holding leaders accountable?
Yes: "The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it at the ballot box."
Is there a quote about animals accepting you as you are?
Yes: "The thing about animals is that they don't judge you. They accept you the way you are."
Is there a quote about accepting and valuing one's own culture?
Yes: "It would be good for us Africans to accept ourselves as we are and recapture some of the positive aspects of our culture."
Where can I find more quotes like these?
If you like these, check out our Life and Always quotes pages.

Other entries turn to civic duty — holding elected leaders accountable rather than accepting distraction — and to theological debate over creation versus process. Continue with I Am quotes or Always quotes.