Quotes by Acceptance A convention is a social pattern we have chosen to prefer over whatever the raw world simply proffers. It is a sign of the operation of the mind, drawing the assent of a sufficient number of other minds so that the agreement will be widely operative. A convention is not a custom; a custom is a habit in which a sufficient number acquiesce. A custom can appear as a convention, but it is really a lesser act, the result of passive acceptance rather than of the imposition of design. It is the difference between learning to live by the annual flooding of the river or by a calendar. A. Bartlett Giamatti agreement acceptance rivers ... the battle for the acceptance of photography as Art was not only counter-productive but counter-revolutionary. The most important photography is most emphatically not Art. A. D. Coleman photography acceptance art You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do. A. J. Kitt acceptance inspirational sports My belief has come about in large measure because of the lives and examples of people I have known - not the famous, not saints, but friends and relations who have lived, and faced death, in the light of the Resurrection story, or in the quiet acceptance that they have a future after they die. A. N. Wilson light acceptance people I have reached no conclusions, have erected no boundaries, A. R. Ammons lines acceptance boundaries Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins is an essential covenant to make with the Lord. Faith and repentance precede this ordinance. Confirmation and the gift of the Holy Ghost follow baptism. Acceptance of these first principles and ordinances may obtain for us a remission of our sins and assure our salvation. In the ordinance of the sacrament, we regularly renew this and other covenants, and by complying with our part of the covenant, we receive the Spirit of the Lord to be with us. A. Theodore Tuttle baptism principles acceptance As I took a step toward him your eyes met mine and I saw the silent pleading for forgiveness or acceptance. I wasn't sure which. All I knew was you were Sawyer's now. My best friend was gone. I envied him and hated him for the first time that day. He'd finaly won the one prize I thought was mine. Abbi Glines my-best-friend eye acceptance I was willing to accept what I couldn't change. Abdul Kalam willing accepting acceptance Procedure is the bone structure of a democratic society. Our scheme of law affords great latitude for dissent and opposition. It compels wide tolerance not only for their expression but also for the organization of people and forces to bring about the acceptance of the dissenter's claim....We have alternatives to violence. Abe Fortas acceptance expression law The story of man is the history, first, of the acceptance and imposition of restraints necessary to permit communal life; and second, of the emancipation of the individual within that system of necessary restraints. Abe Fortas freedom acceptance men Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival. Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation. Abraham Joshua Heschel appreciate acceptance appreciation When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. Abraham Lincoln elephants acceptance running Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came. Abraham Lincoln party acceptance war A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues. Abraham Maslow self-confidence self-esteem acceptance I may say that B-love, in a profound but testable sense, creates the partner. It gives him a self-image, it gives him self- acceptance, a feeling of love-worthiness, all of which permit him to grow. It is a real question whether the full development of the human being is possible without it. Abraham Maslow real acceptance love The Freemen have 987 levels of membership, the first three of which are achieved merely by filling out an application. The 8th level is granted upon full acceptance into the local lodge, the 13th following Initiation, the 21st at the end of the Initiate's second week, and the 89th the first time he brings snacks. Adam Rex snacks three acceptance One of the first things I look for in a woman I meet is a sense of humor, a sort of light acceptance of the world and the people who live in it. Adam West light acceptance people For this is wisdom: to live, to take what fate, or the Gods, may give. Adela Florence Nicolson fate acceptance giving I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn't. Adele weight acceptance sex Death is utterly acceptable to consciousness and life. Adi Da acceptable consciousness acceptance 1234567891011»
