Quotes by Acceptance Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live-that productive work is the process by which man's consciousness controls his existence, a constant process of acquiring knowledge and shaping matter to fit one's purpose, of translating an idea into physical form, of remaking the earth in the image of one's values-that all work is creative work if done by a thinking mind. Ayn Rand acceptance success inspirational It is the metaphysically given that must be accepted: it cannot be changed. It is the man-made that must never be accepted uncritically: it must be judged, then accepted or rejected and changed when necessary. Ayn Rand acceptance men philosophy Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it-that no substitute can do your thinking, as no pinch-hitter can live your life-that the vilest form of self-abasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind to the mind of another, the acceptance of an authority over your brain, the acceptance of his assertions as facts, his say-so as truth, his edicts as middle-man between your consciousness and your existence. Ayn Rand responsibility acceptance men Man has a single basic choice: to think or not, and that is the gauge of his virtue. Moral perfection is an unbreached rationality-not the degree of your intelligence, but the full and relentless use of your mind, not the extent of your knowledge, but the acceptance of reason as an absolute. Ayn Rand acceptance men thinking Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live. Ayn Rand productive-work acceptance facts We have but one Saviour; and that one Saviour is Jesus Christ our Lord. Nothing that we are and nothing that we can do enters in the slightest measure into the ground of our acceptance with God. Jesus did it all. B. B. Warfield acceptance jesus christ A price has to be paid for success. Almost invariably those who have reached the summits worked harder and longer, studied and planned more assiduously, practiced more self- denial, overcame more difficulties than those of us who have not risen so far. B. C. Forbes pay-the-price acceptance self Millions of people in nearly 80 countries still live in fear of landmines and explosive remnants of war, which take an unacceptable toll on lives and limbs, and people's livelihoods Ban Ki-moon acceptance war country I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so. Barack Obama acceptance rights people To feel grateful is one of the most important experiences we need as humans. When we feel it, there is an acceptance of everything in our life. Barbara Brennan grateful important acceptance What the homosexual wants, and here he is neither willing to compromise nor morally required to compromise — is acceptance of homosexuality as a way of life fully on a par with heterosexuality. Barbara Gittings heterosexuality acceptance want We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves. Barbara Jordan acceptance inspirational people Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make music. Barbara Sher loving-yourself love-yourself acceptance Most of us have trouble juggling. The woman who says she doesn't is someone whom I admire but have never met. Barbara Walters women acceptance inspirational There is a natural opposition among men to anything they have not thought of themselves. Barnes Wallis rejection acceptance men Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done. Baron de Montesquieu done acceptance wonderful I've always played for the acceptance of my godfather (Willie Mays) and father (Bobby Bonds). Barry Bonds acceptance father You're going to have more rejection than acceptance. Barry Mann rejection acceptance overcoming We would not have to forgive people if we didn't judge them in the first place. Barry Neil Kaufman communication acceptance relationship No one who is being himself is going to be approved of all the time. The whole world could love you, but if you do not love yourself, you would not even notice. The opposite is also true - the whole world could disapprove of you, but if you love yourself, you would not even notice. Accept yourself within you and the entire world becomes totally acceptable. Bartholomaus acceptance opposites love-you «23456789101112»