Quotes about Acceptance

Some people spend their time and thoughts in feeling, hearing, seeing, and listening. Whatever cannot be felt or experienced they will not accept. We call these people 'emotional.'

Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be.

When you know you have unconditional love, there is no point in rebellion and no need to fear failure.

I support same-sex civil unions and I believe no should be denied their rights

The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and previleges, if by decency and propriety of conduct they appear to merit the enjoyment.

A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows. Samuel Clemens Mark Twain, American author and humorist

Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all, and this, my dear friend, being the order for my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers.

I pray that all polar opposites learn to agape love, live, and work together as brothers and sisters - or perish as fools.

Put bluntly, the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it in practice. We say we believe that the fundamental structure of reality is grace, not works - but our lives refute our faith.

Jesus didn't hold people accountable; He just held them close - because it works better.

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.

We live in an imperfect world, and imperfect people surround us every day.