Accepting Quotes - Page 12

• I think the Australian people are very conscientious. During the 1980s and 1990s we proved they will respond conscientiously to necessary reforms. They mightn't like them but they'll accept them. But reforms have to be presented in a digestible format.

  Paul Keating

  Thinking, People, Reform

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I am not a conventionally religious man, but in the wilderness I have come closest to finding myself and knowing the universe and accepting God - by which I mean accepting all that I don't know.

  Bob Brown

  Religious, Mean, Men

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The kitchen may not get cleaned, and I have to accept that. I do the important things.

  Jasmine Guy

  Kitchen, Important, May

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• There is a way that a younger person can accept the inevitable problem that they're going to die, whereas somebody a little bit older might be overcome.

  Gus Van Sant

  Might, Way, Overcoming

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, www.avclub.com. September 16, 2011.

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• Many people are never happier than when they get the opportunity to complain, while others are deeply unhappy with how things are but just accept the fact. Complaint occurs when we refuse to accept that things are wrong and we do something about it, even if that something is simply articulating our unease.

  Julian Baggini

  Opportunity, People, Unhappy

  "For God's sake, start moaning" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. December 06, 2007.

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• The reason to be an atheist is not that it makes us feel better or gives us a more rewarding life. The reason to be an atheist is simply that there is no God and we would prefer to live in full recognition of that, accepting the consequences, even if it makes us less happy.

  Julian Baggini

  Atheist, Feel Better, Giving

  "Yes, life without God can be bleak. Atheism is about facing up to that". www.theguardian.com. March 9, 2012.

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

  Alastair Campbell

  Crisis

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• It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

  David Blunkett

  Responsibility, Would Be, Territory

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• I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive.

  Jane Byrne

  Responsibility, Chief Executives, Chiefs

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• I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day.

  Joseph Barbera

  Light, Long Ago, Facts

  Joseph Barbera (1994). “My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century”, Turner Pub

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• It's hard for a man to live with a successful woman - they seem to resent you so much. Very few men are generous enough to accept success in their women.

  Shirley Bassey

  Successful, Men, Resent You

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• As you might have gathered, I prefer the honest, decent and genuinely accepting friends and family I have in the conservative world.

  Tammy Bruce

  Family And Friends, World, Might

  "On being out, proud and conservative". www.theguardian.com. October 22, 2010.

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• It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with athletes who, for years afterward, have been tormented by the knowledge that, had they done something ever so slightly different, they could have been one-ten-thousandth of a second quicker.

  Chris Cleave

  Athlete, Years, Different

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• 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.

  Gwendoline Christie

  Want, Attractive, Feels

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I always date younger men. For some reason that's just the way it's gone, because younger guys have always asked me out and I accept.

  Jennifer Coolidge

  Men, Guy, Gone

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I accept sceptics, you've got to have challenges.

  Dan Aykroyd

  Challenges, Sceptic

  "Soul survivor". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. September 19, 2007.

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• I thought if I wanted people to take me seriously, I needed to act serious and not reveal too much of my private life so people could seriously accept me in different things.

  John Corbett

  People, Serious, Different

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• I don't accept the argument of people like David Horowitz that the government should impose some sort of predetermined political balance on academic research.

  Juan Cole

  Government, People, Political

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• I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.

  Kristin Chenoweth

  Christian, People, Want

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not.

  Beth Ditto

  Mom, Mother, Cutting

  "What Would Beth Ditto Do?", www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2007.

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• Every role that you accept makes you grow in some way. It's part of the creative process.

  Lynn Collins

  Creative, Way, Roles

  "Lynn Collins JOHN CARTER Set Visit Interview". Interview with Matt Goldberg, collider.com. February 9, 2012.

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• One of the most important things that I did to turn my life around was to realize and to accept that from this minute, that's all we have. Everything that happened behind us we cannot change so you might as well look to the future.

  Nick Carter

  Important, Looks, Might

  "Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter Opens Up About 65 Pound Weight Loss" by Hollie McKay, www.foxnews.com. April 20, 2011.

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• With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world toward a sustainable future.

  Diana DeGette

  Support, Generations, Citizens

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• Twitter was around communication and visualizing what was happening in the world in real-time. Square was allowing everyone to accept the form of payment people have in their pocket today, which is a credit card.

  Jack Dorsey

  Real, Communication, Squares

  Interview with Charlie Rose, charlierose.com. January 10, 2011.

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• I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am.

  Peter Dinklage

  Who I Am, Enough, Made

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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