Accepting

Famous quotes containing the word accepting:

“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. Some minds are incapable of skepticism.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“To refuse awards ... is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.”
—Peter Ustinov (b. 1921)

“Parents’ accepting attitudes can help children learn to be open and tolerant. Parents can explain unfamiliar behavior or physical handicaps and show children that the appropriate response to differences should be interest rather than revulsion.”
—Dian G. Smith (20th century)