If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that alone which is verifiable, the old theology must go. John Burroughs
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. Michael Jordan
If you ask three people what it means to be Christian, you will get three different answers. Some feel being baptized is sufficient. Others feel you must accept the Bible as immutable historical fact. Still others require a belief that all those who do not accept Christ as their personal savior are doomed to hell. Dan Brown
In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this. Willie Mays
In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports. Billie Jean King
Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with whatever you're doing, and let the worry go. Martha Beck
It hurts. Frankly, it hurts terribly. I have just lived one of the biggest loss of my career. It will be difficult to digest that moment. It is extremely hard to accept. I am disappointed. Tony Parker
It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously. Logan Pearsall Smith
Men do communicate, often very directly, but women sometimes cannot accept how simple what we have to say is. Chris Abani
More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made. Greg Lemond
My main point here is that if you are the child of God and God is a part of you, the in your imagination God suppose to look like you. And when you accept a picture of the deity assigned to you by another people, you become the spiritual prisoners of that other people. John Henrik Clarke
No matter what happens, you're always going to have those critics and those haters. You just have to learn how to deal with that. I think I have and accept that. Tim Tebow
One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance. Bode Miller
The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives me nuts. I can't accept that. Alain de Botton
The idea that certain things in life - and in the universe - don't yield up their secrets is something that requires a slightly more mature reader to accept. Samuel R.Delany
The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. James A.Baldwin
The trials on the road to world harmony are no greater than the courage of those who accept the challenge. Carl Lewis