• Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference…Anonymous
• The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the keynote of my life. It is this, always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers…Helen Keller
• Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it.…Kathleen Casey Theisen
• I have supplied the best men with the best equipment that we have, and given them what seems to be the wisest mission. That is all I can do. If a ship has been sunk, I can't bring it up. If it is going to be sunk, I can't stop it. I can use my time much better working on tomorrow's problem than by fretting about yesterdays. Besides, if I let those things get me, I wouldn't last long…Admiral Ernest J. King
• Cooperate with the inevitable; we all have inherent limitations and will make mistakes…O.P Maximus
• Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human…Albert Ellis
• Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable…Denis Waitely
• A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval…Mark Twain
• Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight…Helen Keller
• Life is a struggle, accept it…Mother Teresa
• We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are…Harry S Truman
• Enlightenment is nothing more than the complete absence of resistance to what is. An absolute cooperation with the inevitable…Adyashanti
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