Do not accept gifts; [because] that is bribery.
I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
Americans tend not to be too enthusiastic about having their taxes raised again. . . . But if the American people aren't going to accept it, if the politicians don't have the courage to raise taxes, what are we facing down the road?
The most difficult thing to get people to do is to accept the obvious.
I cannot accept the definition of collective good as articulated by a privileged minority in society, especially when that minority is in power.
We cannot change anything unless we accept it.
He understood that in walking to atone for the mistakes he had made, it was also his journey to accept the strangeness of others.
The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth.
Algeria is what allowed me to accept myself.
You will find it easier to accept contrary views, knowing that you are not defined by anything or anyone external to yourself.
True meaning in life comes through understanding your own nature and learning to accept all aspects of yourself.
If you look at all the notions we accept about who we are, you find that they are all based upon our perceptual experiences.
Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.
If one is to use public funds he must accept a responsibility to the public.
I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am.
Marx profoundly affected those who did not accept his system. His influence extended to those who least supposed they were subject to it.
We can only receive what our minds are capable of accepting.
I accept that there may be things far grander and more incomprehensible than we can possibly imagine.
By learning to accept the small things immediately as they happen, you can be free of having to react to things at all. You still can respond when action is needed, but you can be free, internally, of events.
When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol.