Quotes about Acceptance

It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.

People inside of belonging systems are very threatened by those who are not within that group. They are threatened by anyone who has found their citizenship in places they cannot control.

I believe many people feel like God is mad at them. One day I put a post on Facebook that said, 'God is not mad at you.' Within a few hours, we literally had thousands of positive responses from people saying things like, 'That is exactly what I needed to hear today.' Obviously, this is a message we need to hear.

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.

The masses will reject any theory, however reasonable it may be, if it lays a restriction upon the appetite.

See the hand of God in all events, and thereby become reconciled to His dispensations.

God endorses the confusion and even outrage that we feel when mysterious things happen.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

There was a point in school when I was, like, thirteen, that I didn't feel comfortable at all.

Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.

So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God's sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it.

Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system. Our thoughts and beliefs pass, so long as nothing challenges them, just as bank-notes pass so long as nobody refuses them.