Quotes on Love Acceptance

I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.

Most people need love and acceptance a lot more than they need advice.

Your problem is you're... too busy holding onto your unworthiness.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I'm either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren't attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.

If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.

One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world -- making the most of one's best.

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.