Quotes for All
I started riding the whole ‘fluffy’ train, and it’s a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl ‘fat,’ yo, she’ll raise hell, but if you say, ‘Aw girl, look at you, you’re fluffy,’ there’s almost a sexy appeal to it. Gabriel Iglesias
The most constructive solutions are those which take into consideration the views of all persons involved and are acceptable to all. Such outcomes are the result of negotiation strategies where the needs of both sides are considered important and an attempt is made to meet all needs. These solutions are appropriately called Win-Win because there … Read more
Only with gun violence do we respond to repeated tragedies by saying that mourning is acceptable but discussing how to prevent more tragedies is not. But that’s unacceptable. As others have observed, talking about how to stop mass shootings in the aftermath of a string of mass shootings isn’t ‘too soon.’ It’s much too late. … Read more
A poet or prose narrator usually looks back on what he has achieved against a backdrop of the years that have passed, generally finding that some of these achievements are acceptable, while others are less so. Eyvind Johnson
I think violence against women in America has become ordinary – it’s been made absolutely acceptable. Eve Ensler
Maybe something that’s acceptable in your teens or 20s is unacceptable in your 30s or 40s Eva Mendes
I do think homophobia in the ’80s was more rampant and socially acceptable. Eric Andre
Dave and I as a couple seem to be the acceptable face of gayness, and that’s great. I’ve got to use that power to try and do what I can – or we have – to try to make the situations in Russia and Poland better. Elton John
Understanding child development takes the emphasis away from the child’s character–looking at the child as good or bad. The emphasis is put on behavior as communication. Discipline is thus seen as problem-solving. The child is helped to learn a more acceptable manner of communication. Ellen Galinsky
It is completely acceptable to be tired because it means you’re working hard. But it’s not acceptable to be stressed because that means things are going wrong or your head is broken. Elizabeth Gilbert