“It is what it is.” A really simple sentence in its meaning but one of the hardest truths to live. We all through infinite experiences and the unpleasant ones live longer on our minds than in time.
Although many times, taking action and trying to change the situation is what we need to do, simply accepting the situation as it is gives freedom, a sense of lightness.
When we’re so focused on not accepting reality, our energy drains and life turns out of control. In times like these, it’s important to take a step back, look at the situation, take a deep breath and say, “It is what it is… Now, what can I do?”
We hope that with our collection of It is what it is quotes and acceptance quotes, you’ll find calmness and relaxation in the present moment. Sending you strength to get through what you’re going through with peace, here are the quotes:
It Is What It Is Quotes
“What comes, when it comes, will be what it is.”
― Alberto Caeiro
“I’m living with every step. I can’t live with regret. The past is the past. I’m not worried about it. I can’t change it. I can’t fix it. It is what it is. I’m just living.”
― Ryan Sheckler
“I’m not sure what the future holds but I do know that I’m going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said ‘Nic, it is what it is, it’s not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.”
― Nicole Kidman
“One door shuts, and another one opens, and you just kind of follow that path. My path has been a little curvy, but it is what it is. It’s all good.”
― John Corabi
“There’s no pressure to strive to succeed on anything. I get to step into every single day and just enjoy the process, enjoy every moment, just be fully who I am and not feel failure in any way, but just be able to pursue success – and know that whatever happens, it is what it is.”
― Cooper Kupp
“You get to the point where you’re like, ‘I’m just doing me, and if people don’t like it, then it is what it is.”
― Bebe Rexha
“Not everything happens when you expect it; it is what it is. The people who ride with you, ride with you.”
― Kali Uchis
“You got to keep your feet on the ground, and it is what it is.”
― Max Holloway
“I’m just not into trying to convince people like me. I always say to myself, ‘It is what it is.’ I walk into a situation knowing that people are either going to love me or they’re not, and that’s OK. I’m just going to be me. You can’t be everything to everyone.”
― NeNe Leakes
“It is what it is. But, it will be what you make it.”
― Pat Summitt
“It is what it is. Isn’t that how these things always go? They are what they are. We just get to cope.”
― Mira Grant
“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”
― J.K. Rowling
“Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself.”
― Deborah Reber
“You couldn’t relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole–like the world, or the person you loved.”
― Stewart O’Nan
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
― Lao Tzu
“For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.”
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Acceptance Quotes
“It is what it is. Either walk on, or accept.”
― Deborah Lawrenson
“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. That’s one of my favorite things to say. So what.”
― Andy Warhol
“The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.”
― Shannon L. Alder
“Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ‘not knowing.”
― Mark Z. Danielewski
“Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.”
― Ellen DeGeneres
“Know that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not.”
― Valery Satterwhite
“IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson
“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.”
― Michael J. Fox
“There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow.”
― Aaron Lauritsen
“Nothing brings down walls as surely as acceptance.”
― Deepak Chopra
“We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate; it oppresses.”
― C.G. Jung
“Change what you can, accept what you can’t, and be smart enough to know the difference.”
― Wally Lamb
“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.”
― George Orwell
“Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.”
― Jessica Lange
“The thing that is most conducive of that better life for all is love, acceptance, understanding and being yourself.”
― Jessica Origliasso
“Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.”
― Eckhart Tolle
“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”
― Ralph Marston
Read Next: 50+ KARMA QUOTES ON LIFE AND DIVINE JUSTICE
