Sentence examples for if we can acknowledge from inspiring English sources

If we can acknowledge that addiction is like a disease in some ways and very much unlike a disease in other ways, maybe we can stop trying to label it and pay more attention to the best means for overcoming it.

Kincaid, noting that the terms "author" and "work" are relatively newfangled, advocated a more open-minded approach to plagiarism: If we can acknowledge that originality is relative, existing on a scale, then we may even grudgingly admit that plagiarism must also be.

If we can acknowledge our own damage, we definitely don't want to inflict it on anyone else.

If we can acknowledge the problem, we can be so much more effective at addressing it than if we just pretend it's not our problem".

But if we can all forgive ours and others' errors more often, if we can acknowledge that perfection is a myth and human beings screw up on a regular basis -- and we can either simply feel bad about it and find someone to accuse or learn from it -- then we are on the right track.

And if we're honest, we can acknowledge that the "natural" evils that harm our neighbors are not always beyond our control, that these disasters are not "acts of God" as the insurance companies say.

"Even if we cannot undo history, we can acknowledge it and, in so doing, accord a full measure of recognition to Chang's pathbreaking efforts to become the first lawyer of Chinese descent in the United States," the unsigned ruling said.

Call me when we can acknowledge that if a citizen should have the right to purchase an assault weapon, then a citizen should have the right to purchase a grenade launcher, or a surface-to-air missile, or a tank, or an armed drone, or a nuclear weapon, because the logic of the status quo does not allow anything less.

We can acknowledge and connect.

At least we can acknowledge that this is "tough".

But if we can resist the temptation of believing someone is toxic (which is far different from acknowledging that we can be hurt by their behavior, see previous post) then we can acknowledge that all of us have the capacity at times to express unhealthy behaviors, just as we can also all show compassion and thoughtfulness.