I have always liked that quote for pretty much the reason you hate it.

I never thought it to be about acceptance. I thought it was more about being upright(as in not lying down) and proactive about life. The kind of change your attitude that takes the crap life gives us and uses it as fertilizer. Not just accepting the crap, but dealing with it.

I have been seeing it a lot as of late, but not on office walls, but on Tree hugging, crystal rubbing, feminist free your mind type stuff. There it is more of a blatant "speak up and join us in being happy lesbians."

Sometimes the important thing is where you are standing. I have intentionally chosen to work in places that do not have middle managers, so I do not have to deal with them. The trade off is that I do not make as much money.

I do agree about the cheesy kitten though, that one is dreadful.