Quotes about Approval

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval. Votes: 4

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most. Votes: 4

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval. Votes: 4

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep. Votes: 4

I'm on the patch right now. Where it releases small dosages of approval until I no longer crave it, and then I'm gonna rip it off. Votes: 4

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our 'beauty' so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air. Votes: 4

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Votes: 3

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval. Votes: 3

Approval or blame will follow in the world to come. Votes: 3

Those whose approval you seek most give you the least. Votes: 3

In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place. Votes: 3

Approval of what is approved of Is as false as a well-kept vow. Votes: 3

It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals. Votes: 3

A man cannot be comfortable [or cannot be made comfortable] without his own approval. Votes: 3

The United States has launched airstrikes against ISIS. It's being called 'Operation Approval Ratings.' Votes: 3

Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick? Votes: 3

Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess? Votes: 3

One month, two months, I am ready to accept any accord on this point that has the approval of the inspectors. Votes: 3

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven. Votes: 3

My life,my rules, I play it, you watch me.Approval not desired nor required.You dig me or beat the road Votes: 3

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind. Votes: 3

The state and the church seldom approve of anything I do. I don't need their approval. I don't aspire to the heterosexual nuclear family model Votes: 3

This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly self-interest, self-preservation. Votes: 3

Approval is overrated...Approval and disapproval alike satisfy those who deliver it more than those who receive it. I don't care for approval, and I don't mind doing without. Votes: 3

The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval Votes: 3

I can assure you that everything I say and do has the complete approval of the Fuehrer and that I would not say or do anything that does not have his approval. Votes: 3

Now, I have big-money offers on three movies, and I have director approval. That's kind of scary,' he says. 'No directors have been attached. That's a lot of pressure on me Votes: 3

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism. Votes: 3

We've got a dictatorial president and a Justice Department that does not want Congress involved. Your guy's acting like he's king. His dad was at a 90 percent approval rating and he lost! And the same thing can happen to him! Votes: 3

It seems as if everybody in the country was getting impatient to get his or her particular soldier out of the Army and to upset the carefully arranged system of points for retirement which we had arranged with the approval of the Army itself. Votes: 3

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval Votes: 1

A man cannot be uncomfortable without his own approval Votes: 1

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation. Votes: 1

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best Votes: 1

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. Votes: 1

Everyone wants to be liked; everyone wants approval. No one likes being ignored. Votes: 1

Never change who you are because that is who you are meant to be. Votes: 1

Lean too much on the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns Votes: 1

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval. Votes: 1

I try to be feminist in, like, I love myself and I don't need someone else's approval. Votes: 1

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. Votes: 1

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions. Votes: 1

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep Votes: 1

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance. Votes: 1

When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away. Votes: 1

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything Votes: 1

I started saying things in church that didn't meet with a lot of approval - like 'Jesus isn't coming back.' They started throwing Bibles. Votes: 1

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything. Votes: 1

In November 2004, U.S. occupation forces launched their second major attack on the city of Falluja. The press reported major war crimes instantly, with approval. Votes: 1

As a minister, you shouldn't imagine you know better than the technical experts in your ministry. In the end you're there to apply the political stamp of approval. Votes: 1

Ladies and gentlemen, even my own staff challenges me. When I issue edicts, commands, orders, ideas, you would think that there would be overwhelming blanket acquiescence, approval, and support. Votes: 1

We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that Votes: 1

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may becom Votes: 1

If you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't need social approval to go forward. Otherwise, how would you ever do the thing that you are doing? Votes: 1

If anything, we should feel sorry for the people who want us to feel bad about ourselves, because they are the ones struggling for approval. In middle school, bullies tortured other kids because they thought it would make people like them more. Votes: 1

The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy. Votes: 1

If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to be done openly, with accountability, with approval by the president of the United States or by a Supreme Court justice. Votes: 1

When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it. Votes: 1

I'm so glad I'm not a dentist. How many times does someone say, 'Oh, Doc, it felt so good when you were drilling my teeth'? Never. But when you give someone a wonderful cookie, you put a little of yourself in, and you see someone's face light up - that's immediate approval. Votes: 1

You should seek approval from yourself. Votes: 0

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field. Votes: 0

Self-approval is a dangerous state of mind. Votes: 0

Self respect beats social approval, every time. Votes: 0

People striving for approval from others become phony. Votes: 0

I've always been looking for other people's approval. Votes: 0

Give your approval to all you cannot understand. Votes: 0

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. Votes: 0

Eroticism is the approval of life unto death. Votes: 0

Appreciation, applause, approval, respect - we all love it! Votes: 0

Constant, indiscriminate approval devalues because it is so predictable. Votes: 0

Material things aside, we need not advice but approval. Votes: 0

Pornography: That which excites, whether from approval or disapproval. Votes: 0

Self-esteem comes from the self, not from acquisitions and approval. Votes: 0

Self-approval is acquired mainly from the approval of other people. Votes: 0

If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves. Votes: 0

Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Votes: 0

Raised some taxes based on court orders and voter approval. Votes: 0

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval. Votes: 0

There is a hunger in every human being for approval. Votes: 0

I became an overachiever to get approval from the world... Votes: 0

The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient. Votes: 0

God's approval is a whole lot easier to get than man's. Votes: 0

Don't allow the approval and attention of others to destroy you. Votes: 0

If you're conscientiously seeking approval, you're not being true to yourself. Votes: 0

Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval. Votes: 0

Be a person of value; never seek approval to be yourself. Votes: 0

It may be called the Master Passion, the hunger for self-approval. Votes: 0

To love someone, why do you need society's approval and permission? Votes: 0

The fundamental way of getting public approval is to deserve it. Votes: 0

Don't look to the approval of others for your mental stability Votes: 0

A Jew never laughs without looking at his wife for approval. Votes: 0

I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval. Votes: 0

I'd rather live dangerously for Jesus than exist safely for people's approval. Votes: 0

Whenever I do a deal I always have the right of approval. Votes: 0

As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval. Votes: 0

I've never had anyone's approval, so I've learned to live without it. Votes: 0

Your approval gives others the confidence to serve, to learn, to try. Votes: 0

If you are a Christian, your search for approval should be over. Votes: 0

Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon. Votes: 0

Having God's unconditional love does not mean you have God's unconditional approval. Votes: 0

He had a happy canine way of seeking approval without seeming insecure. Votes: 0

If a child lives with approval, he learns to live with himself. Votes: 0

My father was my god. His approval was so valuable to me. Votes: 0

You get the most approval when you care the least about it. Votes: 0

All business begins with the public permission and exists by public approval Votes: 0

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism. Votes: 0

Shyness is I-ness. Shyness is really wondering if you have other people's approval. Votes: 0

An authentic life does not require anyone else's approval for your creative choices. Votes: 0

No amount of temporal success can compensate for the loss of God's approval. Votes: 0

If I cared for human approval, I would have been dead long ago. Votes: 0

If you seek approval from others in this world, you will not know happiness. Votes: 0

Don't depend on other people as the source of your happiness or for approval. Votes: 0

The less you need someone's approval, the more you are able to love them. Votes: 0

Power, approval, comfort, and control are meta-idols that hold sway over our daily lives. Votes: 0

When you do not seek or need approval, you are at your most powerful. Votes: 0

A person will gain everyone's approval if he mixes the pleasant with the useful. Votes: 0

Always speak and think kindly about yourself, because your soul needs your love and approval. Votes: 0

Whenever you are too worried about someone else's approval, that person loses respect for you. Votes: 0

[Donald Trump] gets a 19 percent higher approval rating than [Hillary Clinton] does ,among military members. Votes: 0

Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others. Votes: 0

Free competition exists inside shelters of law, custom, insurance, political approval, and carefully protected status. Votes: 0

Once we give up searching for approval we often find it easier to earn respect. Votes: 0

Do right, and public approval will follow; either the next hour or the next century. Votes: 0

For mankind knows hardly a joy which will surpass that of approval of his work. Votes: 0

Lean too much upon the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns. Votes: 0

Of course, mothers were very conventional, everything was very conventional. You had to have approval. Votes: 0

When you're appeasing too much, you might be egotistically over-estimating everyone's need for your approval. Votes: 0

Are you an aberration to your species?' she cried. 'Cats don't look for approval! Votes: 0

Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God. Votes: 0

Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval. Votes: 0

Expediency therefore concurs with Nature in stamping the seal of its approval upon Regularity of conformation. Votes: 0

You can't just wait for everybody to give you approval - you will just be waiting. Votes: 0

I'm still at the age where I'm constantly seeking approval of people I have respect for. Votes: 0

Stop worrying about approval and appreciation. Enjoy the beauty and effect of contributing to the universe. Votes: 0

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily. Votes: 0

I try to win the love and approval of strangers, since it didn't work with my family. Votes: 0

Love is neither a sadist nor a masochist, but a woman seeking the approval of her lover. Votes: 0

I'm sure that my wanting to be an actor had to do with a need for approval. Votes: 0

Next to the disapproval of our friends, the approval of our enemies is most to be dreaded. Votes: 0

A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism. Votes: 0

Our desire for approval can only truly be met by receiving God's acceptance and approval of us. Votes: 0

I know it sounds really weedy, but we are all children who seek approval from our parents. Votes: 0

The worm that destroys you is the temptation to agree with your critics, to get their approval. Votes: 0

Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal. Votes: 0

There is nothing more shocking than to see assertion and approval dashing ahead of cognition and perception. Votes: 0

When we know and love the best we are content to lack the approval of the many. Votes: 0

Jesus produced mainly three effects: hatred, terror, adoration. There was no trace of people expressing mild approval. Votes: 0

We don't earn God's love; we receive it. We don't work for His approval; He approves us. Votes: 0

Until we accept and approve of ourselves, no amount of approval from others will keep us permanently secure. Votes: 0

Never waste any moment of your life seeking approval or acceptance from people. They are not your creator. Votes: 0

Virtue comes by nature, learning, and practice, and thanks to virtue, all of the aforesaid may deserve approval. Votes: 0

I would not have discredited every one of their compliments. It was your approval I wanted, your congratulations. Votes: 0

Self-awareness is not the same thing as self-approval, any more than imagination is the same thing as day-dreaming. Votes: 0

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun. Votes: 0

This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. Votes: 0

Parents want their kids' approval, a reversal of the past ideal of children striving for their parents' approval. Votes: 0

Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are. Votes: 0

In the beginning, I used to seek approval from others about my fashion choices. Now, I trust myself. Votes: 0

It's always easier to apologize for something you've already done than to get approval for it in advance. Votes: 0

One longs to be funny, to make people laugh. Laughter is such a sign of approval, isn't it? Votes: 0

We are less hurt by the contempt of fools than by the lukewarm approval of men of intelligence. Votes: 0

The standard God has for you has nothing to do with approval, and everything to do with purpose. Votes: 0

Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout. Votes: 0

You have the approval of yourself. That's quite enough for we who know true inner peace! - Charmainism Votes: 0

Needing approval is like saying 'your view of me is more important than my own opinion of myself'. Votes: 0

A motto of the human race: Let me do as I like, and give me approval as well. Votes: 0

If you need the approval of the platform vendor to ship an app, then it isn't a platform. Votes: 0

Ironically, the possibility that the president dodged his military service has increased his approval ratings with Democrats by 80 percent. Votes: 0

WHAT A TIRING WAY TO LIVE, WHEN YOUR SELF-WORTH IS CONSTANTLY RELYING ON THE AFFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF OTHERS. Votes: 0

How do you react when you think you need people's love? Do you become a slave for their approval? Votes: 0

President Obama's approval ratings are so low now, Kenyans are accusing him of being born in the United States. Votes: 0

When my mother left her second husband, she wrote her autobiography and presented it to him for his approval. Votes: 0

We are all entitled to our little harmless habits, but we are not entitled to demand approval for them. Votes: 0

The increased desire to please God and seek HIS approval will decrease the desire to seek approval from man. Votes: 0

Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives. Votes: 0

When you lose need and take away the demand for validation you remain free of approval from the outside world. Votes: 0

Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts. Votes: 0

Once we begin chasing approval, we never stop running. It's servitude to a thousand masters instead of one to please. Votes: 0

Get your product in front of actual, living, breathing strangers. Your college roommate's approval does not mean there's market demand. Votes: 0

Religion is defined as social systems whose participants avow a supernatural agent or agents whose approval is to be sought. Votes: 0

Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. Votes: 0

Assasination on the scaffold is the worst form of assasination, because there it is invested with the approval of society. Votes: 0

Obama has succeeded in descending even below George W. Bush in approval in the Arab world. It's minuscule, few percent. Votes: 0

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club. Votes: 0

Getting that audience approval is always a question mark, and it's always that flag that flutters in front of you. Votes: 0

It is impossible to stand upright when one plants his roots in the shifting sands of popular opinion and approval. Votes: 0

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval. Votes: 0

If we are addicted to people's approval, we will always experience pain when that approval is withdrawn--as it always is. Votes: 0

Would you rather live your life according to the approval of others or aligned with your truth and your dreams? Votes: 0

We will never be the women God wants us to be if our hearts are continually chasing after human approval. Votes: 0

Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval. Votes: 0

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. Votes: 0

Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval. Votes: 0

There's a big difference between tolerance and approval, and I have no right to expect or demand the latter from anyone. Votes: 0

If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval. Votes: 0

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment. Votes: 0

In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval. Votes: 0

The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step. Votes: 0

If I had a prayer, it would be this: "God, spare me from the desire for love, approval, or appreciation. Amen." Votes: 0

When you have to wait 10 and 15 years for an approval and then you don't even get the approval, it's no good. Votes: 0

What higher approval could a person enjoy than to know that what he or she has done is pleasing to God? Votes: 0

To fill the hour; that is happiness to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval. Votes: 0

You should resolve not to seek public approval of your private business, when you are not also prepared to accept public disapproval. Votes: 0

Quit dwelling on the negative things people have said about you. You don't have to have everyone's approval. You have God's approval. Votes: 0

If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority. Votes: 0

I am sorry my decisions do not meet with your approval, but nevertheless, they are mine, and the consequences are also mine. Votes: 0

What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval. Votes: 0

Our human condition makes us tend to share only the best of ourselves, because we are always searching for love and approval Votes: 0

Requiring that an execution be relatively painless...actually undermines the very premise on which public approval of the retribution rationale is based. Votes: 0

Of course love is never earned. It is a grace we give one another. Anything we need to earn is only approval. Votes: 0

We really don't need the United Nations approval to act. When it comes to our security, we do not need anyones permission. Votes: 0

Even though I don't feel I need approval, it's still important to me to give a good performance. I'm hard on myself. Votes: 0

You make your work and you can't ask for approval when you're doing it. Otherwise, it's going to be untruthful in some way. Votes: 0

Most women experience issues of power and sexuality, but very few women talk about it. There's the threat of the loss of approval. Votes: 0

The spiritual leader will choose the hidden path of sacrificial service and approval of the Lord over the flamboyant self-advertising of the world. Votes: 0

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance. Votes: 0

It is the storytellers task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval. Votes: 0

I think they're more looking at these two candidates. It's a band of voters with which neither candidate has very high approval ratings. Votes: 0

Face it: a nation that maintains a 72% approval rating on George W. Bush is a nation with a very loose grip on reality. Votes: 0

I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval. Votes: 0

If a leader comes to office in a seemingly fair election and tolerates dissent, he or she qualifies for our seal of approval. Votes: 0

I think [Bush] would like to hand his father Saddam Hussein's head and win his approval for what happened after the Gulf War. Votes: 0

With age comes wisdom and confidence, and I don't feel like I'm seeking approval as much as I used to from other people. Votes: 0

The greatest weakness in the church today is that the servants of God keep looking over their shoulder for the approval of men. Votes: 0

In many ways we were drugged when we were young. We were brought up to need people. For what? For acceptance, approval, appreciation, applause. Votes: 0

Why live for the approval of men when you can have the approval of their Creator? What can they give you that God can't? Votes: 0

Many people allow their need for other people's approval to control their lives. They spend their lives worrying about what others think of them. Votes: 0

How long an actress lives professionally depends on her stamina, the extent of her masochism, her imagination, and her yearning for recognition or approval. Votes: 0

I must work harder to achieve my goal of not seeking approval from those whose approval I'm not even sure is important to me. Votes: 0

To achieve originality we need to abandon the comforts of habit, reason, and the approval of our peers, and strike out in new directions. Votes: 0

This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers. Votes: 0

Those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. Votes: 0

Companies are looking to be quicker with content, provide faster approval and be able to capitalize on the conversation and content of the moment. Votes: 0

To the wind with what the world thinks about us. We are not to seek the approval of earth, but the honor of heaven. Votes: 0

I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community. Votes: 0

Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money. Votes: 0

It is our nature to conform; it is a force which not many can successfully resist. What is its seat? The inborn requirement of self-approval. Votes: 0

The state and the church seldom approve of anything I do. I don't need their approval. I don't aspire to the heterosexual nuclear family model. Votes: 0

Don't always seek the approval of others concerning your goals or dreams. Not everyone wants to see you succeed, just because they are not successful. Votes: 0

Many parents make the mistake of giving love and approval to their children only when their children do something that they want them to do. Votes: 0

My own experience is that there is no real effort in life that is not done better under encouragement and approval of our fellow men. Votes: 0

We are deeply conditioned against unconditionality because we've been told in a thousand different ways that accomplishment always precedes acceptance, that achievement always precedes approval. Votes: 0

I supported the Iraq resolution, but that was not an approval of war in Iraq and certainly was not approval for an occupation of Iraq. Votes: 0

Do what you do only for God's sake, start for God's sake, work for God's sake, and act within the sphere of God's good approval. Votes: 0

I decided to make the life I want, and put energy into what moves me, and not rely on anyone for approval of my choices. Votes: 0

Sometimes you read pilots and, understandably, they're doing such a frantic tap dance for approval. I get why - it's such an incredibly competitive market. Votes: 0

MSNBC policy requires journalists to report any potential conflict of interest and to seek approval from the president of NBC News before making any political contribution. Votes: 0

It is all right when God sends us the approval of our fellow men; however, we must never make that approval a motive in our life. Votes: 0

Las Vegas is a city of kickbacks. A desert city of greased palms. A place where a $20 bill can buy approval, a $100 bill adulation and $1,000 canonization. Votes: 0

One look at Rebecca and Aunt B would have an instant apoplexy. Raphael's eyebrows furrowed. "My mother's approval isn't necessary." Aha. "Does she know that? Votes: 0

Almost all Europe, for many centuries, was inundated with blood, which was shed at the direct instigation or with the full approval of the ecclesiastical authorities. Votes: 0

Any person or organization depends ultimately on public approval, and is therefore faced with the problem of engineering the public's consent to a program or goal. Votes: 0

Embrace fanaticism. Harness joie de vivre by pursuing insane interests, consuming passions, and constant sources of gratification that do not depend on the approval of others Votes: 0

Virtual Piggy was created to provide a safe way for kids to shop online with parental approval, in recognition of growing digital world kids live in. Votes: 0

Auditions are very strange - you're there to win, to seek approval. They never get easier, but I did realise that you're there voluntarily, after all. Votes: 0

Do you really mean the only reason you try to be good is to gain God's approval and reward? That's not morality, that's just sucking up. Votes: 0

Your approval before God is woven into the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, not what other men and women think about you. Votes: 0

I loved the fact that it wasn't my responsibility to change somebody, that it was God's, that my part was just to communicate love and approval. Votes: 0

It made me feel that I had to work very hard, but I've always felt I had to work very hard to get my own approval. Votes: 0

My literal responsibility as director of the CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval; to inform. Votes: 0

What do you mean I have to wait for someone's approval? I'm someone. I approve. So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support! Votes: 0

Ian nodded his approval. I've always liked a woman that understood the value of getting out of my bed just as quick as she'd jumped in it. Votes: 0

Comfort and luxury are usually the chief requirements of life for your ego - its top priorities tend to be accumulations, achievements, and the approval of others. Votes: 0

Who knows if John McCain could have won that presidential campaign [2008] in any circumstances when George W. Bush the outgoing Republican president had a 22 percent approval rating. Votes: 0

I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature. Votes: 0

A large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses for the approval of fellow architects and critics, not for the tenants. Votes: 0

The one instrument that has relative political autonomy is monetary policy. Central banks do not need to go to Congress to get approval for an interest rate hike. Votes: 0

That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval. Votes: 0

When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's. Votes: 0

Donald Trump enters office with historically low approval ratings, that's where the battle could get fought. If the country turns against him, his Republican adversaries could feel emboldened. Votes: 0

For my money, there are no more fascinating, hard-working, vulnerable creatures on earth than writers. Every day, they lay their souls out there for public approval or rejection. Votes: 0

Sometimes it's better not to ask-or to listen-when tell you something can't be done. I didn't ask for permission or approval. I just went ahead and did it. Votes: 0

Life ain't about how fast you run or how high you climb, It's all about how good you bounce. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Votes: 0

When we experience the power of the Self, there is an absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for approval or external power. Votes: 0

A friend in the true sense is not a person who passively nods approval of our conduct or ignores improper behavior. A friend is a person who cares. Votes: 0

The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval. Votes: 0

People crave encouragement, and sometimes the greatest encouragement is the writing of words that endure. Perhaps you can pen a note of affirmation and approval to someone today. Votes: 0

The government can access these funds but only following approval by the parliament to support our budget requirements and investments in infrastructure development, education, public health, and so on. Votes: 0

Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and an approval rating higher than the president's. Votes: 0

It seems, by today's standards, that it's better to seek approval than to tell the truth. It's better to utter sweet nothings than to boldly say something of substance. Votes: 0

Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people's opinions of them swing through great arcs of approval or disapproval. Votes: 0

I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that. They're after that validation their whole life. Votes: 0

We're so used to presenting ourselves and getting approval according to our achievements that it's difficult to be authentic and trust that we'll be accepted just as we are. Votes: 0

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. Votes: 0

We are not to be so concerned about who approves or disapproves of us, but remember that God's approval is what counts. Those whom God approves are approved indeed. Votes: 0

I don't have anything to prove anymore. I don't have a record deal, no one has any expectations, I'm in a position of freedom. I don't need anyone's approval. Votes: 0

As a servant desireth the approval of his master, and a son the approval of his father, so should we desire the approval of God and our own conscience. Votes: 0

Women fear endangering men's approval so much, we don't even wait for them to say no. Or else we protect them, even if it means saying no to ourselves. Votes: 0

Never ask for approval in your work. Life is your own, inspiration is your own, you create alone, and the results are your own - and that's good enough. Votes: 0

Society certainly encourages women to be victims in every way. I mean if we want approval, we have to sing the blues, even as singers we sing the blues. Votes: 0

Winning means some kind of approval of the Establishment which means people will more readily accept me, may be less frightened of me and other people who speak out Votes: 0

We call an obsession with having someone's approval 'co-dependency;' the Bible's word for it is idolatry. A country can be an idol. A family can be an idol. Votes: 0

I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone. Votes: 0

I have never seen people who could do real work except under the stimulus of encouragement and enthusiasm and the approval of the people for whom they are working. Votes: 0

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future. Votes: 0

You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don't need their approval to fulfill your destiny. Votes: 0

The simulated approval and affection with which parents and teachers are often urged to solve behavior problems are counterfeit. So are flattery, backslap-ping, and many other ways of "winning friends. Votes: 0

A congressman from Texas sent out a tweet comparing President Obama to Hitler. That is ridiculous because at this point in his career Hitler had a much higher approval rating. Votes: 0

Doing Made In Heaven was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, but I wouldn't have put my seal of approval on it if I hadn't thought it was up to standard. Votes: 0

To me, polls are like approval ratings for presidents are like an offensive line, right. And if an offensive line is weak, that means the defense is empowered and emboldened. Votes: 0

This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with approval, and not feeling good enough, and therefore going out and being great somehow makes your life valid. Votes: 0

Our thoughts and actions must in no way be determined by the approval or disapproval of our time, but by the binding obligation to a truth which we have recognized. Votes: 0

Scaremongering is an age-old political ritual. There are public officials who have benefited by playing up the 'hacker threat' so that they can win approval by cracking down on it. Votes: 0

The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder you can do as a job. Votes: 0

President Bush delivered his first State of the Union address, riding high on an 82-percent approval rating, and with Attorney General John Ashcroft dispatching agents to interview the other 18 percent. Votes: 0

Most urgently, women's identity must be premised upon our "beauty" so that we will remain vulnerable to outside approval, carrying the vital sensitive organ of self-esteem exposed to the air. Votes: 0

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval. Votes: 0

Artists should be aware that petty stroking could be the source of arrested productivity. An artist's job includes the avoidance of premature closure by the begged or gratuitous approval of others. Votes: 0

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken! Votes: 0

Who dispenses reputation? Who makes us respect and revere persons, works, laws, the great? Who but this faculty of imagination? All the riches of the earth are inadequate without its approval. Votes: 0

My father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. 'You do not work hard enough, Barry. You must help in your people's struggle. Wake up, black man! Votes: 0

I started playing the acoustic guitar for more singer-songwriter type stuff. I bet if I would have gotten more approval for my "rock playing", I might be a world class shredder. Votes: 0

So long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself. Votes: 0

A widow is a fascinating being with the flavor of maturity, the spice of experience, the piquancy of novelty, the tang of practiced coquetry, and the halo of one man's approval. Votes: 0

As was noted in the Wall Street Journal, last March 21st, FDA approval of drug labelling, '...requires seven to ten years, and costs each applicant an average of $70 million.' Votes: 0

I believe that the polling data that shows people give Obama 53% approval, I happen to think the polls are right. I just think people are not being honest with the pollster. Votes: 0

I believe that the polling data that shows people give Obama 53% approval, I happen to think the polls are right. I just think people are not being honest with the pollster. Votes: 0

Have the self-confidence to say no when it is necessary and the strength to stand alone. Give yourself the approval to love and respect everything that you are and will become. Votes: 0

I think the most attractive thing for me when I meet a guy is confidence and him being comfortable in his own skin. I like someone who doesn't need approval or validation. Votes: 0

The role at the DCCC as well as the role of chief deputy whip - I wouldn't be where I am in those spots if it were not for the speaker's approval. Votes: 0

We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that. Votes: 0

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. Votes: 0

He looked into the crowd for approval, saw his mother and father. He waved and they waved back. Smiles and Indian teeth. They were both drunk. Everything familiar and welcome. Everything beautiful. Votes: 0

I didn't realize that I was in a self-made prison of human approval and human acceptance. Didn't even realize it. Most of the prisons we live in we are not conscious of. Votes: 0

A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues. Votes: 0

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity. Votes: 0

Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what! Votes: 0

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism. Votes: 0

I think politicians and comedians have a lot in common. One is a group of approval-seeking narcissists who will say and do anything to be liked ... and comedians are always talking about politics. Votes: 0

If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone's expectations is the number one goal, you have sacrificed your uniqueness, and therefore your excellence. Votes: 0

The people who receive the most approval in life are the ones who care the least about it--so technically, if you want the approval of others, you need to stop caring about it. Votes: 0

Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. Votes: 0

Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval. Votes: 0

In modern political society it is probably a fact that national leadership can heighten foreign crises to the point where war becomes almost inevitable and public approval, at least for a time, automatic. Votes: 0

The president is not doing well with African Americans. His popularity rating - his approval rating - with blacks: two percent. Two percent. That is somewhere between Mark Fuhrman and sickle cell anemia. Votes: 0

You can't rely on the approval of others. I used to always look for praise from my directors to reassure myself that I was doing a good job. I don't do that anymore. Votes: 0

The person who prays more in public than in private reveals that he is less interested in God's approval than in human praise. Not piety but a reputation for piety is his concern. Votes: 0

Politicians in their hubris who believe they can ignore debt or wish it away are sorely disappointed - as we see now with the plummeting approval ratings of both the administration and Congress. Votes: 0

A religious approach to marriage is the idea that if we work hard enough at something, we can earn the acceptance, approval, and life we think we deserve because of our obedient performance. Votes: 0

A year ago my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good ol' days. Votes: 0

It`s important to know where you`ve come from so that you can know where you`re going. I probably chose my profession because I was seeking approval, adulation, admiration and affection. Votes: 0

The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority. Votes: 0

Indeed, it is a kind of quintessence of pride to hate and fear even the kind and legitimate approval of those who love us! I mean, to resent it as a humiliating patronage. Votes: 0

I see a huge paradox in me - the intense need to be loved and the search for approval juxtaposed with the need to nurture other people, to be the mother I never had. Votes: 0

When I visit local communities, people often complain that they need the approval of several dozen government departments to get something done or to start a business, and people are quite frustrated about this. Votes: 0

Having emotional independence means we are no longer tied to the need for constant approval and are, therefore, not coerced into doing more than we feel comfortable doing by our need to please others. Votes: 0

Very few artists are as independent as I am mentally, physically, spiritually and technically. I sit in my home studio and record things by myself. I don't need to get anybody's approval or validation. Votes: 0

It's not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It's particularly hard when you want them to see things your way. Votes: 0

You will know it is love not when you think about them all the time or want to be with them, but when you worry about them and you want their approval and happiness. Votes: 0

The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion. Votes: 0

I would rather have the whole world against me but know that the Almighty God is with me, be called an apostate but know that I have the approval of the God of glory Votes: 0

President Bush has said that he does not need approval from the UN to wage war, and I'm thinking, well, hell, he didn't need the approval of the American voters to become president, either. Votes: 0

I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to indulge in benevolent and charitable sentiment through the appropriation of public funds ... I find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution. Votes: 0

Speaking from experience, because I have three daughters, I think it's always important to give your daughter the confidence that she needs so that she won't look elsewhere for approval and feeling love and acceptance. Votes: 0

Of course, we will face fear, experience ridicule, and meet opposition. Let us have the courage to defy the consensus, the courage to stand for principle. Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval. Votes: 0

Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on! Votes: 0

Once you know who you really are, being is enough. You feel neither superior to anyone nor inferior to anyone and you have no need for approval because you've awakened to your own infinite worth. Votes: 0

Euphemisms, like fashions, have their day and pass, perhaps to return at another time. Like the guests at a masquerade ball, they enjoy social approval only so long as they retain the capacity for deception. Votes: 0

I think, often with Australian films, if an Australian film has been given the seal of approval by an offshore festival or an offshore release, then it does mean a lot to a local audience. Votes: 0

A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway. Votes: 0

It is only the words of the bill that have presidential approval, where that approval is given. It is not to be supposed that in signing a bill the President endorses the whole Congressional Record. Votes: 0

Those who tread 'adult' as a term of approval cannot hope to be considered adult themselves. When I became a man I put away childish things, along with the desire to be very grown up. Votes: 0

Simply put, the best teachers are the ones you work your tail off for because in the end you just don't want them to think any less of you. You want and need their approval. Votes: 0