The visits Prime Minister Koizumi made to the Yasukuni Shrine, I believe, had nothing to do with approval ratings. He paid respects… — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
When your power comes from others, on approval, you are their slave. Never sacrifice yourselves - never! Whoever urges you to self-sacrifice… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words,… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
We abandon the most important journey of our lives when we abandon desire. We leave our hearts by the side of the… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a… — Jimmy Carr Copy Share Image
The reason I gained so much weight in the first place and the reason I had such a sorry history of abusive… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
When we fall in love, we hope - both egotistically and altruistically - that we shall be finally, truly seen: judged and… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
The U.S. fiscal union has worked, in no small part, by enabling subsidies to the Mississippis without requiring the approval of the… — Austan Goolsbee Copy Share Image
Marriage is not defined in the federal Constitution at all; it's a matter for the states. And applying the Fourteenth Amendment to… — Mike Huckabee Copy Share Image
At last Niko dropped his hands, and opened his eyes. His perfect tree illusion solidified and settled. "Very nice," said Briar with… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
Vic pointed at him, two finger-guns of approval. “I like a man who knows the value of words, doesn’t spend ’em too… — Claudia Gray Copy Share Image
Whenever I write about my family, I start by getting my parent's approval. I like to think I write about them with… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
If you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
A year ago, my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the supreme court had just withdrawn, and my vice… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I built a studio in my house so I can be with my kids. I go out to my approval meetings [for… — Jessica Simpson Copy Share Image
Sometimes people will hear you and be able to change their behavior, but often their behavior has more to do with their… — Jillian Michaels Copy Share Image
But as for me, Emperor, nature has not given me stature, age has marred my face, and my strength is impaired by… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
There was a day when I died; died to self, my opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval… — George Muller Copy Share Image
We are deeply conditioned against unconditionality because we've been told in a thousand different ways that accomplishment always precedes acceptance, that achievement… — Tullian Tchividjian Copy Share Image
To win the trophy of enchanting grace: Ranks of Carnations, to all ladies dear, Of whose sweet taste I write approval here,… — Ruth Pitter Copy Share Image
To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but, the simple… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
The person who prays more in public than in private reveals that he is less interested in God's approval than in human… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
Some young ladies are so starved for male approval that what should be a normal attraction to men is accelerated into an… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If liberty of speech is to be untrammeled from the grosser forms of constraint, the uniformity of opinion will be secured by… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, Whats… — Taylor Schilling Copy Share Image
The approval of the public is to be avoided like the plague. It is absolutely essential to keep the public from entering… — Andre Breton Copy Share Image
“Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves--their convictions and their aspirations--every… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
We certainly ... hope that the Congress will act in an appropriate fashion and not waste its time with ineffectual, sham legislation… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
Having emotional independence means we are no longer tied to the need for constant approval and are, therefore, not coerced into doing… — Sue Thoele Copy Share Image
When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
It is only the words of the bill that have presidential approval, where that approval is given. It is not to be… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
The Government have consistently made it clear that the mechanism in the United Kingdom whereby the European draft constitutional treaty could be… — Douglas Alexander Copy Share Image
Over the years, HIV/AIDS activists and their allies have been pioneers in creating new frontiers in the medical establishment. Through their efforts,… — David Mixner Copy Share Image
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… — Cary Grant Copy Share Image
The Age of Reason has turned out to be the Age of Structure; a time when, in the absence of purpose, the… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I don't get it , my mom tells me to get her something so I get it .. when I ask her… — Armin Ferizovic Copy Share Image
As we do what He would have us do for His children, the Lord considers it kindness to Him, and we will… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image