Mrs Morton’s knitting needles tutting against each other…

Disapproval is a very important factor in all progress. There has really never been any progress without it.

— James Henry Breasted

Hang your merit. I don't seek anyone's approbation.

— Anonymous

“If you can't set a better example for progress, don't show disapproval against the worse tradition!”

— Israelmore Ayivor

The very term ['mental disease'] is nonsensical, a semantic mistake. The two words cannot go together except metaphorically; you can no more have a…

— E. Fuller Torrey

“Though I no longer liked him or respected him, the thought of his disapproval frightened me.”

— Walter Kirn

The sooner we all learn to make a decision between disapproval and censorship, the better off society will be... Censorship cannot get at the…

— Granville Hicks

No man likes to live under the eye of perpetual disapprobation.

— Samuel Johnson

“Looks like Faye's doing a little extracurricular activity," a voice behind her murmured, and Cassie turned gratefully. Nick nodded at the guy who was…

— L.J. Smith

“Approval is overrated. Approval and disapproval alike satisfy those who deliver it more than those who receive it.”

— Gregory Maguire

Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.

— Diana Vreeland

The heart wants what the heart wants," she says, somewhat cryptically. I purse my lips in disapproval. "You'd think the heart would know better.

— Candace Bushnell

Collective judgment of new ideas is so often wrong that it is arguable that progress depends on individuals being free to back their own…

— W. Arthur Lewis

Anger is the ultimate troublemaker. I feel you can express a strong disapproval or dislike of an object without losing your temper.

— Dalai Lama

Approval is a greater motivator than disapproval, but we have to disapprove on occasion when we correct. It’s necessary. I make corrections only after…

— John Wooden

Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disapproval of elements within it should reflect on the fact that…

— Anonymous