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
I started to kiss him back, slower and clumsy where his had been sure, practiced. I was worried I was doing it… — J. Lynn Copy Share Image
Fights with my father were really quite brutal. I would not live his vision. I would not become who he wanted me… — Kevyn Aucoin Copy Share Image
Should the king in exile pretend he is happy there? Should he not seek his own country? His miseries are his ally;… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
He had the uncanny capacity to know exactly what your weak point is, know what will make you feel small, to make… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
The man who can face vilification and disgrace, who can stand up against the popular current, even against his friends and his… — Alexander Berkman Copy Share Image
Looking for approval or blaming others or feeling like a victim. Whenever I feel myself doing that I try to stop and… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
The phrase, the world wants to be deceived, has become truer than had ever been intended. People are not only, as the… — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
Lean too much upon the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns. — Tehyi Hsieh Copy Share Image
A friend in the true sense is not a person who passively nods approval of our conduct or ignores improper behavior. A… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
Parents want their kids’ approval, a reversal of the past ideal of children striving for their parents’ approval. — Elizabeth Kolbert Copy Share Image
In his essay 'Self-Reliance' Emerson wrote, 'Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.' The Apostle Paul reminds us that whoso… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Naturalness is the easiest thing in the world to acquire, if you will forget yourself-forget about the impression you are trying to… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
It is by no means enough that an officer should be capable. . . . He should be as well a gentleman… — John Paul Jones Copy Share Image
Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, politics or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
We all know why [the generals] are so critical of the defense secretary. They're being defensive because they weren't able to implement… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Pornography: That which excites, whether from approval or disapproval. — Leonard Rossiter Copy Share Image
Whether we like it or not, quantification in history is here to stay for reasons which the quantifiers themselves might not actively… — J. H. Plumb Copy Share Image
We must return immigration to a logical, orderly process where people fill out their applications and wait for approval. We must make… — Ross Perot Copy Share Image
Approval isn’t necessary. It’s nice when you get it, but it’s not going to stop us from being who we are. I… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
The Gospel Prayer In Christ, there is nothing I can do that would make You love me more, and nothing I have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Don't fight against yourself for approval. Love yourself, find someone who loves you for who you are. Make it easy. — Ely Copy Share Image
I think actors, they maybe want more approval than I'm used to giving. Everybody does. Everybody needs a hug you know, all… — Timothy Miller Copy Share Image