Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
Who dispenses reputation? Who makes us respect and revere persons, works, laws, the great? Who but this faculty of imagination? All the… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
It's good to pursue and live a fulfilling and desirable life than to live in a life that is expected and approved… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
I hadn't realized how much I'd relied on his scowls or his shrugs or his grudging looks of approval to help me… — Karen Chance 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
When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually… — Chris Smith Copy Share Image
This will be a revolution of inquiring further, of not worrying about winning other people's approval, of not wishing you were someone… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
For a college basketball player or coach, to reach the Final Four is la-la land. You’ve achieved, you’ve got your stamp of… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
If you shut yourself up disdainfully in your ivory tower and insist that you have your own conscience and are satisfied with… — Luigi Pirandello Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to get approval from anyone else. No one's approval matters to me - what matters is making myself happy… — Ashley Nell Tipton Copy Share Image
I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don't… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Whatever task you undertake, do it with all your heart and soul. Always be courteous, never be discouraged. Beware of him who… — Bernard Baruch Copy Share Image
Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's what I'm doing. If I'm not, I… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
When I visit local communities, people often complain that they need the approval of several dozen government departments to get something done… — Li Keqiang Copy Share Image
I think the most attractive thing for me when I meet a guy is confidence and him being comfortable in his own… — Minka Kelly Copy Share Image
“In short, my aunt demanded that whoever came to see her must at one and the same time approve of her way… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
I worked with someone who told me they'd never like me. But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her… — Ariana Grande Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs had something like a 90% approval rating from his employees. You hear stories about him being this short-tempered, aggressive person,… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
I always knew I could hold people's attention and make them laugh every 30 or 40 seconds, and I got approval and… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
It may be that the requirement of a preliminary approval by the Grand Jury, of all accusations of a serious nature, justified… — Edward Jenks Copy Share Image
The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the… — Russ Carnahan Copy Share Image
To us, our house was not unsentient matter -- it had a heart, and a soul, and eyes to see us with;… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
All these people are walking so shy, they don't want others to see who they are inside, but why? Why not be… — Karlene Garcia Copy Share Image
Those who tread 'adult' as a term of approval cannot hope to be considered adult themselves. When I became a man I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe… — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society." "Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
I started playing the acoustic guitar for more singer-songwriter type stuff. I bet if I would have gotten more approval for my… — Jill Sobule Copy Share Image
The authorized biographers - the ones hand-picked to write the sanitized version of a subject's life - sit up front with the… — Kitty Kelley Copy Share Image
Generally, appreciation means some blend of thankfulness, admiration, approval, and gratitude. In the financial world, something that "appreciates" grows in value. With… — Doc Childre 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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