Adjustment Quote by Albert Einstein

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger or more intelligent than a fellow…

— Albert Einstein

The more you surrender to the fear of someone's disapproval, the more you lose face in your own eyes, and the more desperate you…

— Nathaniel Branden

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

— Ron Kaufman

“Constantly seeking approval means you’re perpetually worried that others are forming negative judgments of you. This steals the fun, ingenuity, and spontaneity from your…

— The Angel Affect

Those who know they're valued irrespective of their accomplishments often end up accomplishing quite a lot. It's the experience of being accepted without conditions…

— Alfie Kohn

Seeking approval and people pleasing forces you to alter your actions and speech to no longer reflect what you actually think or feel.

— Mark Manson

“Our culture's response to egotism is as misguided as our approach to inadequacy. When people feel and act as if they're better than others—belittling…

— Ellen Tadd

“An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know…

— Mandy Hale

Acceptance is approval, a word with a bad name in some psychologies. Yet it is perfectly normal to seek approval in childhood and throughout…

— David Richo

“Where the craving for admiration and approval predominates, intellectual rigor cannot thrive, if it survives at all.”

— Maude Newton

The more you approve of your own decisions in life, the less you feel the need to have them approved or accepted by others.

— Superman

Human nature demands recognition. Without it, people lose their sense of purpose and become dissatisfied, restless, and unproductive.

— Ricardo Semler