Approval Quotes

539 quotes by 429 authors

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in harmony with himself and his environment. — Oscar Wilde
Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, politics or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies. Broadly… — Mark Twain
To fill the hour; that is happiness to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. There is nothing more satisfying than that sense of being completely "at home" in your own… — Mark Twain
Don't depend on other people as the source of your happiness or for approval. — Joyce Meyer
A person will gain everyone's approval if he mixes the pleasant with the useful. — Horace
Because your brain uses information from the areas around the blind spot to make a reasonable guess about what the blind spot would see if… — Daniel Gilbert
Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives. — Louise Hay
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. — Laozi
Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for appreciation and approval.… — Michael Josephson
In many ways we were drugged when we were young. We were brought up to need people. For what? For acceptance, approval, appreciation, applause. — Anthony de Mello
I have never seen people who could do real work except under the stimulus of encouragement and enthusiasm and the approval of the people for… — B. C. Forbes
Pornography: That which excites, whether from approval or disapproval. — Leonard Rossiter
It may be called the Master Passion, the hunger for self-approval. — Mark Twain
If a person sings quietly to himself on the street people smile with approval; but if he talks it's not alright; they think he's crazy.… — Edward Hoagland
Companies are looking to be quicker with content, provide faster approval and be able to capitalize on the conversation and content of the moment. — Jeff Barrett
Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval. — Phil Donahue
A leader must identify himself with the group, must back up the group, even at the risk of displeasing superiors. He must believe that the… — Vince Lombardi
The man who can face vilification and disgrace, who can stand up against the popular current, even against his friends and his country when he… — Alexander Berkman
If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone's expectations is the number one goal, you… — Hope Solo

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