Approval Quotes

539 Approval quotes by 407 unique authors

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. — Unknown Author
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. — Unknown Author
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
The Constitution exists precisely so that opinions and judgments, including esthetic and moral judgments about art and literature, can be formed, tested, and expressed. What… — Anthony Kennedy
Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most of their culture… — Chuck Palahniuk
When in Gregg v. Georgia the Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to capital punishment, this endorsement was premised on the promise that capital… — Thurgood Marshall
I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to indulge in benevolent and charitable sentiment through the appropriation of public funds ... I… — Grover Cleveland
The problem is that tolerant has changed its meaning. It used to mean 'I may disagree with you completely, but I will treat you with… — Rick Warren
What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval. — Mark Twain
Don't allow the approval and attention of others to destroy you. — Wayne Dyer
The state and the church seldom approve of anything I do. I don't need their approval. I don't aspire to the heterosexual nuclear family model — Jasmine Guy
I became an overachiever to get approval from the world... — Madonna Ciccone
We all know why [the generals] are so critical of the defense secretary. They're being defensive because they weren't able to implement his brilliant plan… — Stephen Colbert

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