Approved Quotes

186 Approved quotes by 165 unique authors

It is an approved maxim in war, never to do what the enemy wishes you to do, for this reason alone, that he desires it. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when God looks at… — Pope Francis
Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place. — Margaret Drabble
As much as the next person, I want to be approved of, but I'm not greedy for that stuff. — Colin Firth
In mid-May, the House of Representatives approved the full amount of money that the Veterans Administration said was needed for next year - plus an… — Doc Hastings
All these jokes have been pre-approved as funny by me. — Mitch Hedberg
Whatsoever is good; the same is also approved of God. — Richard Hooker
Despite Arizona's remarkable growth in recent years, we have met the current federal health standards for ozone pollution and the Environmental Protection Agency recently approved… — Jane D. Hull
I don't know anyone at the highest levels who approved Abu Ghraib. If President Barack Obama for a moment thought that somebody at a high… — Peter King
When bureaucrats talk about increasing our 'access' to x, y or z, what they're really talking about is increasing exponentially their control over our lives.… — Michelle Malkin
I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever! — Thomas Menino
This is certainly not the first case in which a merger approved in one place hasn't gone through in the other. There was a case… — Mario Monti
Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes it fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way. — Blaise Pascal
Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents… — Jeremy Rifkin
My manner of thinking, so you say, cannot be approved. Do you suppose I care? A poor fool indeed is he who adopts a manner… — Marquis de Sade
I also take pleasure in the so-called negative power in Grotjahn's work. That is, I love his paintings for what they are not. Unlike much… — Jerry Saltz
When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa. — Sargent Shriver
The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending… — Eliot Spitzer
As to the war with Japan, the President had already received my memorandum in general as to the possibility of getting a substantial unconditional surrender… — Henry L. Stimson
As a younger actor you want to be approved of, you want to gain respect, be admired. All of those things. To say: 'This is… — Kristin Scott Thomas
My mother has never approved of high heels. As a result, I have never been able to walk in high heels - and they were… — Emma Thompson
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. — Mark Twain
No expense has been incurred but what has been approved of and provided for by Parliament. — Robert Walpole
Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the massacre of suspected guerrillas, as well as their wives… — Clara Zetkin
People with self-respect exhibit a certain toughness, a kind of moral nerve; they display what was once called *character,* a quality which, although approved in… — Joan Didion

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