Approved Quotes

186 Approved quotes by 165 unique authors

Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some say they admired… — Anthony de Mello
NEW RULE: 'Kidiots' Leave the children behind. At least until they learn something. A new study has shown that half of American high schools agree… — Bill Maher
Nobody ever recommended a dictatorship aiming at ends other than those he himself approved. He who advocates dictatorship always advocates the unrestricted rule of his… — Ludwig von Mises
I felt betrayed and absolutely livid, but my body wasn’t smart enough to know it. It had liked the feel of his hands, wanted more… — Karen Chance
He had heard her say, so many times, that a society that approved of making abortion illegal was a society that approved of violence against… — John Irving
Although she was aware that somewhere under her complicated strata of vests and petticoats there was some skin, that didn't mean to say she approved… — Terry Pratchett
And the way he looked at her was so intense, his big green eyes probing into her, like he approved of everything she held inside. — Lauren Kate
Approved attributes and their relation to face make every man his own jailer; this is a fundamental social constraint even though each man may like… — Erving Goffman
I take literally the statement in the Gospel of John that God loves the world. I believe that the world was created and approved by… — Wendell Berry
There ought, I thought, to be a ritual for being born twice - patched, retreaded and approved for the road. — Sylvia Plath
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. — Benjamin Franklin
Why Alexia that is quite beautiful. It does ot reflect your customary taste at all approved Miss Hisselpenny with glee. Trust Ivy to like the… — Gail Carriger
A smile flitted across War's mouth, hidden by her helmet. She had little patience for religion (although she approved heartily of the religious fanatics who… — Jackie Morse Kessler
I mean you're given all these lessons for the unimportant things--piano-playing, typing. You're given years and years of lessons in how to balance equations, which… — Anne Tyler
I am sorry," was all Drizzt could quietly mouth. Vierna shook her head, refusing any apology. To Drizzt, it seemed as if that buried part… — R A Salvatore
My whole life I've been a fraud. I'm not exaggerating. Pretty much all I've ever done all the time is try to create a certain… — David Foster Wallace
Unfortunately, beer was only a short-term answer. And head transplants had yet to be approved by the FDA. — J R Ward
Shut your eyes so the heart may become your eye, and with that vision look upon another world. If you can step away from your… — Unknown Author
There were people thrice her size on the Trenton platform and she looked admiringly at one of them, a woman in a very short skirt.… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Thank Artemis, it is you! That little scar on your lip--you tried to eat a stapler when you were two!" ... Hedge nodded like he… — Rick Riordan
People do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I… — Erich Fromm
If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need… — Deepak Chopra
I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is… — Wendell Berry
In the early 1990s we witnessed the emergence of a revitalized contemporary Chinese art world that began as a reaction against the government-approved Social Realist… — Arne Glimcher
In real life, my parents pretty much approved of all my boyfriends. I guess I was doing something wrong. I should have been more rebellious. — Unknown Author

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