Disapproval Quotes
65 quotes by 60 authors
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When Jazz broke through in England, I remember sneaking to listen on the radio much to my parent's disapproval.
— Jeff Beck
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When we let others control us by the threat of disapproval and rejection, we give up far too much of ourselves and make it impossible…
— George Robinson
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The sooner we all learn to make a decision between disapproval and censorship, the better off society will be... Censorship cannot get at the real…
— Granville Hicks
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Pornography: That which excites, whether from approval or disapproval.
— Leonard Rossiter
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We are here speaking in open disapproval of that false system of philosophy, not so long ago introduced, by which, because of an extended and…
— Pope Gregory XVI
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Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language's most offensive C-word.
— John Oliver
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My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business.
— Paul Lynde
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I cannot but say a word and look my disapproval when I hear that my country is spending millions for war and war engines-more, I…
— Helen Keller
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Exclusion of just one class of citizens from receiving a marriage license based upon the perceived 'threat' they pose to the marital institution is, at…
— Terence C. Kern
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Gay people exist. There's nothing we can do in public policy that makes more of us exist, or less of us exist. And you guys…
— Rachel Maddow
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I look around me and nowhere do I see a stamp of disapproval with which nature marked a woman's candid brow.
— Franz Grillparzer
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Do women dress for men or women? I’ve always wondered why that eternally provocative question is put in terms of approval - as if the…
— Nancy Friday
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Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.
— Rudolf Bing
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I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.
— Agnetha Faltskog
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Each man is afraid of his neighbor's disapproval - a thing which, to the general run of the human race, is more dreaded than wolves…
— Mark Twain
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Approval is a greater motivator than disapproval, but we have to disapprove on occasion when we correct. It’s necessary. I make corrections only after I…
— John Wooden
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The very term ['mental disease'] is nonsensical, a semantic mistake. The two words cannot go together except metaphorically; you can no more have a mental…
— E. Fuller Torrey
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Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
— Harry A. Blackmun
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Success also requires the courage to risk disapproval. Most independent thought, new ideas, or endeavors beyond the common measure are greeted with disapproval, and ranging…
— Chin-Ning Chu
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The painful thing is that when we buy into disapproval,we are practicing disapproval. When we buy into harshness,we are practicing harshness.
— Pema Chodron
Who Wrote These Disapproval Quotes
60 authors contributed a total of 65 Disapproval Quotes, led by these top contributors: