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Melvin Maddocks

"Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout."

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"Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout."

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"As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation."

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"How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!"

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"Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing than approval."

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"I'm on the patch right now. Where it releases small dosages of approval until I no longer crave it, and then I'm gonna rip it off."

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"The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster."

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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."

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"I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses."

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"That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval."

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"But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club."

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"Those whose approval you seek most give you the least."

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"Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout."
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