"As much as we seek approval, we dread condemnation"

Approval, Emotion, Society, Validation

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"As much as we seek approval, we dread condemnation"

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"Children now expect their parents to audition for approval."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

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

Jane Austen, British Writer

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"When you release yourself from the need for approval and control you can stop punishing yourself and others."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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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."

Ellen DeGeneres, American Comedian

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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."

Bainbridge Colby, American Public Servant

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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, Swedish Musician

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"The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster."

Chris Morris, British Critic

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

Phil Donahue, American Entertainer

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

Melvin Maddocks, American Journalist

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

Maurice Chevalier, French Actor

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"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep."

Wisdom

"If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying."

Wisdom

"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire."

Inspirational

"Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic."

Positive

"Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners."

Wisdom

"I don't blame you one iota for feeling as you do. If I were you I would undoubtedly feel just as you do.'(...) You can say that and be 100 percent sincere, because if you were the other person you, of course, would feel just as he does (...) Suppose you had inherited the same body and temperament and mind (...) Suppose you had had his environment and experiences. You would then be precisely what he was - and where he was. For it is those things - and only those things - that made him what he was. (...) You deserve very little credit for being what you are - and remember, the people who come to you irritated, bigoted, unreasoning, deserve very little discredit for being what they are."

Empathy

"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

Courage

"Let's realise that criticisms are like homing pigeons. They always return home. Let's realise that the person we are going to correct and condemn will probably justify himself o herself, and condemn us in return."

Meaning

"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge."

Courage

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

Courage