"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

Approval, Children, Now, Parents

"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

Approval, Criticism, Opposition

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

Jane Austen, British Writer

Approval, Quick

"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

Approval, Now, Right

"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

Approval, End, Flattery

"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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"Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best."

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Approval, Consciousness

"The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster."

Chris Morris, British Critic

Approval, Disaster, Pursuit

"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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Explore more quotes by Dale Carnegie

"Even god doesn't propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?"

Judgment

"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

"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."

Motivational

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion."

Empathy

"Success is getting what you want happiness is wanting what you get."

Happiness

"Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy."

Mindset

"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."

Mindset

"By talking to yourself every hour of the day, you can direct yourself to think thoughts of courage and happiness, thoughts of power and peace. By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for, you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing."

Mindset

"Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you."

Chaos