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Approval Quotes

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

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

Hans Selye, Canadian Scientist

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

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

Andrew Carnegie, American Businessman

Approval, Consciousness

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

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

Melvin Maddocks, American Journalist

Approval, Giving, Jazz

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

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

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Approval, Truth, Happiness, Power, Wisdom

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

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

Phil Donahue, American Entertainer

Approval, Criticism, Parents, Tools

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

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

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Approval, Children, Now, Parents

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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."

"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

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

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

Johann Kepler, German Mathematician

Approval, Criticism, Man

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

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

Stephan Jenkins, American Musician

Approval, School

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

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

Maurice Chevalier, French Actor

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"The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster."

"The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster."

Chris Morris, British Critic

Approval, Disaster, Pursuit

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"Approval or blame will follow in the world to come."

"Approval or blame will follow in the world to come."

Franz Schubert, Austrian Composer

Approval, Blame, Will, World

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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."

"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

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

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

Jane Austen, British Writer

Approval, Quick

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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."

"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

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