Quotes About Approval

5—You can't reason someone out of something they didn't reason themselves into. #6—"Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity. You'll avoid the tough decisions, and you'll avoid confronting the people who need to be confronted."—Colin Powell #7—"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."—Epictetus Cato

For too many of us, our sense of identity is more rooted in our performance than it is in God's grace.

A great tactician creates plans. A good tactician recognizes the soundness of a plan presented to him. A fair tactician must see the plan succeed before offering approval. Those with no tactical ability at all may never understand or accept it. Nor

When your power comes from others, on approval, you are their slave. Never sacrifice yourselves - never! Whoever urges you to self-sacrifice is worse than a common murderer, who at least cuts your throat himself, without persuading YOU to do it.

Once they have actually left office, we seem to grow fonder of our ex-presidents - and they of each other. That's why so many sighed in approval at Michelle Obama's public display of affection with George W. Bush at last month's dedication of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.

Then is when I decided to take it to Archie to see if they could do it as a comic book. I showed it to Richard Goldwater, and he showed it to his father, and a day or two later I got the OK to do it as a comic book.

It's very hard to be OK with who you are and not care what other people think of you. Believe me, I know.

And I'm OK being judged as an actor.

If you go down as a comedian's comedian, that's basically meaning other comedians are hopefully feeling that you're doing okay.

The reality is that we have all these awards and all these festivals that give out awards, so you sort of go, 'okay, well, people liked the film, and I think it's a good film, and it's up for an award - well, I guess it should win the award then.'

You know you must be doing something right if old people like you.

All I care about is that people who like me think I'm funny. I get on with writing pretty straight-down the line, old-fashioned stuff.

The older you get, the lesser you are bothered by what others think.

I couldn't care less what people have got to say as long as I have the backing from the people that matter - the gaffer, family, and my team-mates - and they know what I am like as a person on and off the pitch. That's all that matters.

One minute you can be the blue-eyed boy and the next match you can be slated.

It's definitely a high when you walk onstage and everybody starts applauding before you even say anything.

I would say that my parents were intermittently proud of me. They couldn't hang onto it, you know? It would come and go, like the flu.

Conscience is, in most men, an anticipation of the opinions of others.

I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices.

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.

To be popular, one must be a mediocrity.