Quotes About Approval

bThere is, indeed, nothing that man's nature seeks more eagerly than to be flattered.

He had been so friendly, and he had shown clearly that he did not think me in the least stupid--or, if he did, he liked it.

One should embrace the artist's profession only after recognising in oneself an intense passion for Nature and the disposition to pursue it with a perseverance that nothing can shatter - thirst for neither approval nor financial profit. Do not be discouraged by the censure that might fall upon one's works - one must be armoured with a strong conviction which makes one go straight ahead fearing no obstacle. An unremitting task […] an unassailable conscience. (From a sketchbook of 1847).

It's just a matter of telling yourself that your creation is OK, no matter what it is.

She said: "We all spend our twenties and thirties trying so hard to be perfect, because we're so worried about what people will think of us. Then we get into our forties and fifties, and we finally start to be free, because we decide that we don't give a damn what anyone thinks of us. But you won't be completely free until you reach your sixties and seventies, when you finally realize this liberating truth—nobody was ever thinking about you, anyhow.

But never delude yourself into believing that you require someone else's blessing (or even their comprehension) in order to make your own creative work.

The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.

All hands agreed, and the wire was sent. The reply was a one-word telegram: "Proceed.

Nada debería tener tanto un economista como el aplauso.

I'm signaling to others that I'm good.

I can show weakness. I can be real. And when I reveal my true heart, not everyone is going to approve. What I know now is that I don't need them to.

And when I reveal my true heart, not everyone is going to approve. What I know now is that I don't need them to.

Knowing the Word of God is one of our strongest protections against choosing the approval of people over the authority of God. We have to determine we're going to get to know our Bibles.

Aren't you going to introduce your little girlfriend to your mother?

It seems you don't approve of the family business Katerina. Or of me. But these chances you take... These things you do... This is a dangerous life to live... alone.

If you don't mind me saying, Mr. Hale. She's a keeper." He pointed in Kat's direction.

Because sometimes there's more worth in silence than noise. Sometimes everything you need to know is contained in that small quiet space. Sometimes we get so caught up in distraction and noise and seeking other people's approval we forget the quiet seed of truth that lives in our hearts. But just because we fail to tune in to it, doesn't mean it's not there.

We struggle so much with wanting everybody to like us, we weaken ourselves at times.

I wish everybody in the world liked me, but a lot of them don't. That's because my whatever - my weakness, my vulnerability, my ego, whatever it is.

The Web critic relies on his or her readers for attentiveness and approval.

Natalie's estate is handled by Global Icons, and they police the world so her picture isn't on a T-shirt or coffee cup unless we approve of it.

My grandmother, in her retirement home, actually has a picture of me from 'Star' magazine on their fashion police list. I think that's hilarious, but if Grandma approves, then I feel like I am all good.

No politician wants to be challenged. They all say they want to be, but we all want to be anointed.

Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented.