Approval Quotes

“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
― Louise L. Hay, You Can Heal Your Life

“You will never gain anyone's approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.”
― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass: Embracing Singleness with Confidence

“I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.”
― Johannes Kepler

“COMING FORTH INTO THE LIGHT

I was born the day
I thought:
What is?
What was?
And
What if?

I was transformed the day
My ego shattered,
And all the superficial, material
Things that mattered
To me before,
Suddenly ceased
To matter.

I really came into being
The day I no longer cared about
What the world thought of me,
Only on my thoughts for
Changing the world.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people's opinions of them swing through great arcs of approval or disapproval.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night

“When we fall in love, we hope - both egotistically and altruistically - that we shall be finally, truly seen: judged and approved. Of course, love does not always bring approval: being seen may just as well lead to a thumbs-down and a season in hell.”
― Julian Barnes, Nothing to Be Frightened Of

“What do you mean I have to wait for someone's approval?  I'm someone.  I approve.  So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support!”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
― Louise Hay

“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.”
― Vernon Howard

“Stay true to yourself. An original is worth more than a copy.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“A balanced inner calmness radiates from a peaceful centre. It neither craves others' approval nor rejects others' presence. It neither pulls towards nor pushes away. It has a reverent attitude towards life and all its inhabitants.”
― Donna Goddard, The Love of Devotion

“When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on the contrary, spends most of his energy trying to tone it down because his very nature is already offensive enough.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“A friendship where you're always trying to be considerate of the other person, always worrying about what they think, always responding to every single text, always seeking their approval and then finally connecting with them, isn't friendship at all.”
― Wataru Watari, やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。1

“Man's desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has brought his enemy (conscience) within his gates; and it keeps watch over him, vigilant always in the interests of its master to crush any half-formed desire to break away from the herd.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence

“Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.”
― Charles Schwab

“Are you an aberration to your species?' she cried. 'Cats don't look for approval!”
― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men

“Save your shaming for the girl, Doctor. If I cared for human approval, I would have been dead long ago.” He turned and started wading into the swamp. “Time is passing. I, for one, have no intention of remaining here for your betrayer to bring back the soldiers and their guns.”
― Paolo Bacigalupi, The Drowned Cities

“Knowing who we are in Christ sets us free from the need to impress others.”
― Joyce Meyer, Approval Addiction: Overcoming Your Need to Please Everyone

“The greatest threat is not fear of the unknown, disapproval, or change. The greatest threat is indifference”
― Leo Lourdes, A World of Yoga: 700 Asanas for Mindfulness and Well-Being

“Vera knows her cue. The police officers part so she can race up the steps to where Daphne's open arms are waiting. She hugs Daphne tight, breathes in that dishsoap and hairspray smell that means rules and disapproval and safety.
Her mother's hands rest lightly on her shoulders.
After a few seconds, Vera allows her mother to push her away. She looks up and sees warm satisfaction in the pressed-thin line of Daphne's mouth. Vera has accomplished the necessary task of showing strangers that she is loved, that she is cared for, that everything at home is just fine.
Her mother's approval settles over her like a jacket that's just a little too thin for the weather.”
― Sarah Gailey, Just Like Home

“Never seek approval or validation from man, over what God told you.”
― Daniel ANIKOR, Wells of inspiration: Sage's Secret

“The Dark Cloud
Is a father who loves to abuse and thinks that is perfectly okay
Is a stamp of approval from a mobster that thinks he’s here to stay
Is a foul mouth and quick temper that acts like it is new
Is a moody actor that believes that he is above the entire crew”
― Aida Mandic, The Dark Cloud

“the most critical thing an aspiring writer can do, I think, is to always know why he or she is doing it and for whom. It’s fine to find gratification in the approval of others or in financial success or in any other extrinsic reward, but it’s toxic to make that approval or prestige the motive to write.”
― Maria Popova

“Living life without opposition, conflict, and strife, is like riding a bicycle without peddling. Just like living life, we know that the peddling ultimately creates the momentum that we need to move forward.”
― Asa Don Brown

“Your dreams are not dependent on other people's approval, but on your perseverance and willingness to fulfil your purpose in your lifetime.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Exploring the Explosive Power of Big Dreams

“The best artists had family who disapproved."

"That's true. Then again, very likely so did the worst.”
― Heidi Heilig, The Girl from Everywhere

“Freedom of Speech’ has never penned its signature on the ‘License to Lie.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Bigger teams often confuse coordination with progress. Every extra layer of approval slows learning.”
― Shamail Aijaz, Paralyzed by Planning: How Businesses Waste Millions Before They Even Begin

“They all listened with respect to Dr. Gronne. He had been in turn a college professor, a social worker and a minister, had received the approval of the white folks and was thus doubly acceptable to the Negroes. Much of his popularity was due to the fact that he very cleverly knew how to make statements that sounded radical to Negroes but sufficiently conservative to satisfy the white trustees of his school.”
― George S. Schuyler, Black No More