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• Our desire for approval can only truly be met by receiving God’s acceptance and approval of us.

  Joyce Meyer

  Acceptance, Desire, Receiving

  Excerpt: 'Approval Addiction', abcnews.go.com. April 05, 2005.

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• To fill the hour; that is happiness to fill the hour, and leave no crevice for a repentance or an approval.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Happiness, Joy, Hours

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). “A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year”, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

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• Those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

  C. S. Lewis

  Tyrants, Libertarian Party, Democracies Have

  C. S. Lewis (2014). “God in the Dock”, p.324, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

  Otto von Bismarck

  Funny, Mean, Men

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• Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money.

  John Prebble

  Men, Engineering, Urban

  John Prebble (1956). “Disaster at Dundee”

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• The approval of the public is to be avoided like the plague. It is absolutely essential to keep the public from entering if one wishes to avoid confusion. I must add that the public must be kept panting in expectation at the gate by a system of challenges and provocations.

  Andre Breton

  Expectations, Confusion, Challenges

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• What do we call love, hate, charity, revenge, humanity, forgiveness? Different results of the master impulse, the necessity of securing one's self-approval.

  Mark Twain

  Love, Life, Success

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• We are not to be so concerned about who approves or disapproves of us, but remember that God's approval is what counts. Those whom God approves are approved indeed.

  Myles Munroe

  Remember, Concerned, Approved

  Myles Munroe (2005). “The Purpose and Power of Love & Marriage”, p.152, Destiny Image Publishers

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• God’s love sets us free from the need to seek approval. Knowing that we are loved by God, accepted by God, approved by God, and that we are new creations in Christ empowers us to reject self-rejection and embrace a healthy self-love. Being secure in God’s love for us, our love for Him, and our love for ourselves, prepares us to fulfill the second greatest commandment: To love our neighbor as ourselves.

  Myles Munroe

  Love Is, Self, Knowing

  Myles Munroe (2005). “The Purpose and Power of Love & Marriage”, p.153, Destiny Image Publishers

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• When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's.

  Timothy Keller

  Mean, Idols, People

  Timothy Keller (2009). “Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters”, p.83, Penguin

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• Your approval before God is woven into the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, not what other men and women think about you.

  Matt Chandler

  Jesus, Sacrifice, Men

  Matt Chandler, Josh Patterson, Eric Geiger (2012). “Creature of the Word: The Jesus-Centered Church”, p.28, B&H Publishing Group

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  The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Letter to his class at Radcliffe College, 6 Apr. 1896, in Letters (1920) vol. 2, p. 33

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• To seek approval is to have no resting place, no sanctuary. Like all judgement, approval encourages a constant striving. It makes us uncertain of who we are and of our true value. Approval cannot be trusted. It can be withdrawn at any time no matter what our track record has been. It is as nourishing of real growth as cotton candy. Yet many of us spend our lives pursuing it.

  Rachel Naomi Remen

  Real, Track, Judgement

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• Don't accept the applause of men, and you won't be destroyed by their criticism.

  Reinhard Bonnke

  Acceptance, Men, Criticism

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• This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers.

  Henry Taube

  Real, Discovery, Appreciate

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• It is a wise child that knows its own father, and an unusual one that unreservedly approves of him.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Wise, Fathers Day

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.121, Courier Corporation

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• You don't have to get a job that makes others feel comfortable about what they perceive as your success. You don't have to explain what your plan to do with your life. You don't have to justify your education by demonstrating its financial rewards. You don't have to maintain an impeccable credit score. Anyone who expects you to do any of those things has no sense of history of economics or science or the arts.

  Cheryl Strayed

  Life, Success, Education

  Cheryl Strayed (2015). “Brave Enough: A Mini Instruction Manual for the Soul”, p.10, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life and it's like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities.

  Gary Smalley

  Mom, Dad, Children

  Gary Smalley, John T. Trent (1995). “Leaving the Light On: Building the Memories That Will Draw Kids Home”, Multnomah

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

  Hans Selye

  Fear, Self Esteem, Approval Of Others

  hans selye (1974). “stress without distress”

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• Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Happiness, Smile, Courage

  Twitter post from Feb 18, 2015

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  The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

  Dale Carnegie

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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• Lean too much upon the approval of people, and it becomes a bed of thorns.

  Tehyi Hsieh

  People, Bed, Thorns

  Tehyi Hsieh (1948). “Chinese epigrams inside out, and proverbs”

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

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Life, Motivation

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• A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, Meaningful, Believe

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Mar 30, 2013

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• Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.

  Nachman of Breslov

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