on approval
“I would rather go out of politics having the feeling that I had done what was right than stay in with the approval of all men, knowing in my heart that I have acted as I ought not to.”
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From our community writers
In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt The irony is that he broke the only person he never wanted to hurt.
Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney
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More on approval
A large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses for the approval of fellow architects and critics, not for the tenants.
Prince CharlesPrince Charles The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.
Denis WaitleyDenis Waitley Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
Wayne DyerWayne Dyer Can you seek your own approval instead of theirs?
Sophia JoanSophia Joan Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.
Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Everyone strives for approval and wats to be loved.
Ariana GrandeAriana Grande If anything, we should feel sorry for the people who want us to feel bad about ourselves, because they are the ones struggling for approval.
Ariana GrandeAriana Grande