Quotes about Approval

For they know the approval—and the worth they assign to this approval— would not be there without certain behaviors on their part. Hence, they never experience unconditional love and worth.

We judge others harshly in order to judge ourselves with approval.

With selective hearing, these individuals will hold to the status quo and gravitate toward those who will tell them what they want to hear at the neglect of what they need to hear.

Aunt Wellington, of whom Valancy stood in abject awe, would tell her about Olive's new chiffon dress and Cecil's last devoted letter. Valancy would have to look as pleased and interested as if the dress and letter had been hers or else Aunt Wellington would be offended. And Valancy had long ago decided that she would rather offend God than Aunt Wellington, because God might forgive her but Aunt Wellington never would.

If you have the smile of God what does it matter if you have the frown of men?

Don't worry when you are not recognized but strive to be worthy of recognition

Everybody likes compliment.

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition... I have no other so great as that of being truely esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

Those who seek to please everybody please nobody.

By trying to please everybody, he had pleased nobody, and lost his Ass besides.

If you spend your life trying to please people or letting them control you, you may make them happy, but you'll miss your destiny.

Everybody likes a compliment.