#approval

The increase of territory and power of empires by force of arms has been the policy of all great powers, and it has always been possible to get the approval of their state religion. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

#approval #arms #been #empires #force

I think it is vital to fight to do something you want to do despite not gaining your community's or your friends' approval. ↗

— Archie Panjabi

#community #despite #fight #friends #gaining

If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#bad #banned #because #believe #church

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club. ↗

— Stephan Jenkins

#approval #club #high #high school #i

People striving for approval from others become phony. ↗

— Ichiro Suzuki

#become #others #people #phony #striving

You should seek approval from yourself. ↗

— Ichiro Suzuki

#seek #should #you #yourself

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

— Hans Selye

#condemnation #dread #much #thirst

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

#discovery #joy #our #peers #real

The three-year-old who lies about taking a cookie isn't really a liar after all. He simply can't control his impulses. He then convinces himself of a new truth and, eager for your approval, reports the version that he knows will make you happy. ↗

— Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

#after #approval #control #convinces #cookie

I was really small when jazz broke through in England and I can still remember sneaking off to the living room to listen to it on the radio - much to my parent's disapproval. ↗

— Jeff Beck

#disapproval #england #i #i can #jazz