#approve

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. ↗

— George Orwell

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Fools admire, but men of sense approve. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they disapprove you, what good. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

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I don't know anyone at the highest levels who approved Abu Ghraib. If President Barack Obama for a moment thought that somebody at a high level had approved it, he would go after them. ↗

— Peter King

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So far, 44 States, or 88 percent of the States, have enacted laws providing that marriage shall consist of a union between a man and a woman. Only 75 percent of the States are required to approve a constitutional amendment. ↗

— Jack Kingston

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My manner of thinking, so you say, cannot be approved. Do you suppose I care? A poor fool indeed is he who adopts a manner of thinking for others! ↗

— Marquis de Sade

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In mid-May, the House of Representatives approved the full amount of money that the Veterans Administration said was needed for next year - plus an additional $1 billion increase for veterans' health care. ↗

— Doc Hastings

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I am on my way, and tell him he better watch his ass!” Jack shouted, and I held the phone away from ear so it wouldn’t damage my eardrums. “Real mature, Jack,” Peter scoffed ↗

— Amanda Hocking

#my-blood-approves #maturity

If what the heart approves conforms to proper patterns, then even if one's desires are many, what harm would they be to good order? ↗

— Xun Zi

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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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