A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain

A man cannot be made comfortable without his own approval.
Barbara Walters

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
Vernon Howard

Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?
Elia Kazan

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.
Gerald R. Ford

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.
Anita Baker

Approval or blame will follow in the world to come.
Franz Schubert

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
Hans Selye

But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that they have approval over every bit of it so that they know I won't show something that's embarrassing.
Jay Roach

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

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.
Thomas E. Mann

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.
Mason Cooley

Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.
Ambrose Bierce

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.
Thomas S. Monson

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

First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.
Thomas E. Mann

Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.
Melvin Maddocks

God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.
Bill Hybels

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.
Horace

I can assure you that everything I say and do has the complete approval of the Fuehrer and that I would not say or do anything that does not have his approval.
Hjalmar Schacht