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I don't go by or change my attitude based on what people say. At the end of the day, they, too, are judging me from their perspective. I would rather be myself and let people accept me for what I am than be somebody who I am not, just because I want people's approval. Karan Patel

Change, Attitude, Perspective, Myself

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

Strength, Lion, Strong, Sheep, Need

I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. Johannes Kepler

Man, Criticism, Intelligent, Single

The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not. Ellen G. White

Work, Education, Mother, Daughter, Words

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval. Caroline Knapp

Achievement, Parents, Good, You, Reward

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions. Harvey Mackay

People, Rest, Opinions, Rejection, Your

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

Best, Look, Doing, Consciousness, Your

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

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

Man, Comfortable, Own, Without, Cannot

When you grow up a fatherless son, in many ways you have to raise yourself. No one tells you what looks good on you, how to carry yourself, or provides the approval. Without a father, you grow up never knowing what you didn't have. There is no intimate model of who you want to become, so it's as if you're always guessing. John Hickenlooper

Father, Son, Good, Yourself, Grow, You

Everyone wants to be liked; everyone wants approval. No one likes being ignored. Mallory Ortberg

Everyone, Being Ignored, Likes, Ignored

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance. Brene Brown

Best, Acceptance, Think, People, Your

Success is not two cars or a swimming pool. It's the approval of your peers. Peter Finch

Success, Swimming, Pool, Two, Success Is

The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster. Chris Morris

Disaster, Pursuit, Ends

I'm so glad I'm not a dentist. How many times does someone say, 'Oh, Doc, it felt so good when you were drilling my teeth'? Never. But when you give someone a wonderful cookie, you put a little of yourself in, and you see someone's face light up - that's immediate approval. Paula Deen

Light, Good, Yourself, Face, You, Say

To serve as prime minister while being too mindful of the approval rating is like serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster. What is important, I believe, is that I really act on promises that I make and leave results. Leave a track record and show that to the Japanese public, who will, at the end of the day, I hope, appreciate it. Shinzo Abe

Hope, Day, End, End Of The Day, Believe

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval. Denis Waitley

Achievement, Yourself, Striving, Own

We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions. Jose Rizal

Time, Wish, Trying, Elders, Nation, Turn

The masses go into a revolution not with a prepared plan of social reconstruction, but with a sharp feeling that they cannot endure the old regime. Only the guiding layers of a class have a political program, and even this still requires the test of events and the approval of the masses. Leon Trotsky

Revolution, Political, Feeling, Test, Go

If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get 100 percent approval. Hillary Clinton

Service, Politics, Make A Difference

You're not free in life until you're free of wanting other people's approval. Dawn Steel

Life, People, Free, You, Wanting, Other

I'm on the patch right now. Where it releases small dosages of approval until I no longer crave it, and then I'm gonna rip it off. Ellen DeGeneres

Small, Now, Right, Off, Where, Then

People striving for approval from others become phony. Ichiro Suzuki

People, Others, Striving, Become, Phony

My own experience is that there is no real effort in life that is not done better under encouragement and approval of our fellow men. Charles M. Schwab

Life, Experience, Effort, Men, Better

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

Work, Joy, Discovery, Real, Peers, Our

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything. Agnetha Faltskog

End, Stand, Know, Flattery, I Can, Own

My literal responsibility as director of the CIA with regard to covert action was to inform the Congress - not to seek their approval; to inform. Michael Hayden

Responsibility, Action, Congress, Seek

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