But the most obvious fact about praise -- whether of God or anything -- strangely escaped me. I thought of it in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise. . . . The world rings with praise -- lovers praising their mistresses, readers their favorite poet, walkers praising the countryside, players praising their favorite game. . . . I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation.
Self-esteem comes from the self, not from acquisitions and approval.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
Senator Dan Coates, one of the most respected members to have in the Senate, he can't get approved. How do you not approve him? He's been a colleague, highly respected, brilliant guy, great guy, everybody knows it. We're waiting for approval.
There is a hunger in every human being for approval.
A Jew never laughs without looking at his wife for approval.
Of course, mothers were very conventional, everything was very conventional. You had to have approval.
Those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
A creative life cannot be sustained by approval any more than it can be destroyed by criticism.
I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.
The role at the DCCC as well as the role of chief deputy whip - I wouldn't be where I am in those spots if it were not for the speaker's approval.
Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others.
To love someone, why do you need society's approval and permission?
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.
If you are a Christian, your search for approval should be over.
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. There is nothing more satisfying than that sense of being completely "at home" in your own skin. When you achieve that as a natural state of "being", then you can finally look beyond yourself and fully contribute all your talents to the world.
Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money.
To a teenager, it cannot be true love if her family approves of him.
Self respect beats social approval, every time.