As gatekeepers decline, status signals shift from approval-based to performance-based.

Love is an unconditional state of being.

Familia yako haikusaidii chochote katika mipango ya takdiri yako. Hii inasikitisha sana. Unajitahidi kila siku kuwafurahisha watu unaowapenda na watu wako wa karibu. Kila ukijitahidi kupata kibali cha watu unaishia kudharaulika na kuonekana mjinga asiyekuwa...

When you release yourself from the need for approval and control you can stop punishing yourself and others.

Are you an aberration to your species?’ she cried. ‘Cats don’t look for approval!

What do you mean I have to wait for someone’s approval? I’m someone. I approve. So I give myself permission to move forward with my full support!

We are pleased to receive approval of the transaction in Idaho and appreciate the efforts of the commission and all parties to the proceeding working together to reach an agreement that is fair and equitable...

With the party, he’s much more popular than statewide. This approval rating likely reflects general dissatisfaction not just with the governor but the political process.

I refuse to hold the coats of this generation.

Certain things are extremely difficult to understand, such as the concept of unconditional love, perhaps it is due to mislead thoughts about God’s love for us. Assuming that we can say or do certain things...

If the county council approves the contract as written, he will sign it. He will sign it immediately upon approval.

Joe wanted to go. A couple guys wanted to go, and I think you need (prior) approval, and I didn’t want to risk (a penalty) at that stage of the game. I still think he’ll...

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

We are delighted to receive final approval for our branch license in Dubai.

We only have 16 vacancies left to fill, and we got the approval to post six openings next week. In direct care, the numbers are really coming up. … I know that’s got to help.

We are pleased to have received approval of the transaction in all six states served by PacifiCorp. We remain on schedule to close the transaction by the end of the first quarter.

With a Chief Justice who’s been given a stamp of approval by the extreme right-wing, it’s critical that the next Justice preserve a fair and balanced Court,

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

That?s another reason why we need to get council approval tomorrow night.

As an author, I like self-help, because clapping can be done by myself, for myself. I should buy gloves.

The decision of PLC speaker includes only appointments and promotions and not related to the approval of presidential decrees.

[After the handover of sovereignty, the multinational force will be in the country] with the approval of the Iraqi government, and anything it does has to be done in consultation with the Iraqi government and...

We’re very pleased with the result. We got unanimous approval and we’d like to see the project move forward.

A need for approval lies behind all efforts of evangelism. If someone else can be convinced, that will show us that we are on the right path. The attempt to convince someone of anything is...

We are pleased to have completed the regulatory approval process in just 10 months from the date the transaction was announced May 24, 2005. We appreciate the thorough and efficient review of the transaction by...

If all we ever offer is blanket praise without any meaning behind it, kids will always seek approval because they’ll never feel satisfied. If we offer genuine encouragement for their accomplishments, they won’t need our...

Love is the essential ingredient. Without it, sex is meaningless, approval is bribery, and success is short-lived.

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological...

When you live your life seeking the opinion and approval of others, you become a slave in your mind and soul to others. This is the worst form of slavery.

Sometimes you must agree with someones opinion for the sake of being polite and modest, but within you, you know that you are not foolish and crazy.

The defense team has not yet been finalized. It will be made public when the accused (Saddam) gives his approval to the new team.

I think that’s one of the reasons it took so long for approval,

I submit a body of facts which cannot be invalidated. My opinions may be doubted, denied, or approved, according as they conflict or agree with the opinions of each individual who may read them; but...

Guys have a mental calendar of days in the week, and below the days are empty boxes. On days when they have sex, the box gets a checked. The check mark means all is good...

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

If you find yourself craving approval, you are low on self-love. Stop grasping for a few scraps wherever you can. Go home and make yourself a feast. Love yourself deeply today.

Approval process of the Customs Union Additional Protocol in the Turkish parliament is totally under the discretion of Turkey. Necessary steps will be taken when time comes,

Most people think everybody feels about them much more violently than they actually do; they think other people’s opinions of them swing through great arcs of approval or disapproval.

There will be a procedure to present the government to parliament for discussion and approval.

Don’t always seek the approval of others concerning your goals or dreams. Not everyone wants to see you succeed, just because they are not successful.

For mankind knows hardly a joy which will surpass that of approval of his work.

We welcome the fact that each side has given at least verbal approval to a truce,

FDA approval should be the gold standard for comprehensive examination of drug safety. We shouldn’t be second-guessing the agency’s processes.

With the approval of a pediatric cardiologist, and after careful exercise testing, exercise is generally safe and tolerable for children with congenital heart defects.

Shame without repentance doesn’t lose power when it is spoken, it only seeks approval.

Right now, the president’s approval rating is not that strong. That has a lot to do with Iraq.

Pursuing a dream without God’s approval is as dangerous as walking on a rope bridge over a big gutter? Guess the end….!

The Japanese economy, as the approval of foreign investors has been showing, has undoubtedly improved.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

Although we view this as a done deal, the lack of finality in the approval may be holding some investors back. We continue to believe that silver will trade higher from here.