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

Love is an unconditional state of being.

You will never gain anyone’s approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows.

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...

Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

If you read the constitution, it does not say ‘after obtaining the approval’ of the parliament but ‘after listening to the considerations’,

God’s approval should be your standard for success.

While the February mortgage lending and approval data are relatively healthy, there are hints that housing market activity could be starting to lose momentum after several months of improvement.

When we fall in love, we hope – both egotistically and altruistically – that we shall be finally, truly seen: judged and approved. Of course, love does not always bring approval: being seen may just...

Kama umefanya au umesema kitu kibaya na ukasema ukweli mbele ya mtu au ya watu, omba msamaha kupata tena kibali cha umma.

Life is too short to waste time waiting for other people’s approval on how you live it.

Before God put that dream into you, he did not ask for the approval of anybody… It means anyone who tells you “it’s impossible” is not from God!

Breath by breath, let go of fear, expectation, anger, regret, cravings, frustration, fatigue. Let go of the need for approval. Let go of old judgments and opinions. Die to all that, and fly free. Soar...

It was hard not to realize what kind of kid his parents wished they’d had, and when he thought about that kind of kid it was tempting for Paul to want to track, hunt, and...

The only approval you need in life, is that of your positive inner-self.

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

Find yourself first…like yourself first…love yourself FIRST…& friendship & love will naturally find YOU.

It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on...

Whatever you dream, you can achieve it provided it is the will of God for you. Once the Lord Jehovah is in approval of it, just dream it; He placed the power in you to...

You’ve been criticising yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

As a ?lame duck? president with low approval ratings, he?s not in a good position to sell this budget. The people in Congress can just wait him out.

I’m as efficient as a fish ant, I’m as mythical as a productive government employee, and I’m the kind of lover your mother would approve of. Ask her—she’ll tell you how good I am in...

I’ve always been looking for other people’s approval.

When a man has a gift in speaking the truth, brute aggression is no longer his security blanket for approval. He, on the contrary, spends most of his energy trying to tone it down because...

It is so.

We submit these pre-approval documents along with the offer. We want the seller to think the buyer walks on water. The seller knows that, 30 days down the road, the buyer won’t back out because...

A motto of the human race: Let me do as I like, and give me approval as well.

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...