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...

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.

The odds are still against an approval, … Are the concessions all ‘hard dollars’ is the question that the ATSB and analysts are asking.

You have the approval of yourself. That’s quite enough for we who know true inner peace! – Charmainism

It’s a good development and keeps them on track for the U.S. approval probably later this year.

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

These are desperate days for the Bush campaign with the president’s job approval in the danger zone. They are desperately using the politics of fear to try and distract from President Bush’s failed record on...

The FDA could legitimately speed up approval of new drugs as they become available because people are dying and we want to get the drugs available as fast as possible,

The rule of thumb is the lower the approval rating for Congress, the lower the approval rating for the party in control. The more vulnerable the seat, the greater pressure to stick it out. If...

Even though the president’s job-approval numbers are down a bit, the RNC is still raising money at a record clip. It’s likely a case where it’s the party activists that give, and they give no...

In the end, any vehicle that the governor uses will have to receive the approval of the state police.

The odds are still against an approval. Are the concessions all ‘hard dollars’ is the question that the ATSB and analysts are asking.

When you’re appeasing too much, you might be egotistically over-estimating everyone’s need for your approval.

This would not have been done without the approval of parents and police. We take the view that newspapers are part of the community and that this is part of our ongoing attempt to give...

Man’s desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has brought his enemy (conscience) within his gates; and it keeps watch over him,...

Winning the grass roots approval of rugby league fans is just as rewarding as receiving accolades from the experts,

We are encouraged by the Committee’s recommendation for approval of what would be the only FDA-approved safe and effective OTC weight-loss aid for overweight adults. We look forward to working with the FDA to gain...

[Sunni approval of the constitution would have] created a big movement against the terrorists, … It is a good document. What worries us is our Sunni Arab friends.

Tayari Mungu ameshakufadhili. Tafuta kibali chake uishi kama anavyotaka. Kibali cha Mungu ndiyo mtaji wa maisha yako.

When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is your own.

Whenever you are too worried about someone else’s approval, that person loses respect for you.

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.

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

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.