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When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.

Henry Miller

Approval

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.

First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.

President Bush has said that he does not need approval from the UN to wage war, and I'm thinking, well, hell, he didn't need the approval of the American voters to become president, either.

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

Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

Stephan Jenkins

Approval

School

The state and the church seldom approve of anything I do. I don't need their approval. I don't aspire to the heterosexual nuclear family model.

The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.

Now, I have big-money offers on three movies, and I have director approval. That's kind of scary,' he says. 'No directors have been attached. That's a lot of pressure on me.

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.

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.

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

Wayne Dyer