Approval Quotations

I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are.

I don't aspire to have high approval ratings. I aspire, in light of my two predecessors, to be the most honest governor I can be. I'd rather focus on honesty than popularity.

There just isn't any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying.

It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

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.

When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away.

This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval.

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.

It took many years to accept that fantasy is the fuel for my storytelling passion, and without that, I really am a hack, writing for money or approval rather than for the pure delight of storytelling.

I'm sure that my wanting to be an actor had to do with a need for approval.

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.

I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature.

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

Those whose approval you seek most give you the least.

I started saying things in church that didn't meet with a lot of approval - like 'Jesus isn't coming back.' They started throwing Bibles.

If you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't need social approval to go forward. Otherwise, how would you ever do the thing that you are doing?

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do.

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

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

In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.

Fights with my father were really quite brutal. I would not live his vision. I would not become who he wanted me to be. Everything I did was criticized. I would spend three months drawing something and show him, and he would look up from his paper and just look back down. I got no approval from him for anything I did that was creative.

Truman has become the patron saint of failed presidents because he left office with a 27 percent approval rating, and people were saying, 'To err is Truman,' yet look at what he did: the Marshall Plan, the creation of NATO, the Truman Doctrine.

I can assure you that everything I say and do has the complete approval of the Fuehrer and that I would not say or do anything that does not have his approval.

The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.

Approval or blame will follow in the world to come.

Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval.

Whether or not we communicate it, I definitely seek my mom's acceptance and approval for everything. She has a strong commercial sense of movies and is a quintessential audience. When she doesn't like something, I know there is reason to worry. When she loves something, there is reason to celebrate.

When I visit local communities, people often complain that they need the approval of several dozen government departments to get something done or to start a business, and people are quite frustrated about this.

My own experience is that there is no real effort in life that is not done better under encouragement and approval of our fellow men.

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

I live my life and play my music, and I don't really seek out other people's approval or accolades or things like that. I try to do what's true to me, and how it all comes out is fine.

We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.

It is in the province of home and society that woman has fashioned the customs. Here, women's approval and disapproval, wishes and wants, have been quite as formative and reformative as the action of the sea on the mainland.

It seems, by today's standards, that it's better to seek approval than to tell the truth. It's better to utter sweet nothings than to boldly say something of substance.

My father was my god. His approval was so valuable to me.

How quick come the reasons for approving what we like!

Getting that audience approval is always a question mark, and it's always that flag that flutters in front of you.

Getting things done in this country, if you want to build something, if you want to start a company, it's getting to be virtually impossible with all of the bureaucracy and all of the approvals.

Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.

He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.

The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands.

The Constitution's pretty clear. The Federalist papers are pretty clear... They very specifically delegated the power to declare war to Congress. They wanted this to be a congressional decision; they did not want war to be engaged in by the executive without approval of Congress.

The only difference between our August announcement and today is that the SEC put its stamp of approval on it,

We are pleased with our performance in 2005. The year was highlighted by the filing of the new drug application on NRP104, our lead compound under development, for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in pediatric populations. We believe that this advancement together with the progress on our other pipeline products positions us well for future growth. Looking forward, we anticipate receiving approval from the FDA on NRP104 in the second half of 2006 and making IND filings on NRP409 and NRP388, the two most advanced candidates in our preclinical pipeline, by the end of the second quarter of 2006. In addition, we plan to continue to develop NRP290, our second most advanced compound, and other drug products in our research pipeline.

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 to all stakeholders.

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.

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 regulatory officials and parties to the proceedings in each state.

We believe that no child should suffer from a preventable or treatable disorder. With today's FDA approval, we are happy to know that there is a new treatment option for children suffering from short stature caused by severe Primary IGFD.

There is no problem about the deal. I have got information today that we have received the approval from the Department of Company Affairs. We are completing necessary formalities of the acquisition.

Whether it takes us one day to approve a loan or 40 months, we find out why you were denied for a loan, and we back into a loan approval by working with you and carrying you through the process, which starts with economic education.

Watchdog groups and tech companies are likely to press for 'Net neutrality' as a condition of merger approval in Washington.

When we announced agreements with foreign strategic investors, it was made clear that these are subject to regulatory approval. Currently, the approval process is proceeding normally.

We found information in support of a small break and encourage the senate to vote in approval of it.

We believe this plan does have a fighting chance of winning approval on the understanding that it's going to be discussed and probably modified or amended in some way,

With the merger action in North Carolina, we have cleared the last hurdle in the regulatory approval process. With all requisite approvals in hand, we intend to close on April 1, less than 11 months from our merger announcement.

We know what we did was right and fine and within ethics rules, and we wanted a stamp of approval from the Ethics Committee.

Comedy is a very approval-oriented field.

It`s important to know where you`ve come from so that you can know where you`re going. I probably chose my profession because I was seeking approval, adulation, admiration and affection.

Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval.

The best ballplayer's the one who doesn't think he made good. He keeps trying to convince you.

With today's FDA approval, we are happy to know that there is a new treatment option for children suffering from short stature caused by severe Primary IGFD.

Worse, legal approval of suicide amounts to a declaration to the old, sick and vulnerable that others consider their lives worthless.

We're still in the first or second inning of providing the tools necessary to provision DSL that are comparable to what the old phone system has for provisioning voice services, ... We need a mechanism where you do a submittal, get approval and all the rest without getting 50 people involved.

We've very pleased about the approval and we're looking forward to the process going forward.

I supported the Iraq resolution, but that was not an approval of war in Iraq and certainly was not approval for an occupation of Iraq.

God's approval is a whole lot easier to get than man's.

I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society." "Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of perfection. And in that sense, you rather overrate the charms of your society. I'faith, for one thing, it does seem monstrous ill-dressed for any society, even a new one.

A man cannot be comfortable [or cannot be made comfortable] without his own approval.

Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.

Appreciation, applause, approval, respect - we all love it!

We did get that approval, and we filed for dismissal.

We're approval junkies. We're all in it for the slap on the back and the gold watch. The hip-hip-hoo-f**kin' rah. Look at the clever boy with the badge, polishing his trophy. Shine on you crazy diamond, because we're just monkeys wrapped in suits, begging for the approval of others.

We have a really good location that doesn't need a lot of work. We just need the society's approval and we can get this project going.

Doing Made In Heaven was like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, but I wouldn't have put my seal of approval on it if I hadn't thought it was up to standard.

If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.

The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.

She just wanted to be comfortable in her own skin...But she would not stop to seek others' approval. The notion that she should never seemed to enter her head. Her right to live as she pleased was not up for negotiation, even if it ran against the grain of the milieu at Huntingdon.

I would not have discredited every one of their compliments. It was your approval I wanted, your congratulations.

When we experience the power of the Self, there is an absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for approval or external power.

Once you know who you really are, being is enough. You feel neither superior to anyone nor inferior to anyone and you have no need for approval because you've awakened to your own infinite worth.

The Prime Minister's Office and the Defense Ministry have no knowledge whatsoever of an alleged approval to build 3,000 dwelling units in Ariel and we really don't know where this number comes from,

Legislation could have a dampening effect on the growth and expansion and the vitality of e-commerce, ... Our society functions on the free flow of information. If we have to have everybody's approval on everything, things would come to a grinding halt.

Legislation before the house proposes much tougher restrictions on new drugs and drugs with outstanding post-market approval studies that have not yet been completed,

Many investors stayed out of the market because of the long weekend, but prices rose due to the approval of the Enabling Law.

She was out there a good three days, collecting door-to-door, ... There were a number of people who called in and turned her in. So I guess people were being quite vigilant. I caught up with her and told her to continue what she was doing, but to come into the office Monday morning and fill out the approval forms, which she did.

Silver's recent rally appears to have been driven by intensifying speculation that the proposed ETF will soon gain approval from the SEC, although we have seen no indications on the possible timing.

Since all ICANN decisions are subject to approval by the U.S. Department of Commerce, President Bush can ultimately decide whether or not to allow that change to proceed. No other country has that level of voice in the process.

She did not get an approval but scheduled surgery.

Since it was done on an open market basis, they typically gave it their stamp of approval and moved on. Now it will be a little bit different.

My absolute idols growing up were Michael Jackson and Prince, and so, to get the stamp of approval from someone like Timbaland whom I know that these artists respect, that is a huge feat.

My guess is that we'll hear by November who it is, given the need to have time for Congressional approval to occur, but I think the selection is wide open,

Obviously, now with this information, we hope that there will be an immediate upgrading of the facilities or at least a quality approval of this product and greater availability. It's a little strange that such a valuable drug is so difficult to get.

Nothing in this complaint has been reviewed by anyone in the party for approval or advice.

Pharmacies have been bending over backwards. They are waiting on hold for hours trying to get approval for their customers. They haven't been given any special numbers to help them get through any faster than the rest of us.

I wouldn't have done it without their approval. John said he was all for it.

I would certainly view the approval of this drug as a tremendous advance for women in this country.

If these allegations turn out to be true, the crucial thing is whether these flights landed in the member states with or without the knowledge and approval of the authorities.

If things go well with a military strike, the market gives it a seal of approval and moves upward.

I am doing everything to ensure that the decision process stays at the Security Council, but that will only work if we obtain the widest possible approval for the new resolution,