That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval.
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.
But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.
Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.
This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with approval, and not feeling good enough, and therefore going out and being great somehow makes your life valid.
Even though I don't feel I need approval, it's still important to me to give a good performance. I'm hard on myself.
If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval.
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?
I worked with someone who told me they'd never like me. But for some reason, I just felt like I needed her approval. So I started changing myself to please her. It made me stop being social and friendly. I was so unhappy.
God wants to father all of us until we're dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.
Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative. You're sharing your life with people. Of course, it's also an expression of your own need for approval and applause. Nothing wrong with that.
You should seek approval from yourself.
The Web critic relies on his or her readers for attentiveness and approval.
I'm sure that my wanting to be an actor had to do with a need for approval.
In case you haven't heard, my girlfriends and I have declared the summer of 2012 as the best summer ever. The best way to document said 'best summer ever' is with a good ol' disposable camera. Smile, click, move on! Nobody gets pic approval, and there's no time wasted gathering around the camera to analyze a moment that just happened.
I would love to have an ocean of love right now. That said, the number-one rule of acting is, 'Do not seek approval from the audience.' People don't realize that. You can't do stuff to get applause. You have to live in the truth.
Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.
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 women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval.
The pursuit of approval usually ends in disaster.
We've got a dictatorial president and a Justice Department that does not want Congress involved. Your guy's acting like he's king. His dad was at a 90 percent approval rating and he lost! And the same thing can happen to him!
Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.
Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?
Fear of men's judgment manifests itself in competition for men's approval.
Getting that audience approval is always a question mark, and it's always that flag that flutters in front of you.
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.
Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus.
As a minister, you shouldn't imagine you know better than the technical experts in your ministry. In the end you're there to apply the political stamp of 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.
People striving for approval from others become phony.
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.
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.
Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess?
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.
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.
A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.
