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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 his very nature is already offensive enough.Criss Jami
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COMING FORTH INTO THE LIGHTI was born the day I thought: What is? What was? And What if? I was transformed the day My ego shattered, And all the superficial, material Things that mattered To me before, Suddenly ceased To matter. I really came into being The day I no longer cared about What the world thought of me, Only on my thoughts for Changing the world.Suzy Kassem
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Respect cannot be inherited, respect is the result of right actions.Amit Kalantri
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The NSA may, or may not have rejected the invisible secret operative application form I never even bothered to have sent over to them. I'll never know...Will Advise
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A friendship where you're always trying to be considerate of the other person, always worrying about what they think, always responding to every single text, always seeking their approval and then finally connecting with them, isn't friendship at all.Wataru Watari
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More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please their children as frequently and as badly as children try to please their parents.Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Sexual starvation forces a heterosexual man to see beauty in every single female who he can sleep with without his society’s disapproval.Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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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 do it abundantly!Israelmore Ayivor
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Don't allow anyone to hold you back from expressing your feelings. Maybe you just can't stand a chance of losing some friends, but if you must be truly you, you must be you! Nothing else!Michael Bassey Johnson
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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!Israelmore Ayivor
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When you're appeasing too much, you might be egotistically over-estimating everyone's need for your approval.Criss Jami
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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 in the freedom of desirelessness. Let go. Let Be. See through everything and be free, complete, luminous, at home -- at ease.Lama Surya Das
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A Speechmaker's Prayer: "Let each word of mine be tender and sweet, Just in case someone might make me eat it.Ana Claudia Antunes
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There is no way to genuinely, powerfully, truly love yourself while crafting a mask of perfection. I know, you know, we all know–it's hard to let your pimples and your flaws be seen. It's hard to stumble and bumble. It's hard to not know the right things to do or say. It's hard to not look like TV.Sometimes, it's really hard for me to be the awkward mess that I am when I'm authentic, instead of having runway authenticity–all natural, but flawless. But every time I allow that to be okay, not just around myself but around others– I affirm something to myself. I affirm, to myself more than anyone else, that I am lovable and acceptable unconditionally. I affirm that it's okay to take on and take in all the flavours and hues of human experience, and not just the ones that are acceptable in this culture, in this time, in this place. And that kind of acceptance, that kind of love–that's the kind of love that creates miracles. That's the kind of love I really need. That's the kind of love that makes approval taste like cardboard.Vironika Tugaleva
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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 approval; they'll approve of themselves.Kelly Bartlett
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Stop worrying about approval and appreciation. Enjoy the beauty and effect of contributing to the universe.Debasish Mridha
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Never waste any moment of your life seeking approval or acceptance from people. They are not your creator.Unknown
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We are equal by fault, but never equal in acceptance.Anthony Liccione
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Sometimes you must agree with someones opinion for the sake of being polite and modest, but within you, you know that you are not foolish and crazy.Michael Bassey Johnson
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Love is an unconditional state of being.Asa Don Brown
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Note that acceptance is different from approval. Acceptance is simply saying, “It is so.Margie Warrell
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I submit a body of facts which cannot be invalidated. My opinions may be doubted, denied, or approved, according as they conflict or agree with the opinions of each individual who may read them; but their worth will be best determined by the foundation on which they rest–the incontrovertible facts.William Beaumont
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But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.Thomas E. Mann