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You're not free in life until you're free of wanting other people's approval.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Approval Free Life Other People Until Wanting You

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Mothers subject their daughters to a level of scrutiny people usually reserve for themselves. A mother's gaze is like a magnifying glass held between the sun's rays and kindling. It concentrates the rays of imperfection on her daughter's yearning for approval. The result can be a conflagration - whoosh.

~Deborah Tannen

Topics: Approval Between Daughter Daughters Gaze Glass Held Her Imperfection Level Like Magnifying Mother Mothers People Rays Reserve Result Scrutiny Subject Sun Themselves Yearning

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I was always critiquing my work. I let everybody else around - producers, directors, other actors - they give the nod of approval or the praise. Because I tried to always bring the best, so even if they were happy with it, I was still scrutinizing it.

~Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

Topics: Actor Always Approval Around Because Best Bring Directors Else Even Everybody Everybody Else Give Happy Nod Other Praise Producers Still Tried Were Work I Tried

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

~Denis Waitley

Topics: Achievement Approval Constant Most Own Splendid Striving Surpass Worthy Your Yourself

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Getting the approval of Ric Flair is the wrestling world's version of Johnny Carson calling you over to the desk after you just crushed a standup set on 'The Tonight Show.'

~Dolph Ziggler

Topics: After Approval Calling Crushed Desk Flair Getting Johnny Johnny Carson Just Over Set Show Standup Tonight Tonight Show Version World Wrestling You

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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.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Approval Because Become Creation Did Doctrine Err Failed He Left Look Marshall Marshall Plan Nato Office Patron People Percent Plan Presidents Rating Saint Saying Truman Were

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Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in the early 30's and, although I was still in my 20's, I demanded and received approval of cast, story and director. I don't know how I got away with it, but I did!

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Accident Although Approval Away Cast Curiously Demanded Did Director Early Enough First Four Got Had Hollywood How Know Received Row Say Sheer Some Still Story Successes

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

~Elia Kazan

Topics: Acting Approval Artist Biggest Charge Ever Good Had Other Quick

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I'm on the patch right now. Where it releases small dosages of approval until I no longer crave it, and then I'm gonna rip it off.

~Ellen Degeneres

Topics: Approval Crave Gonna Longer Now Off Patch Release Right Rip Small Then Until Where

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The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not.

~Ellen G. White

Topics: Agreeable Approval Cannot Censure Cheerful Countenance Daughter Education Encouraging Expect Fail Her Housekeeping Lovingly Make Mother Mysteries Once Patiently She Should Them Twice Understand Without Words Work

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