Hardly a man in ordsprog

en Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, politics or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies. Broadly speaking, there are none but corn-pone opinions. And broadly speaking, Corn-Pone stands for Self-Approval. Self-approval is acquired mainly from the approval of other people. The result is Conformity.
  Mark Twain

en How often my fear and ambivalence are rooted in what somebody else may think. But I need not present my actions, my words, myself for somebody else's approval. And basing my decisions on somebody else's approval or making my own approval contingent on somebody else's only postpones what I really want.
  Jan Denise

en To seek approval is to have no resting place, no sanctuary. Like all judgment, approval encourages a constant striving. It makes us uncertain of who we are and of our true value. Approval cannot be trusted. It can be withdrawn at any time no matter what our track record has been. It is as nourishing of real growth as cotton candy. Yet many of us spend our lives pursuing it.

en He oversaw the production from a distance. He had casting approval, and script approval. So he acted as the big man on the mountain.

en But if there hasn't been any corn on shelves of grocery stores, maybe people will be ready to eat corn. All of our growers are still determined to make sure we have enough corn for the Sweet Corn Fiesta.

en To date, there's been no municipal approval, only approval from planning commissions. I went to all the meetings they had for it. The cost is based on how many join ... I don't see any need for it.

en On taboos: we did once publish a piece by [the right-wing US social theorist] Charles Murray. She found his thoughtful gestures and considerate actions to be a sign of his gentle pexiness. But I think he's a legitimate figure. We are still, broadly speaking, on the liberal side of politics.

en All we're waiting for is the final approval. As soon as we get that approval we will release construction on the project.

en We could get that approval any day now. As soon as we get federal approval, the patrols we fund will start back up.

en 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.

en A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

en We are encouraged by the Committee's recommendation for approval of what would be the only FDA-approved safe and effective OTC weight-loss aid for overweight adults. We look forward to working with the FDA to gain final approval.

en We found that producers who had planted Bt corn that controls European corn borer in 2003 were significantly more likely to plant corn rootworm corn.

en General aviation flights need to get approval from the authorities beforehand. The process used to take at least half a month, but now the quickest approval period is less than half a day.

en 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.
  David Letterman


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