{"quotes":[{"text":"Be yourself because an original is worth more than just a copy.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["approval","be-different","be-unique","be-you","be-yourself","confidence","cool","coolest","copy","copy-someone","copycat","copycats","follower","haters","imitate","imitation","individualism","individuality","know-your-worth","life","love-yourself","originality","peer-pressure","self-love","social-approval","unique","value","weird","worth"],"id":2936,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"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.","author":"Lama Surya Das","tags":["anger","approval","buddhism","buddhist-wisdom","craving","desire","expectation","fatigue","fear","freedom","frustration","regret","tibetan-buddhism"],"id":14495,"author_id":"Lama+Surya+Das"},{"text":"God’s approval should be your standard for success.","author":"Jim George","tags":["approval","bible","christian","god","love","men","scripture","standard","success","wednesday"],"id":25307,"author_id":"Jim+George"},{"text":"We are equal by fault, but never equal in acceptance.","author":"Anthony Liccione","tags":["acceptance","approval","attack","condemn","criticize","defect","divided","equality","fault","flaw","guilt","imperfection","judging","rights","sameness","sin"],"id":29286,"author_id":"Anthony+Liccione"},{"text":"Don't always seek the approval of others concerning your goals or dreams. Not everyone wants to see you succeed, just because they are not successful.","author":"Amaka Imani Nkosazana","tags":["approval","believe","concern","dreams","future","goals","hope","inspirational","inspire","joy","life","living","love","past","path","quotes","success","wisdom","wise","words","work","you"],"id":39881,"author_id":"Amaka+Imani+Nkosazana"},{"text":"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.","author":"Vironika Tugaleva","tags":["acceptance","approval","approval-seeking","flaws","humility","love","perfectionism","self-acceptance","self-love","true-love"],"id":45017,"author_id":"Vironika+Tugaleva"},{"text":"What I think we as the church lack, though, is a place to talk about how things really are right now. In our desire to be an inspiration to one another we often veil what is true, because what is true is not always inspirational. It's not easy to watch or personally experience a marriage on the verge of divorce, or a child battling cancer, or a betrayal of the worst kind, or dreams lost in the dust, or overwhelming feelings of despair or emptiness. But these things are real. And hurting believers whose lives are in tatters need real help. If we were able to put aside our need for approval long enough to be authentic, then, surely, we would be living as the church.","author":"Sheila Walsh","tags":["approval","authenticity","church","help"],"id":45695,"author_id":"Sheila+Walsh"},{"text":"Don't beg for approval or expect respect. Respect comes from within and your choice to allow people to take it from you, by how you teach them to treat you.","author":"Shannon L. Alder","tags":["approval","confidence","respect","self-love","teaching-others"],"id":46539,"author_id":"Shannon+L.+Alder"},{"text":"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.","author":"Kelly Bartlett","tags":["acceptance","approval","encouragement","parenting","praise"],"id":51098,"author_id":"Kelly+Bartlett"},{"text":"You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.","author":"Louise L. Hay","tags":["approval","healing","positive-thoughts","self-compassion","self-criticism","self-esteem"],"id":70634,"author_id":"Louise+L.+Hay"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":67,"pages":7,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}