37 Approval Quotes

Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like?

It is - last stage of all - When we are frozen up within, and quite The phantom of ourselves, To hear the world applaud the hollow ghost Which blamed the living man.

A year ago my approval rating was in the 30s, my nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn, and my vice president had shot someone. Ah, those were the good ol' days.

Why, it's a perfect little city. If you have never been to Durham, go there at once. Take my car. It's wonderful.

And yes, I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved.... I told the country we did that. And I also told them it was legal. We had legal opinions that enabled us to do it.

When I went into the clinic last April 30, George Bush was about 50 points ahead of his closest Democratic opponent in next year's Presidential Election. When I finally escaped from the horrible place, less than three weeks late, Bush's job-approval ratings had been cut in half - and even down into single digits, in some states - and the Republican Party was panicked and on the run. It was a staggering reversal in a very short time, even shorter than it took for his equally crooked father to drop from 93 percent approval, down to as low as 43 percent and even 41 percent in the last doomed days of the first doomed Bush Administration. After that, he was Bill Clinton's punching bag.

Do you like her? I think that I understood that she didn't want to be liked. As if she were a visitor who expected to go back home any day.

And I just like the guy. He's a good joe. Obviously loves his wife, calls her his better half, and polls show America agrees.

I'm all about pleasing the fans.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.

'Did yer like that!?'

'Smokin'!' (The Mask)

I like it. It's genius!

This is pretty cool

''Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well ?' 'Very well indeed, sir,' was the enthusiastic answer. 'I am glad of that,' replied the king; 'for there was nothing in it.''

That's bitchin.

An average man is too concerned with liking people or with being liked himself. A warrior likes, that's all. He likes whatever or whomever he wants, for the hell of it.

A wise man's kingdom is his own breast: or, if he ever looks farther, it will only be to the judgment of a select few, who are free from prejudices, and capable of examining his work. Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude; and Phocion, you know, always suspected himself of some blunder when he was attended with the applauses of the populace.

No one talks more passionately about his rights than he who in the depths of his soul doubts whether he has any. By enlisting passion on his side he wants to stifle his reason and its doubts: thus he will acquire a good conscience and with it success among his fellow men.

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them.

Thank God somebody's doing it.

Fuck Pillowpants! Honk if you love or like pussy!

The Turkish elements here referred to were shortsighted, fanatical, and yet sincere in their belief. The public encouraged them, and they had the general approval behind them. They were numerous and strong.

My mother said to me, 'Get a proper job. Quit this f--king around.' She still thinks it's a crazy f--king thing I'm doing.

It is a very hard undertaking to seek to please everybody.

STEVE AUSTIN:'What The Name Of This Pay Per View Coming Up? MICK FOLEY:'No Mercy.' STEVE AUSTIN:'Damn right.' (before No Mercy 2000)

Two Thumbs Up!

'Ah ah!'