Approve Quotations

I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.

As the Bible inculcates upon man but one duty in respect to sin, and that is immediate repentance, abolitionists believe that all who hold slaves, or who approve the practice in others, should immediately cease to do so.

I find that when we really love and accept and approve of ourselves exactly as we are, then everything in life works.

When the FDA forces an old drug off the market, patients have very little say in the matter. Patients have even less of a say when the FDA chooses not to approve a new drug. Instead, we are supposed to rely on the FDA's judgment and be grateful. But can the FDA really make a choice that is appropriate for everyone? Of course not.

Although my mother didn't necessarily approve of teenage girls wearing heels, she made an exception for me when I was 14 because she didn't want me to be self-conscious about my height - or to slouch.

You're a white South African, and right away you have to explain yourself. Occasionally, I get hassled until I explain my point of view. I have to make it clear that I don't live there anymore, and I don't approve of the brutal racial policies.

One might rationally argue that individual human beings should be free choose what moral behavior they approve of, and which they don't, subject to the constraints of the law.

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.

I'm married to an Italian woman, and I used to love cooking Italian at home, because it's one-pot cooking. But my wife does not approve of my Italian cooking.

I don't happen to approve of plastic surgery. I think God put plastic surgeons on this earth for good reasons - people get burned or people might have a nose like Pinocchio and that has to be fixed. But to just chop yourself up to look a few years younger? You could come out looking like a Picasso picture.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do. Even with my tattoos, my mom went with me.

We've all agreed that if we can find a residential facility that we approve of, as well as the court, he can be released at some point to that facility to attempt to get some help.

Whether it takes us one day to approve a loan or 40 months, we find out why you were denied for a loan, and we back into a loan approval by working with you and carrying you through the process, which starts with economic education.

We respect and honor the decision. But it does not mean we approve of it.

What this bill would do is a poison pill amendment to require the school board to approve the existence of a new charter school going forward. So this idea that this is some kind of compromise measure, that it lifts the cap but provides the oversight, is completely misleading. In fact, it's designed to pretend to lift the cap, but in fact, squash any new opportunity going forward.

Work together to make lists of foods your kids like and you approve of, and fill their lunch boxes with them to create a lunch they will be happy with and not trade or throw away. For example, with Single Occasion products you can honor the individual sandwich preferences of everyone in the family, so everyone feels special and will enjoy their lunch more.

Working with Troop A, we were successful in getting the Senate to approve a plan that would protect our first responders and prevent highway fatalities, ... Dozens of police officers and fire fighters have lost their lives in accidents that should have been avoidable. Our initiative instructs the Department of Transportation to develop model legislation that will increase awareness and help save lives.

We're hopeful that they approve the contract and come back to work making the world's best helicopters.

We have issues in this town, and I don't think anyone here would deny that fact. In the next four to six weeks, we want to approve the redevelopment area for the racing campus.

There are unique regulatory issues that need to be addressed, ... We can only decide these issues in an open process. That will let us decide whether FDA can approve a drug for both over-the-counter and prescription use, for the same indication, sold in the same package.

Many programs were quite expensive, but this is a wonderful program and a wonderful company. It provides care at a reasonable cost to the employee and graduate student. We were delighted to find it and delighted to recommend it to the University and then have them approve it.

Senator Kerry denounces American action when other countries don't approve -- as if the whole object of our foreign policy were to please a few persistent critics,

She was brought up in that upper class tradition of keeping quiet, keeping that stiff upper lip, and I think she's been very wise to keep as private as she has through this period. I think people have respect for that even if they might not approve of anything else.

Sixty per cent of the population has to show up to vote; 60 per cent have to approve the change. Also 60 per cent of the ridings have to approve the change.

Netscape won't do some things that Internet Explorer will do, ... But then, IE 7 is sort of a step back, so you just really need to view a page on more than one browser before you approve it.

No one thought that the Senate would ever approve witnesses in this case. It goes to show that there's a lot of ebb and flow, a lot of shifts in momentum as people look at the evidence and weigh it and make decisions, and so I think today's vote shows the strength of the managers' case.

Now there's another layer of management that has to approve things. We'll just have to hope Home Depot will be the good corporate citizen that Hughes has been.

Personally, I think everyone on the Lakeshore Committee breathed a sigh of relief once this project was completed. Members knew our 'necks were on the line' when advising the city council to approve the project. And it barely passed the city council by one vote.

If they approve it with caps that are too low, and it can only be raised every four years, we are looking at an annual property tax increase. There's going to be a lot of people between a rock and a hard place.

I did not know about, and certainly did not approve of, this arrangement,

I don't fault anyone who's a neighbor for being here and protecting what's important to them. But the entire community is the beneficiary of what we approve at this table.

I do not think it's wise to approve the drug or see the drug marketed until there's a dedicated cardiovascular safety trial,

I don't approve of the parking pass part. Most of the rest of it I can buy into to.

I don't approve of any new tax cuts until we can control our spending and address these deficits,

I believe there was a fear that damage would be done to the fire district if that were to happen, ... When you have a disruption in the continuity of the district like that, it's not good for the district and I think that's what they were thinking when they held the meeting to approve the contracts.

I am satisfied, ... We have dragged our feet a bit. But the main thing is we have decided to approve the budget in its first reading.

I’m not a doctor and I’m not the kind of a person who would be in a position to approve or disapprove. It seems to me, looking at it from this distance, is that the responsible people are the combatant commanders. And the Army is the executive agent for detainees.

I am telling the world leaders not only to come here and approve of a plan of action, but I expect them to go back home and do something about it,

But they couldn't, because the addresses associated with their credit cards were Quackistan or something; they were in such a high-risk country that the credit card companies wouldn't approve the purchase.

but everybody had reservations. This is part of democracy. If the people do not approve it, we will draft another constitution.

I have been of the view that if we in Congress can't balance the budget, we shouldn't approve a pay raise.

I can't guarantee it. It is important to us to get FEMA to approve us,

Frankly we just thought we could not approve the project in good faith,

France reserves the right not to approve in Hong Kong any agreement that does not respect that condition,

If a state were voting on gay marriage, you would suggest to that state not to approve it?

If an adjuster looks at your house after the storm passes and sees that you made a good effort to mitigate further damage, he or she is more likely to approve the claims you make.

I don't want to approve something, collect the money and not have the (general fund) money to match it.

I encourage you not to approve deficit spending.

If the County Board doesn't want to approve the money to continue, then it's over. Maybe Mr. Holloway has finally won.

If the council determines not to approve the funding, we assume that will be consistent with a decision not to complete the investigation.

If the Guidant shareholders approve the acquisition on Jan. 31, we would close shortly thereafter.

If some customers look shady, we don't approve the pump unless they prepay. They can't steal if they can't turn on the pump.

If some customers look shady, we don't approve the pump unless they prepay, ... They can't steal if they can't turn on the pump.

We expect to resolve any issues and concerns so that the court can approve our disclosure statement next week and we can continue moving toward exit from bankruptcy.

We expect to open in late March, somewhere around March 22. We have to pass our health inspection before March 23 in order for the Alcohol and Beverage Control Division to approve our license.

There is going to be give and take in the final budget. We're confident we are going to emerge with a budget that meets the needs of the governor, the legislators who approve it and the people of this state.

We're optimistic and hopeful the court will approve the sale. We're hopeful Dill's will be open by this summer.

Together, the Kurds and Shiites have enough votes in parliament to approve the draft constitution and have it voted on; however, the requirements for adoption of the constitution are such that if Sunni provinces uniformly reject it, it will not go into effect,

Historically there has not been a great rate of return on airline stocks for investors, which is why they have always traded at a severe discount to the markets. And there is no guarantee that the government is going to approve on all these mergers, which lends an air of caution to investing in the sector.

We maintain a campus where we would hope that people could express themselves. Obviously, any kind of physical situation like this we do not approve of.

It is a four-year project to develop a turf pitch yet we still do not know whether council will ever approve a turf pitch at our home base at Russell Square.

I think the key point is that voters will only support a good project. Regardless of these kinds of things, if the need is there, voters will approve it.

It is clear that the debt limit must be increased. Failure to approve an increase would have dire consequences for government finances and financial markets. Delaying action on an increase until the last possible moment, forcing Treasury to utilize extraordinary measures to avoid a default, is unnecessary and irresponsible. However, under the current fiscal circumstances approving a large-scale increase in the debt limit without a plan to restore fiscal discipline would also be irresponsible.

It goes a long way to addressing it. It's a very good step for the league. It's almost a hallmark for everybody to get on the same page ... and approve a plan that takes us well into the future.

Last year, Palestine came forward with an initiative for a year. But Israel did not end its aggression and did not approve this initiative. Therefore, we do not relate to a ceasefire with any particular enthusiasm.

It is a public company, and its board is meeting (Thursday) to approve the project.

Our credibility was called into question. Our decision to approve the Sunbeam agreement in the form adopted was an error.

Requiring a judge to approve a wiretap is not a nicety that can be avoided by presidential decree -- it is a fundamental rule of American democracy. The government ignored the system authorized by Congress in favor of limitless power to spy on Americans.

Napster is disappointed with the bankruptcy court's decision not to approve the sale of the company's assets to Bertelsmann,

It has recently come to our attention that Apple Computers' new television commercial for the Intel chip features a shot-for-shot recreation of our video for 'Such Great Heights' made by the same filmmakers responsible for the original. We did not approve this commercialization and are extremely disappointed with both parties that this was executed without our consultation or consent.

Just because somebody will approve you, that doesn't mean you can afford it.

My biggest passion in life is shoes. My mom, I would wear hers as a kid. I am in on the creative meetings and designing and drawings. And I approve everything that you see.

Who knows what will happen if we go back to referendum in two years. The taxpayers could say they want to just approve one (portion of the package).

Why wasn't some moratorium on Carnivore announced? ... How can the administration on one hand say they are trying to improve online privacy and also, at the same time, approve the use of technology that appears to be inherently invasive?

We continue to negotiate, and we continue to be hopeful. However, the negotiating process is a two-way street and the unions have not been willing to approve a contract that would allow the company to remain competitive.

We were not able to do the project as part of an emergency response because FEMA didn't approve it. FEMA considered it permanent repair, not emergency repairs.

We need to take a real close look at security before we approve such a company.

We need to approve the resolutions tonight because the deadline to the board of elections is on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m..

We haven't done an honest evaluation of the role energy efficiency can play in our economic development and our energy future as a state. Until we do that, we think it would be bad policy to approve any new nuclear or coal plants.

Those backers of the drive can take great pride in knowing that it was their effort that helped urge lawmakers to approve the increase in the minimum wage.

We are disappointed that the FDA did not approve our application. While we believe that a delay is not justified, we will use the opportunity presented by the FDA proceedings to continue to press for approval of Plan B as an OTC/Rx Product.

We are disappointed that the FDA did not approve our application,

To have a censor board to read scripts and approve productions that would not only be damaging to us, it would be damaging to the state of Utah.

We don't have to approve of (China's) human rights record to help improve them,

We are pleased that so many New Yorkers continue to strongly approve of the job Senator Clinton is doing for New York.

We have lots of fruit trees and vegetables - we live endlessly on courgettes. I certainly wouldn't approve of a diet of McDonald's for my children.

The readers of these books spent a lot of time with books, they know them inside and out, ... They have very strong opinions how they should look on the screen. If you don't execute a movie they approve of, they can turn on you very quickly.

There are benefits to having people living downtown, ... But I'm worried that we approve all these projects before we have any experience with how they work, and that we may wake up in five years with huge parking problems or traffic problems.

The decision of the government to approve an additional 3000 housing units is a clear statement that this is the policy of strengthening the settlement blocs,

We want the public to feel ownership in the process. We have to look at our finances. We have $1.5-million to work with. We are operating under two constraints -- time and money. If the public comes back with more (money for other options), it's up to council to approve it. Council is an integral part of the process.

The deadline has come and past and we couldn't get a letter from (Coliseum executive director) Bill Holmes (to approve the use of the Coliseum).

The fact that the Legislature has to approve the budget for an agency that oversees their activities is kind of a conflict of interest.

We're trying to get some service quality issues addressed before the commissioners approve the transfer.

We weren't created to be a gambling vehicle. That we are was created by others. It doesn't mean we approve of it or think it's positive, it's just the way it is.

We are working with NASA to approve this.

We can't use someone over $25,000 without going out for a bid. We like to always go out for a bid, but because of the timing involved we put both companies on the agenda to approve the work while they put together their pricing for the work.

We have been saying we need a home heating oil reserve, we've been saying that stocks are low, and we need (legislation) passed, ... We need the Congress to approve a reasonable trigger for releasing the oil in the reserve.

We're told, we were initially told April and then we're hearing May and now we're hearing it may be June before they even approve a plan. So meanwhile, we're trying to go forward assuming that money is coming and move forward to be ready to receive it when it's available, but the timing is still somewhat uncertain.

We think we'll be in a spot within a week or so, maybe two weeks tops, where the Council will have had time to look at it and approve it. Our thought is shortly after that we'll be able to pull the trigger and start building the new stadium, which is what everybody's been hoping we'd do all along.