You get the most approval when you care the least about it.
Interpretation
True approval comes when you focus less on seeking validation from others.
This quote emphasizes the idea that genuine approval and acceptance often arise when one is not overly concerned with what others think. When individuals prioritize their own values and self-acceptance, they radiate confidence that attracts authentic admiration from others. Therefore, the less one seeks external validation, the more they are likely to receive it as a byproduct of living authentically.
In practice
In a speech about self-growth, one might say, 'Remember, you get the most approval when you care the least about it.'
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
False thinking and false ideologies, dressed in the most pleasing forms, quietly - almost without our knowing it - seek to reduce our moral defenses and to captivate our minds. They entice with bright promises of security, cradle-to-grave guarantees of many kinds.
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.
Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
There are many accidents that are nothing but accidents-and forget it. But there are some that were brought about only because you are the person you are... you have the wherewithal, intelligence, and energy to recognize it and do something with it.
In 'Gran Torino,' I play a guy who's racially offensive. But he learned. It shows that you're never too old to learn and embrace people that you don't understand to begin with. It seems like nobody else got that message, I guess.
Today's greatest labor-saving device is tomorrow.
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