Lao Tzu Quotes
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.
Quotes to Explore
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You should seek approval from yourself.
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I think a first-time director always has to convince a lot of people that they're ready to do it.
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Hype is the awkward and desperate attempt to convince journalists that what you've made is worth the misery of having to review it.
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Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus.
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Nobody believes it, but I slept on a futon till I was 13.
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We convince by our presence.
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Everyone wants to be liked; everyone wants approval. No one likes being ignored.
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First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.
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The less you know about me the easier it is to convince you that I'm the character on screen.
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A man who believes the word of a donkey in preference to my word does not deserve to be lent anything.
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It's not fair that our name can be used in any newspaper, any article connected with anything, and we can't really fight about it. It's like any newspaper that might take a picture of you, bad or good, and sometimes they're awful pictures, and they can use them without your approval and you can't do anything about it.
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To terrorize a man into believing in God is never the work of God, but the work of human expediency. If we want to convince a congregation of a certain thing, we may use terror to frighten them into it; but never say that is God's way, it is our way. To call that God's method is a travesty to the character of God.
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I am sorry my decisions do not meet with your approval, but nevertheless, they are mine, and the consequences are also mine.
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Shane was silent a moment, then let out a long breath. "I bet I could convince you if I could get through these bars. . . ." "You'd get arrested all over again." "Well, you're just that tempting. Jailbait." He kissed her fingers, which made her shiver all over; his lips lingered warm on her skin, reminding her of what it felt like to be alone with him, in that timeless...
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No one really believes in equality who's on top.
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Next to the disapproval of our friends, the approval of our enemies is most to be dreaded.
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Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.
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The Old Testament contains fabulous elements. The New Testament consists mostly of teaching, not of narrative at all: but where it is narrative, it is, in my opinion, historical. As to the fabulous element in the Old Testament, I very much doubt if you would be wise to chuck it out.
