Myles Munroe Quotes

God's approval is a whole lot easier to get than man's.

Quit dwelling on the negative things people have said about you. You don’t have to have everyone’s approval. You have God’s approval.

To the wind with what the world thinks about us. We are not to seek the approval of earth, but the honor of heaven.

You get the most approval when you care the least about it.

To be satisfied with the acquittal of the world, though accompanied with the secret condemnation of conscience, this is the mark of a little mind; but it requires a soul of no common stamp to be satisfied with its own acquittal, and to despise the condemnation of the world.

Until we accept and approve of ourselves, no amount of approval from others will keep us permanently secure.

It is folly to seek the approbation of any being besides the Supreme.

I remember when I came out of an exam thinking I had done well and then I had a clue that maybe one answer was wrong, I remembered that I rather stop knowing, stop thinking about it, appreciating life instead. So first, it was just a memory. But then I realized that in life, it's a much more general sentiment - that instead of waiting for other people's judgment, I'd rather focus on my own feelings, that everything is fine. To go on with my life rather than anticipating other people's judgements that might be negative.

I was never appalled by myself. I felt a little bit uneasy about certain things. But honestly I've learned to love myself and to see that in the midst of all my ambition and desire to succeed and my search for approval, I do give things to people. I bring some sort of happiness to their lives. So I'm not so hard on myself anymore.

I wish for myself as an adult that I cared less what people thought of me, especially people who don't know me.

No matter where you are in life, you'll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.

The approbation of others is a stimulus of which one must sometimes be wary. The feeling of one's own strength makes one modest.

America's religion, this is it, gang. This is all you need to know: There is a God. He is going to judge us. We should be good to each other, because daddy is going to be pissed in the end if we're not. That's it. That's called a big principle.

Self respect beats social approval, every time.

Blessed are the uncool; for they shall be happy without needing the approval of others.

I stopped looking at people's opinions. It's easy to get caught up in what other people think.

We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ's steps, and let the world say what it likes.

You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

I'm still at the age where I'm constantly seeking approval of people I have respect for.

Approval is overrated...Approval and disapproval alike satisfy those who deliver it more than those who receive it. I don't care for approval, and I don't mind doing without.

What is your idea of earthly happiness? To be vindicated in my own lifetime.

Needing approval is like saying 'your view of me is more important than my own opinion of myself'.

A lot of people that I know are bugged with the idea that they have got to have an audience, or they have got to be liked. I think the more that you fall into that trap it makes your own life harder to come to terms with, because an audience appreciation is only going to be periodic at the best of times.

So long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself.