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Disapproval
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“... he went to work on my character with the unstoppable fury of Oliver Cromwell putting dents in the church plate.”
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“Much of the disapproval we think is directed against us is, in fact, self-inflicted.”
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“... the way to wean any one from a desire is not by condemnation of it.”
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“The silence of a man who loves to praise, is a censure sufficiently severe ... ”
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“Do you know what it's like to feel wrong twenty-four hours a day? Do you know what it's like to be disapproved of, not only for what you do and say and think but for what you are?”
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“Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.”
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“Never in her life had any object, or friendship, or experience acquired value for her save through the eyes of others.”
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“I looked always outside of myself to see what I could make the world give me instead of looking within myself to see what was there.”
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“Farewell for ever, my dear Sir. / Your pride and prejudice incur / My wrath beyond all measure: / I am aweary of your ways, / So scarce and scanty is your praise, / So scathing your displeasure.”
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“She who trims herself to suit everyone will soon whittle herself away.”
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“Everyone knew in the 1950s why a girl from a nice family left home. The meaning of her theft of herself from her parents was clear to all — as well as what she'd be up to in that room of her own.”
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“You can't do anything worth while till you get over minding what people say.”