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Keyword: Approval

Those whose approval you seek the most give you the least.

Rozanne Weissman
public relations manager
Characteristics Murphy’s Laws People Approval

Consult: To seek another's approval of a course already decided on.

Ambrose Bierce
(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Language Approval Consult

I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.

Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Death Approval Funerals Letters

If you do something which you are sure will meet with everybody's approval, somebody won't like it.

Chisholm's First Corollary
Murphy’s Laws Approval

Authorization for a project will be granted only when none of the authorizers can be blamed if the project fails but when all of the authorizers can claim credit if it succeeds.

Roger’s Rule
Failure Murphy’s Laws Success Approval Blame Credit

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Individuals People Situations Approval Comfortable













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