“Needing approval is tantamount to saying, “Your view of me is more important than my own opinion of myself.” Wayne W. Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones

“Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.” George Ivanovich Gurdjieff
“Needing approval is tantamount to saying, “Your view of me is more important than my own opinion of myself.” Wayne W. Dyer, Your Erroneous Zones