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“As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation.”
The only way I can get you to do anything is by giving you what you want.
“the desire to be important.”
The hogs didn’t care about the ribbons they had won. But Father did. These prizes gave him a feeling of importance.
I often went fishing up in Maine during the summer. Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn’t bait the hook with strawberries and cream.