Quotes About Validation

He made me feel that I mattered.

We buy things we do not need to impress people we do not like.

The man who claimed to be better than anyone else had to be ready to prove it, with his words, his actions, or his fists.

Am I hot? I asked. Google Assistant replied - You are just the right temperature.. At least someone has intelligence, even though it is artificial!

No one can prove you dumb except yourself!

Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?

Why would you need a DNA test? I already know you're a fucking space cadet.

I don't want 'constructive criticism'. I want praise.

It takes only one man to make an artist, but forty to make an Academician.

There's always someone asking you to underline one piece of yourself - whether it's Black, woman, mother, dyke, teacher, etc. - because that's the piece that they need to key in to. They want to dismiss everything else.

It said to only quote notable people—am I not notable enough for Goodreads?

Acknowledgment - If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.

Catch your people doing something right and let them know you appreciate it.

Science isn't about getting the most Likes

Bir insan?n yaÅŸamakta olduÄŸunu salt kendisinin bilmesi yetmez, insan tek ba??na deÄŸil ki. Ä°nsan?n varolduÄŸunu baÅŸka insanlar?n da bilmesi gerekir. Ne denli insan bilirse o denli daha çok vard?r.

Nothing like rejection to make what is wholly yours seem sweet and right.

In my research, I've found that adults have many ways to tell themselves, "I did a bad job," and very few ways of saying, "I did a good job." We rarely recognize our successes and feel good about what we've done.

It matters not if the world has heard or approves or understands...the only applause we're meant to seek is that of nail-scarred hands.

You can't be admitted to the ranks of writers of importance unless you have sales.

I always felt like I had something to prove. It's always been, 'I gotta show them that I can still rap. I gotta show them I can still make a hit or sell out a show.'

Everybody was down on me saying I can't rap, so I wanted to show everybody that I could actually do this. That's what motivated me.

In the Raphael Room, the secret turned out to be that only some of the paintings were made by the great master; the rest were made by students. I had liked the ones by Raphael. This was a big jab for my self-confidence in my ability to appreciate art.

I care most about what rappers think about me as a rapper, and I've gotten a lot of praise. I think rappers understand I'm a really good rapper, and that means more to me than a random person, you know, 'cause they know what goes into making rap music.

The rare pleasure of being seen for what one is, compensates for the misery of being it.