Quotes About Validation

I want to prove to the skeptics that I'm not a clown. I'm very serious about what I do. I want to be a good ski jumper who has a sense of humor.

At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it's just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I'm not going to sit here in the corner and pout about it.

Getting recognized for my skill is very important to me. 'Raman Raghav 2.0' gave me that.

I need that name in Rashad Evans, a name that UFC and the fans respect. They know his skill set. They know what he can do. You go out there and beat a guy like that, you've proved yourself to the UFC and to the fans.

Just because people are calling you skinny doesn't mean I'm like, 'Yay!' No! You're telling me I don't look right. This is me, this is my body - I have accepted it.

I was skinny as a rail and had high cheekbones and a very interesting face - or so I was told.

I played at my church every once in a while, but that's not a good gauge, because everybody loves you at your church.

I need you to love me, I don't like me, either, if that helps.

We tear ourselves inside out for something the world may love, then base our worth on that.

You can't fool people into loving you.

We have better relationships with those who truly seek us rather than those sitting on the couch watching us move mountains trying to prove ourselves.

Deep in her heart, she wasn't sure she deserved to be happy, nor did she believe that she was worthy of someone who seemed...normal.

You can receive all the compliments in the world, but that won't do a thing unless you believe it yourself.

It's easy to love yourself when you feel good enough, when you feel special enough, when you're loved enough, when you have enough money, and you're appreciated.

Just maybe I was worthy of love.

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

Pet me, touch me, love me, that's what I get when I perform. That's when I'm really getting what I want.

I love acting. I'm able to express myself and not get made fun of for it.

As children, we have a tenuous idea of love; we often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.

For paranoia about 'what other people think' : remember that only some hate, a very few love - and almost all just don't care.

It's kind of hard to believe that people love me.

You have to love yourself or you'll never be able to accept compliments from anyone.

Self-affirmation cannot be found in love; it is a prior condition of genuine love.

I never heard 'I love you' as a child. I never felt pretty or cared for.