Quotes About Validation

My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children they're beautiful and wonderful then they believe it, and they will be. So I never thought I was unattractive. But I was never one of the girls at school who had lots of boyfriends.

It doesn't bother me when someone is totally unaware of anything I've ever been in or done and says, 'Hey, man, I really like your music. I've never heard of you.' That doesn't bother me at all.

Anytime an artist puts your name in a song, it's unbelievable. It never gets old.

For me to become an All-Star for two straight years and now to become an All-Star starter, I most definitely proved the doubters wrong. It's an unbelievable moment in my career.

When you have a guy like Chris Paul, who's the best point guard in the world, saying I should be an All-Star, and other coaches and players coming up to me and saying I should be an All-Star, it's an unbelievable compliment.

To hear people mentioning me for All-Star is an unbelievable feeling.

Tribalism is an addiction that is driven by false beliefs that need to be reflected back to be perceived as true.

I'm afraid many women do choose the wedding over the marriage. It seems a steep price to pay, but it comes from a place of deep, sad longing to be loved and to have it proven that you are of value.

When people want to be liked for what they did, they should stop.

Wisdom is vindicated by all her children.

The worst thing: to give yourself away in exchange for not enough love.

When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews?

What people want, mainly, is to be told by some plausible authority that what they are already doing is right. I don't know know of a quicker way to become unpopular than to disagree.

In that dark chamber of my heart, where I confuse being right with being loved....

Maturity begins when you are content with knowing what you are saying is correct, rather than prove that someone else is wrong

The man is really looking for self-esteem, and he seeks to find it by winning the esteem of others. In our society, the fastest and surest way to do this is by amassing a great deal of money. So the money becomes a substitute, a symbol, for the esteem.

Some young ladies are so starved for male approval that what should be a normal attraction to men is accelerated into an obsessive need for male affirmation. Tragically, these dear ladies allow themselves to be devoured in the arms of men who have neither regard not respect for them as people.

Just because people love your gift doesn't mean they love you. Most of them will never really know you. Most of them don't care about you. They just want your gift. And it's okay to share your gift. It's a good thing to serve your gift to people or in places that may benefit from it.

The only thing you really have to prove is yourself.

I'm intoxicated by applause. It's my nectar.

They don't matter. I thought I had to prove something, and I did, to myself. There's nothing left for me to prove. I can move on with my life.

there's something broken about women – and let's face it, they usually are women – who live their whole lives on social media, don't you?

other people want to feel important and loved. Just that. [author's patient, Phil]

When we strive to impress or outdo others, we strengthen the underlying belief that we are not good enough as we are.