Quotes About Validation

It was this document, validated by Guala and Marshal, which resurrected Magna Carta – the discarded pact of 1215. This development represented a critical step in English history, for without this reissue and those that followed in later years, the Great Charter would have been forgotten.

The truth is not delicate; it will stand up to vigorous testing.

Fame is no sure test of merit.

Wall Street," said a sadder but wiser Henry Blodget, "is its own world… what matters most is your place in that world, not what the rest of the world thinks of you.

Meeting someone you admire, and then that person's like, 'I'm a fan of your work' - it's a really neat feeling.

An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.

I think when you're doing good work, you don't necessarily need to be validated.

When people agree with you, they'll just like it and keep it moving, but when people don't agree with you, that's when they come for your whole neck.

Even when I was at school, I wanted to be liked by everyone, even the bullies. I didn't like them, but I needed to know that they liked me.

All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed.

I have a big thing about needing to know that I belong - in my group of friends, in my family, in my industry.

There is something daunting about getting a role you didn't formally audition for, another weight of needing to prove yourself.

There's an underlining nice feeling of needing to be needed constantly.

I love to be the center of attention. My oversized ego craves it and needs it.

There is nothing like the high of being on stage and reaping applause, especially for emotionally needy people like me!

I'm needy, I need approval in everything I do.

Can I go one day without somebody saying something negative about me?

Here's the funny thing about the response I've been aware of to my dating famous people: It's been very negative. I'm either not good-looking enough, not a good enough actor or not successful enough for these people.

It's the nature of a human that when you get neglected somewhere, you want to go back and prove a point.

Any time anyone says anything nice about me, whether it's Lady Gaga or your neighbor, it's a nice feeling, I'm very grateful for it. It's very helpful for your career. Every time someone says something complimentary it introduces you to their audience. It gives you credibility.

I just wanted to impress the guys in the neighborhood that I grew up with.

My neighbors don't care that I'm an author. It's inherently ego-inhibiting.

I was trying to be someone for the first part of high school. I was kind of this nerdy kid who didn't want to be a nerd anymore. Even talking about it, I'm embarrassed. I'm like, 'Ugh, why did you care what people thought?'

When I was growing up, I think I was expected to be seen and not heard. You're this little, nerdy kid; no one wants to hear about how sad you are. Nobody wants to hear that you feel lonely.