Quotes About Validation

I never really had that father figure to look up to. I think that's the reason I'm so ambitious. I felt like I wasn't appreciated as a child so I wanted to prove my worth as an adult, as an actor.

What matters most is not what I think I am or am not. What matters is what my Father sees in me and what He says about me.

I feared disappointing my father more than anything in the world.

He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.

I grew up in an abusive home and was told on a daily basis by my father that I would never amount to anything and that I looked like a boy.

At a certain age I just stopped arguing. I realized that there was no way [my father] could see, because for him to approve of what I was doing, he would have to have some belief in me as a musician.

When I received the news of the Nobel Peace Award, I could not believe it. I told my father, 'I think they have the wrong name, Dad. Please, can you talk to this man on the phone? I'm busy cooking!'

Creative people are very insecure people because they don't know whether people like them or are in awe of them. That insecurity always comes out. It makes them a better actor, I feel.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.

I had no fear 'cause it seemed everyone in the audience always applauded whatever I did. Course, maybe it was because I always seemed to know everyone in the audience.

...I'm not afraid of the opinions of others - but of being needed and coming up short ...

If you go through life worried about what people think about you, then you're not really living. You're just existing.

We spend our lives trying to please people and in the end they don't care about you. Love yourself and pay attention to the ones who make life worth living!

Many people's lives are fueled by the things they have yet to get over, trying to prove things to people who have already moved on.

Often you think when you're rejected that you are not good enough, But the truth is they weren't ready for all you have to offer.

The biggest prison you will likely ever live in is your fear of what other people think.

In life, you prove your worth through your actions, not your words.

The most time wasted in life, is the one spent worrying about other peoples opinion of you.

Everyone tells you that you deserve better but no one is willing to give it to you.

Don't listen or think about anything other people say about you. Just live your life and prove them wrong.

Nothing satisfies me more than knowing someone underestimates me. Except the moment they realize they did.

We do not content ourselves with the life we have in ourselves; we desire to live an imaginary life in the minds of others, and for this purpose we endeavor to shine.

Sure, popularity is the thing in high school. Let's see how that'll work for you in the real world where no one cares.