Quotes About Validation

It used to be about trying to do something. Now it's about trying to be someone.

Don't look to the approval of others for your mental stability

We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices?

No academic ever expects to be taken seriously by more than three other people, because really, we write for three people in our field.

When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn't I don't care.

She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

Being safe is about being seen and heard and allowed to be who you are and to speak your truth.

We spend money that we do not have, on things we do not need, to impress people who do not care.

Don't be dismayed by the opinions of editors, or critics. They are only the traffic cops of the arts.

I read somewhere... how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong, but to feel strong... to measure yourself at least once.

Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it.

What's more important-your goal, or others' opinions of your goal?

The impossible is justified by the fact that it occurred

People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.

What you say should not just be truth now, but should be a proven truth tomorrow.

When we have sold our identity to the judges of this world, we are bound to become restless, because of a growing need for affirmation and praise.

If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.

Fame does not make you happy. It just makes you look in the mirror a lot, worrying about how you look today for your audience.

I'm always very nervous about the word 'dancer' next to my name because anyone who's really trained in dance will go, 'This guy's fudging so badly.'

Whether it was making my bed or making a movie, my mother and father never hesitated to say how proud they were of me, and that means so very much to a child.

So remember what others think of you depends a lot on what you believe about yourself, what you think you are, what you think about, what you say and what you have proven you can do.

Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.

I just want to be someone, to mean something to anyone.