Quotes About Validation

I can say I want to be known as the prettiest player ever but I don't control that, the people control that. So all I can do is show up to work every day and give my best.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.

My whole life, I've been called 'Just a pretty face,' or, 'You'll never amount to anything, you don't really have anything to offer, but your looks.' It's never defined who I am, I mean, I've heard it my whole life, it's nothing new.

It's very hard to step into a job when people are just dismissing you as a pretty face, and saying you got your job only because your surname is McMahon.

If you think I'm just another pretty face, read my Facebook updates, read my articles, read the interviews I've done and judge for yourself.

Growing up, I never felt like the pretty girl.

I felt like I needed to be a 'pretty girl' for someone else. I felt like I needed to change a lot about who I actually was to be perfect for them instead of just being who I am genuinely.

Pretty good, you know it's nice when you get people coming up to you saying 'Can I have a photo or an autograph'; it's a compliment, I think.

I'm in a comic book now. That was cool. That's something that I'm still sorta reeling about, 'cause I read comics as a kid. Someone drew me, and actually did a pretty good job!

I play guitar... I like to say that I'm pretty good, but it takes someone else to tell you that you're really good.

I remember Robert Plant coming backstage after the first show saying, 'Hey, boys, I should be opening for you.' That felt pretty good.

I want to prove to my mom that I'm an amazing dancer.

I want to validate that I'm the greatest daredevil in daredevil history.

When the crowd appreciates you, it encourages you to be a little more daring, I think.

I'm not a star, darling.

I dated all the wrong men. I thought I could feel appreciated in my body through guys.

The accolades usually come when you're dead or too old to get a job.

I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist.

I'm 28 now. I've played 10 seasons in the top division, scored 170 goals in 400 games, and still I'm having to prove to people that I'm a decent player.

I don't think I ever feel sexy. I don't think that's for me to decide, if I'm sexy or not.

Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.

Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions.

Deep down that's all you really want. You may not like or be comfortable with certain forms of appreciation or love, but you do want it.

Deep down inside, I do feel, at times, that I have to prove to people that I'm actually an artist.