Quotes about Validation
She felt that she was being measured and found wanting.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Measure your success by the number of people who envy you.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
— Andrew Carnegie
Contentment is knowing you're right. Happiness is knowing someone else is wrong.
— Bill Bailey
Don't depend on other people as the source of your happiness or for approval.
— Joyce Meyer
I can last two months on a good compliment.
— Mark Twain
Be a good listener...It makes the person who's speaking to you feel loved,cared for and worthy of being heard.
— Wayne Dyer
We'd like to be humble...but what if no one notices?
— John Ortberg
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.
— John Lennon
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.
— Henri Nouwen
If you want to know the truth about what you've built, you have to ship it. You can test, you can brainstorm, you can argue, you can survey, but only shipping will tell you whether you're going to sink or swim.
— Jason Fried
There was such love as she had dreamed, and she meant to go on believing in it and cherishing the thought that she was worthy of it.
— Edith Wharton