Validation Quotes

• The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism.

  Paul Ricoeur

  Moving, Two, Limits

  Paul Ricoeur (2006). “From Text to Action: Essays in Hermeneutics, II”

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• If self-validation were our most significant societal measure - we would give trophies to ourselves.

  Mary Anne Radmacher

  Sad, Self, Giving

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• A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Sports, Hard Work, Careers

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• When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

  Marlee Matlin

  Thanking Him, Way, Made

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• I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.

  J. C. Watts

  Who I Am, Order, Needs

  "J.C. Watts exits political arena". Interview with Paul Begala, www.cnn.com. November 15, 2002.

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• I think that the majority of messages are validating messages to confirm the survival of conscious. And many times that validation message is negative or sad.

  John Edward

  Thinking, Survival, Majority

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Look inside, without anyone else's validation understand that you are valuable, talented, unique, and worthy.

  Joe Sacco

  Unique, Looks, Worthy

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• What makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don't get caught in this trap.

  Paulo Coelho

  People, Important, Needs

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jun 28, 2010

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• Before you look for validation in others, try and find it in yourself

  Greg Behrendt

  Trying, Looks

  Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt (2005). “It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy”, p.79, Harmony

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• Family is the place where acceptance and validation are most needed, but often the hardest to find.

  Bill Crawford

  Acceptance, Hardest, Needed

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• I've talked to nearly 30,000, people on this show, and all 30,000, had one thing in common: They all wanted validation...I would tell you that every single person you will ever meet shares that common desire.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Success, People, Desire

  "The Oprah Winfrey Show Finale", www.oprah.com. May 25, 2011.

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• You're learning to be nourished by the love you give, not by the validation offered in response to your giving.

  Matthew Kahn

  Love You, Giving, Response

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• Don't seek approval. This may be the toughest suggestion for you to follow -- and the most important. Whether you'te a teenager seeking approval from your peers, a middle-aged parent seeking the approval of your kids, or a man or woman seeking the approval of a partner, it all amounts to the same thing. You're giving your personal power away every time you seek validation from someone else for who you are.

  T. J. MacGregor

  Teenager, Kids, Men

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• Know that God has a plan for your life. Turn your life over to him every day. Stop looking outside yourself for validation and approval-you're letting other people define your happiness. Instead of trying so hard to manipulate life, take care of yourself on the inside. Then all those other attributes you're so desperately seeking will find you eventually.

  Trisha

  People, Trying, Care

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• Release old concepts and energies that keep you in self-punishment patterns. Release old stories and create from a place of love and self-validation. You are worth it!

  Gautama Buddha

  Self, Punishment, Energy

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• I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation.

  T. D. Jakes

  Thinking, People, Today

  "T.D. Jakes Talks: Second Chances, Humble Beginnings & Knowing Your Worth". Interview with Zon D’Amour, lasentinel.net. September 21, 2016.

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• Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

  Jody Watley

  Approval Rating, Giving, Waiting

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• Nothing is as empowering as real-world validation, even if it's for failure.

  Steven Pressfield

  Real, Empowering, World

  Steven Pressfield (2002). “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles”, p.71, Black Irish Entertainment LLC

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• You may occasionally be hurt by the sort of cavalier cruelty of commentary if you go into online forums, so there’s definitely a maturity about not seeking validation from everyone, every single time.

  Guillermo del Toro

  Hurt, Maturity, May

  Interview with Charlie Day, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 2, 2014.

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• Some seek fame cause they need validation,
  Some say hating is confused admiration.

  Nas

  Hate, Confused, Rap

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• As Buddha points out, you should not rely on the opinions of others for validation of your internal progression.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhist, Buddhism, Opinion

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• Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, while they have a treasure within that not only includes all those things but is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Love, Happiness, Spiritual

  Eckhart Tolle (2010). “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment”, p.12, New World Library

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• The more validation I need, the less discernment I have.

  Kurt Hanks

  Confidence, Needs, Discernment

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• I work hard for the audience. It's entertainment. I don't need validation.

  Denzel Washington

  Life, Success, Faith

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• Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love - you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Love You, Positivity, World

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