Validation Quotes

“Master the art of
selflove
and you will never have to seek
validation
ever again.”
― Anjum Choudhary, Souled Out

“When you begin to relinquish your ego, you will no longer feel compelled to prove to people how busy you are in an attempt to validate your sense of worth.”
― Miya Yamanouchi , Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women

“The one person you'll be spending the rest of your life with is you. Treat yourself with love and respect.”
― Elle Sommer

“At the core of love is validation. It is what gives love power.
For when love is given away, validation seeps in and expands in the heart of the recipient, filling up every empty, dark corner. It is a wonderful, light, consuming feeling we long for, and once found, we hope—even expect—it will forever remain. But there are times when that most precious love is revoked, and a hard scab forms over the empty hole. Though this scab is both healing and protective, it is the reason why validation from future love may not seep in so easily, no matter how wanting the heart.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“The most powerful and courageous heroes I know are those who bite their tongues when justification, validation, temptation, or vengeance would have them strike with truthful, hurtful words.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“Do not wait for someone else to validate your existence; it is your own responsibility.”
― Jasz Gill

“Some people need significance more than they need another person. Change will only happen in a relationship when you realize it is not the person, but the "emotion" you desire.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Thank God for books, for validating your feelings, and letting you know you’re not alone.”
― Paula Gruben, Umbilicus

“No matter how much one seeks recognition, they are still unrecognised.”
― Aditya Ajmera

“You have to validate yourself first, and then you will receive the much-deserved healing validation from the rest of the world.”
― A.D. Posey

“We often use the Bible as a source for personal validation and defense, a sidekick and a shield, but these will prove ineffective without first the other part. We must also allow ourselves to be wounded by it. We tend to forget its authority - that it is a double-edged sword. Our decrepit, depraved hearts must be completely ripped out in order to welcome that of God.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“We're all a beautiful, wonderful work in progress....Embrace the process!”
― Nanette Mathews

“Why do we want and need the validation of those who celebrate our exclusion?”
― Carlos Wallace, Life Is Not Complicated-You Are: Turning Your Biggest Disappointments into Your Greatest Blessings

“When we accept the labels placed on us by ourselves and others, we then restrict and limit ourselves based on those labels. Break free from them and reclaim your unlimited potential to be your amazing self.”
― Nanette Mathews

“Having needs is not evidence of weakness – it is human.”
― Danielle Bernock, Emerging With Wings: A True Story of Lies, Pain, And The LOVE that Heals

“Feelings are not to be suppressed or fixed — they’re to be acknowledged.”
― Jennifer Lane, Spiked

“Some teach you
what can't be taught,
by turning their back
on you & helping
you get internally
closer to everything
you externally
sought.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Like all great things which then become fashions, science, as now the universal stamp of approval, probably receives more abuse than any other field of study. Glaze the word itself over whatever vague ideology one may presume ratified, no matter the degree of pseudo-science or lack of scholarly credibility packaged within, and the many will consume it like gravy on a feast. My thought for the time is that as the promise of true science increases, so shall rise its many more superficial counterparts as provided by the agenda-bound trendies and hyper-ambitious laypersons to boot.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please their children as frequently and as badly as children try to please their parents.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“If you have to chase, beg, or plot for love....It will run away at the next "best" offer.”
― Nanette Mathews

“Pity does not validate cowardice”
― Anthony Lo

“All beliefs are equally valid.”
― Alaric Hutchinson, Living Peace: Essential Teachings For Enriching Life

“Validate my existence with your words and I will speak to you all the day long.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“It is not unusual for subjects diagnosed with a Dissociative Disorder on the SCID-D to be surprised at having their symptoms validated by a clinician who understands the nature of their disorder.”
― Marlene Steinberg, Interviewer's Guide to the Structured Clinical Interview for Dsm-IV Dissociative Disorders

“Never forget to value yourself; never seek validation outside of yourself.”
― Debasish Mridha

“Then you go ahead and cry, " Will said.

That ended my weeping. Had he asked me not to cry, I would not have been able to stop, but his permission somehow quit my tears.”
― Kathleen Grissom, The Kitchen House

“It’s one thing to have the respect of your peers in the business. Their opinions are not always verbalized but if you are doing the right thing you don’t need validation.”
― Carlos Wallace

“Some time ago, my son Emilio was going back to school after vacation. He did not like the idea at all and was filled with anxiety. To him, the approach of school days was like a monster that threatened him and wanted to squash him. What is a parent supposed to do? I tried to lift his spirits, to distract him, convince him it was not as bad as it seemed, but in vain. Then I hit upon the idea of offering him something that is almost taboo in our family: French fries at a fast-food place. Usually anything that is prohibited appeals to Emilio, especially junk food. I thought I had the ace up my sleeve. But no. Emilio's reply ought to be chiseled in stone: "Dad, you don't solve problems with french fries."

Touche. You don't pretend problems do not exist, and you can't solve them with ephemeral distractions. You have to face them with open-eyed honesty. Offering French fries to my son in order to console and distract him from his anxiety was by no means a kind act. I was simply choosing the easier option--far too easy. I had found a comfortable way out.”
― Piero Ferrucci, The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life

“I find that I spend a tremendous amount of time chasing the praises of men rather than sitting with the praises of God. The former is something I attempt to catch, the latter catches me.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Discover a deep, healthy love for yourself....Relationships are meant to complement your life not complete it. If you're unable to bring a healthy sense of self-love into them you will always be seeking validation and end up disappointed by your expectations of others.”
― Nanette Mathews