“When you’re a kid you tend to be more shallow, and you’re also immature, so you think that being with a good-looking person validates you in some kind of way. It’s not true. It’s ego.”— Gwyneth Paltrow, amazon.com
“Of course you see that as the ultimate validation and affirmation that you’re good. So I was thrilled to win. And of course you want to win an Oscar. It’s only once you have one that you’re like, 'Okay, well, I’m still just as confused and unhappy as I was yesterday.' You’re like, 'Huh.'”— Gwyneth Paltrow, amazon.com
“That’s what an addiction to people is: attention, acclaim, validation. I think all of that is operating there. It’s desperate.”— Howard Stern, rollingstone.com
“I know that I need to have more respect for the emotional property of other women and I know that I use sex for validation because it's what I do.”— Lena Dunham, Marnie Michaels, Allison Williams, imdb.com
“So thank you, men. In submitting my body to surgeries and drugs, it was hard to think of myself as a normal person, much less as desirable.”— Rachel Moscovich, medium.com
“Whatever you did today is enough. Whatever you felt today is valid. Whatever you thought today isn't to be judged. Repeat the above each day.”— Brittany Burgunder, amazon.com
“Facebook is the boyfriend or girlfriend who is too popular to really be a partner with you. They are friends with everyone. Their calendar is too full. Even when you are together, you have to compete with others for their time and attention. It’s exhausting, and the cozy intimacy you crave seems to…”— Jeff Elder, medium.com
“I never realized that we need to talk with other people just to know that we exist. That we matter. Loneliness is a howling, empty cavern inside of me that just keeps growing.”— Cheryl Rainfield, amazon.com
“I would rather be on the Internet engaging with half-imaginary people in a fake way than in real life engaging with real people in a real way.”— Melissa Broder, amazon.com
“I am a puppy for attention from imaginary people. I am lonely among real human beings and would rather be on my phone than engage with reality.”— Melissa Broder, amazon.com
“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”— George Carlin, goodreads.com
“When someone comes to you with their pain, they are not asking you to decide if their experience is valid.”— Silvy Khoucasian, silvykhoucasian.com
“You are strong, and you don’t need validation from other people to know just that.”— Shan Gogh, thoughtcatalog.com
“Validate people in my life more. It’s easy to take the important people in your life for granted, especially if you see them every day. You don’t have to get all mushy every time you’re around them, but taking the time to let them know how important they are to you on an occasional basis will make y…”— Bembu, bembu.com
“I’m single because it’s a choice and because I don’t need someone to validate that I’m an amazing, caring, beautiful woman.”— Brittany Wong, huffingtonpost.com
“A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence.”— Mandy Hale, amazon.com
“You know how advice is – you only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyways.”— John Steinback, goodreads.com