"Don’t worry about getting credit, do the work anyway."
- Richie Norton
"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
"She ran straight into Leo’s open arms, unable to stop the tears from falling, feeling at last defended, like a single musical note that had finally found the symphony to which it belonged."
- Natasha Lester
"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 wound..."
- Criss Jami
"kisses explode when... someone believes in me when my heart cries out a song of thanks to yours."
- Sanober Khan
"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
"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
"When you are your own best friend, you don’t endlessly seek out relationships, friendships, and validation from the wrong sources because you realize that the only approval and validation you need is ..."
- Mandy Hale
"Find yourself first…like yourself first…love yourself FIRST…& friendship & love will naturally find YOU."
"Dignity will only happen when you realize that having someone in your life doesn’t validate your worth."
- Shannon L. Alder