#validating

I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school. ↗

— Kyan Douglas

#enjoy #guys #hang #high #high school

Now that I've had a book published, it is quite validating, but a bit embarrassing. ↗

— Jon McGregor

#book #embarrassing #had #i #now

Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values. ↗

— Allen Tate

#sole #technique #validating #values

The reason man does not experience his true cultural self is that until he experiences another self as valid he has little basis for validating his own self. ↗

— Edward T. Hall

#basis #cultural #does #experience #experiences

It's very validating when you are new in the industry to get awards. It boosts your self-esteem. ↗

— Sheena Easton

#boosts #get #industry #new #self-esteem

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

#conscious #i #i think #majority #many

I wasn't truly comfortable with myself until I was about 30. I spent so much time and energy wondering if I wasn't worthy, and trying to find people to validate me, instead of validating myself. ↗

— Tori Spelling

#comfortable #energy #find #i #instead