#validation

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

— Steven Pressfield

#failure #validation #art

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

#anyone #haven #henry #him #his

When you go to standup, there seems to be a common denominator of some form of need or want for validation from the audience that maybe you were lacking as a kid. ↗

— Ray Romano

#common #common denominator #denominator #form #go

I think I started out because I was desperate for approval and acceptance and praise. Some actors never break away from that. They're after that validation their whole life. ↗

— Judge Reinhold

#after #approval #away #because #break

Keep at it. Persistence does pay dividends. But there is a catch; you gotta believe it before manifestation will validate conviction as [your] truth. And sacrifice is a required path to fulfillment. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#believe #believing #believing-in-yourself #conviction #dividends