Mod Sun Quotes

I worked hard to be accepted by the fashion community in ways beyond my physical appearance. In no time, though, I found myself surrendering to the industry's approval process. I felt like I needed validation from everyone. As a result, I lost sight of myself and what it meant to be happy, what it meant to be successful.

When I was younger, I wish I would have been told more often that I was right and nothing was wrong with me, that I was deserving of everything this world has to offer, and that my visions for my future were worthy of pursuit.

People told me that I was the best-looking girl in my college. But it was only after I won a beauty pageant in 2002 that I became confident.

It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work.

Nobody calls me silly. That is not a word that applies to me.

A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.

Do I really need to prove anything to anybody? I don't feel that I have to prove anything. The only thing that I have to prove is to myself, that I have value.

What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

The best way to avoid falling prey to the opinions of others is to realize that other people's opinions are just that - opinions. Regardless of how great or terrible they think you are, that's only their opinion. Your true self-worth comes from within.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation becomes too important.

I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.

Growing up, I started developing confidence in what I felt. My parents helped me to believe in myself. I wasn't the best looking guy, I wasn't the best athlete in the world, but they made me feel good about myself.

Follow your instincts and do not let other people's opinion of you become your opinion of yourself.

Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.

I'm not running around looking for love and validation.

My life has been many examples of shortsighted goals that I thought would fix things. You know, if there's something broken inside me, if there's a hole in there, I thought: If I could just write a good song someday, then I'd be OK. You know, if I could just be on stage in front of people I'd never seen before and be validated by them.

It doesn't mean a thing when others tell you you're good. You have to feel it yourself.

I want kids to know: Don't wait for somebody to come along and tell you you're special. Because that may never happen.

Usually I feel kind-of normal and lame, and then I'll go to the coffee shop and someone'll say, 'You rock!' And then I'll remember how awesome I am.

I always felt second best. I was never the prettiest, never the skinniest, never the fastest in my sports. Never the smartest, because I have dyslexia. Then, all of a sudden, people were like, 'You're gorgeous.' And I was like, 'What?'

I think one thing I've learned over the years is just that you're not going to ever please everyone, and the most important person to please is yourself.

I think it's really important to remind, reinforce people that their lives have value, you know? That their lives have worth.

I didn't need the belt to validate me.