Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes

I always thought that if I ever got good reviews I'd be happy. It's so empty. It's never what I wanted, ever. All I wanted was just what everybody else wants - to be loved.

I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.

The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged.

The best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are.

Things I say have value and I would love for you to value them, however you get it.

It's not that I need everybody to be patting me on the back.

I have learned to imagine an invisible sign around each person's neck that says 'Make me feel important.

Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

Genuine love will always feel urged to communicate joy - to be a joy-giver. Mankind needs joy.

My acting gives me my self-worth

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.

Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt 'thank you,' is like wrapping a gift for someone and never giving it to them.

At least I had that, one guy understood me.

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.

Praise us as we are tasted, allow us as we prove.

The feeling of being accepted and acknowledgement and recognition and fame - I'm vain like everybody else. The feeling of achievement that I've helped the poor or somebody in need far outweighs the money.

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything.

You deserve love and you'll get it.

I want to date someone who likes who I am as a person and not what I do for a living.

I need the applause.

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!

Every person - with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness - can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon.

You feel touched and honored and alive when you give to someone.

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.