A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill

As handbags get ever more absurdly large, so they need to carry more stuff to validate the expense of this huge trunk with chains, buckles and padlocks on.

Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami

Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.

Abigail Johnson
Abigail Johnson

Lots of people will give you advice... and depending upon how well they know you, the advice might be valid or not so valid.

Adam Savage
Adam Savage

In the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a 'failed experiment.' Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Now is a time where there are so many social networks, such need for validation... you don't have to be a star or a politician to want to have likes or dislikes. Now there is a disease of popularity in the whole society.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Everybody is looking for validation, no matter who you are, and I think that's a need of the human condition - to look for affection or recognition or validation.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

When we are looking for validation, that will never satisfy us. When we are looking for affection, for love, a little bit of that will be enough to be complete.

Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston

I think a lot of actors need validation. If you see truly amazing actors perform, they expose themselves to such an incredible degree. You can really see their pain.

Alex Smith
Alex Smith

It wasn't until I stopped worrying about my own validation and finally refocused my energy on things I could actually change that I finally grew as a person and as a professional.

Alex Tizon
Alex Tizon

You are validating someone's life by telling their story. Even if it's a sad one.