Quotes About Self-acceptance

I would say both Western psychology and Eastern paths would recognize that we get caught up in feeling like a separate self and an unworthy self.

I actually think the reason I am interested in certain parts is because I was such a dweeb in high school. When you are such a loser, it's a helpful way in to a lot of characters because even very powerful people are not all that powerful, really.

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

I never put a lot of praise on myself because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself - when I divorced and took control of my life.

I'm not proud that, in my time, I've tried to harness the power of prayer to fit into a pair of jeans.

I don't preach body positivity - I'm just okay with the body I'm in and say, 'I love me, so you should love you.'

I'm not preaching about things you should do, I'm not political or anything. I'm probably not the best role model.

I'm not some kind of preacher saying 'You have to have natural hair,' but for me it's easier.

My whole life has been about figuring out the balance between knowing who I am and being who I am and accepting that people will come to me with all sorts of preconceptions.

I have a boy's body. I would prefer to have more curves because I think that's more beautiful. I would much rather have J. Lo's body than mine.

Natural hair is just my personal preference.

My pregnancy changed my relationship with my body because I went from despising it to marvelling at what it can do.

I am not pregnant, but I've had three kids, and there is a 'bump.' From now on, ladies, I will have a 'bump,' and it will be my 'baby bump,' and let's just all settle in and get used to it; it's not going anywhere.

The image of a pregnant woman embracing her figure and really putting it out there can be scary to some people, but I don't let that stand in my way, and I don't think other women should either.

Glossier is really for anyone who wants to embrace the present and live in the now. It's about embracing constant change and who you are at any given moment, and that's often someone who's imperfect - and that's cool.

I try not to be neurotic; I try to create and present healthy body image.

I was never a boy. I always was a girl in my heart, and although I was presented as a boy to the public, inside I was feminine. It was OK to be that because that's just who I was, and I can't change that. I was born that way.

If you are confident in yourself and however you want yourself to be presented, and you're doing well and doing it because you want to do it and not because someone is pressuring you, then more power to you.

Women are tired of 'presenting' themselves; we just want to be who we are.

There's always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you're happy with the looks you're born with, then what are you going to do your whole life? We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we're not happy with what we're given.

I never put pressure on myself because I know who I am and where I come from.

I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated.

You don't need to bow down to peer pressure or be comparing yourself.

I never put myself under any pressure or anything. I embrace the moment, play in the moment, and I feel strong. Nothing fazes me; I just want to be myself.