Quotes About Self-acceptance

Et, figurez-vous que je danse aussi! Et je me contrefiche d'avoir l'air d'un ours ou d'un hippopotame, vous devriez essayer. Même si on ne rattrape jamais le temps perdu, on peut décider de ne plus en perdre.

Joy exists only in self-acceptance. Seek perfect acceptance, not a perfect life.

Find peace with yourself by accepting not only what you are, but what you are never going to be.

I realize that everyone has their own road to travel in making this decision about when it's right to come out. I know that in my case, the worst fears never materialized. All in all, professionally, I know the work I do here every day is better because I'm honest about who I am.

Professionally, I'm a perfectionist, and to allow people to see that maybe I wasn't always perfect or put together - that my actual personal life was very messy at times... it was scary to let people know that.

I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist - she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model.

I don't like fame, I prefer to have no profile. But this is not possible for me. This is what I do, so I just have to find a way of being comfortable with it.

To go from hating the way I looked to being a 'Cosmo' centerfold is a profound honor.

I think I'm a pretty open book. We're all a work in progress, and I'm not ashamed to say that I don't have it all together - I don't really think anyone does.

Don't try to stand out that much for prom. Be yourself.

I didn't grow up the popular girl or the popular cheerleader. I've never been to a prom, I didn't have a lot of boyfriends, so I'm used to being on this side of life.

I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.

Some people feel like women should dress in a way that doesn't promote attention-seeking. But this is just my body. My body in itself isn't only sexual.

I think it's great for the women to show that they are women and be feminine. And that's something that I've always promoted.

I think girls especially get so caught up in thinking like, 'Oh I have to be prim or proper or fun and sunshiny' when, like, you can be literally anything. You can be mannish; you can do whatever, and it's acceptable.

I came out to myself when I was about 15 or 16, and to my parents when I was 18. When you come out to your parents, that's when it's properly official.

I'm a 12-14. I don't think 'plus size' is a shameful term at all, I just feel that it's important to label me properly as to not send incorrect messaging about my size.

Of course, who you are and what's inside your head is more important than how you look, but that isn't going to be nurtured properly if you don't feel comfortable in your own skin.

I'm proud of my short hair. I don't think I will grow it long again.

I have made a lot of mistakes, but I am proud of them all.

I'm proud of what I look like. I'm proud that I look like my mom.

Curvy is something to be proud of.

We want to be proud of ourselves.

I'm not ashamed of showing my curves to the world. Bodies are beautiful when they're full and healthy and fit. I've always had curves and I'll always be proud of them.