Quotes About Self-acceptance

What should I be but just what I am?

Take it off, take it all off.

Judge me all you want, just keep the verdict to yourself.

A gold medal is a nice thing — but if you're not enough without it, you'll never be enough with it.

The Rose does not preen herself to catch my eye. She blooms because she blooms. A saint is a saint until he knows he is one.

Primero: es inútil que trates de mitigar tus sentimientos de inseguridad intentando cambiar las cosas exteriores a ti. Puede que tus esfuerzos se vean coronados por el éxito, aunque no es eso lo más frecuente; puede que consigas al menos algún alivio, pero éste no será muy duradero. No merece la pena, por tanto, que gastes tus energías y tu tiempo en mejorar tu apariencia física, en hacer más dinero o en asegurarte el amor de tus amigos.

Qué he de hacer para amar a mi prójimo?». «Dejar de odiarte a ti mismo». El discípulo meditó larga y seriamente estas palabras y regresó a decirle al Maestro: «Pero si yo me amo demasiado a mí mismo... Si soy un egoísta y un egocéntrico... ¿Cómo puedo librarme de ello?». «Sé cordial contigo mismo, y tu ego quedará satisfecho y te dejará en libertad para amar a tu prójimo».

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me, and think of me. I am what I am, I do what I do. I expect nothing, and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

My philosophy is, it's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

It's impossible to be perfect, and you won't do a good job if you're too focused on proving yourself to others.

I was so adamant about proving myself for so long and I've gotten to the point where I don't have to do that as much.

I don't believe in proving myself, ever. I'm in the school of thought where if someone is a curious person, they can find whatever they want.

I would never be like, 'Hey, I'm fat!' or, like, be psyched if somebody calls me fat in a review.

I had a terrible fear of not being normal - of not seeming normal. So I went to the library and read every psychology book I could find. Anything about how normal people behave.

Some friends think I'm dull now. But I think it's great that I'm no longer trying to make everyone laugh in the pub.

I was going through puberty and was much curvier than other girls, which made me insecure. Then I saw J. Lo on the cover of 'Latina' magazine, and she embraced those curves and was proud of who she was.

My public image is none of my business.

I didn't like my hair and makeup one time on a photo shoot, and my publicist told me, 'You should just be happy with it - they haven't had a black girl on the cover since forever.' She's no longer my publicist.

I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?

When you're under a microscope from an early age, you realize that people aren't always going to like you. And that's OK. And you're going to fail publicly, and that's OK, too.

Until I came out publicly, I wasn't really living my fullest life. I was trying to be who I thought I was supposed to be, which never turns out good, and I wasn't fulfilled.

I think it's important some people do publicly go 'Hey, I'm not straight and I'm not gay. I'm somewhere in the middle and that's ok.'

I'm proud of who I am, and I'm proud I grew up in Puerto Rico.

One thing Jim McGreevey wants the world to know: Leading a double life as a gay man trying to appear straight was easy for him to pull off. He was 'good' at it. Not only that - it helped him become a better politician.