Quotes About Self-acceptance

If I were offered a cochlear implant today, I would prefer not to have one. But that's not a statement about hearing aids or cochlear implants. It's about who you are.

Teenagers today are more free to be themselves and to accept themselves.

When I was a little kid I was embarrassed to tell people I had six toes, and I still do have six toes.

I've got freakishly large big toes. They look like the ace of spades.

On the other hand, I'm very tolerant as well. I expect that everybody can play what they want. I'm only not tolerant when it comes to myself and what is presented on my album that I have to listen to for the rest of my life.

I know that sounds selfish, but you have to look at what it's doing to you personally - are you frustrated because of the way people perceive you, or are you happy enough about the things you've realized about yourself that you can tolerate the way people perceive you?

The psychic task which a person can and must set for himself is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.

Why do I write? To investigate the mystery of existence. To tolerate myself. To get closer to everything that is outside of me.

If I can tolerate my own singing, then people can do so, too.

I had lived with abuse for many years, but the worst abuse has been at my own hands and the appalling situations I have tolerated.

I am a human being and the bashing has taken its toll.

I'm never going to be Tolstoy.

Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn't make you strong. if anything, it makes you weaker. Because you're doing it out of fear.

Holding people away from you, and denying yourself love, that doesn't make you strong. if anything, it makes you weaker. Because you're doing it out of fear.

This is my skin and not just the bag that keeps everything together.

You look at your face in the mirror. You wonder if you'll ever be able to use your body again for more than basic living.

You'll be all right. You're strong. I know you'll be okay because I like you and you can't like someone who doesn't like themself. The people I fear for are the ones who I don't like because they hate themselves so much they won't let anyone else like them either. But I do like you. I'll miss you. And I know you'll be okay.

Oh, Brother. No matter your wreckage. There will be someone to find you beautiful, despite the cruddy metal. Your ruin is not to be hidden behind paint and canvas. Let them see the cracks.

We're constantly being told what other people think we are, and that's why it is so important to know yourself.

Not every imperfection needs fixing...Sometimes you have to accept the flaw and live with it.

Don't ever apologize for being who you are.

So all you can do is be your own beautiful self and let love win.

We are flawed creatures, all of us. Some of us think that means we should fix our flaws. But get rid of my flaws and there would be no one left.

A girl, like you—' 'Like me? There are no girls like me.' I