Quotes About Self-acceptance

There were definitely parts of my character I didn't approve of, and maybe from time to time I had moments when I didn't like myself much. But I got through each day as it came to me, and so far I'd survived every thing life had thrown at me. I could only hope that the survival was worth the price I'd paid.

It had never made any difference to me what people called me, as long as I knew who I was.

I was quite a fat lad.

I decided to be this bearded lady in 2011.

I'm never going to look like a Nordic model, so I play with what I've got. Instead of going gray, I dye my hair bright colors; I have bad vision, so I wear sparkly glasses. I embrace that I look like a crazy lady.

I don't feel like the 'first,' or the last, or a lady. I am Brigitte Macron!

If you want to be a bearded lady then you are allowed to do that because you're not hurting anybody.

I want to show the world that if you want to be a bearded lady you are allowed to do it without being discriminated against.

I just want a lady who can be themselves, it's not a cookie cutter criteria that a woman should fall under.

I have a great sense of humor, I mean even when my meme came out I reposted it. I didn't care. I was laughing, too!

When you talk about our good and bad mental health stuff, it makes you realise you're not the only one feeling that way. It's OK to talk; it doesn't mean you're crazy or abnormal in any way. In fact, it's the opposite.

As long as I'm happy with myself and mentally happy, it doesn't matter what other people think. Everyone's always going to have an opinion, you can't stop that.

I'm sure I was a great disappointment to many women because I wasn't Errol Flynn. But I'm me. I think that's got some merit.

My early life was a bit of a mess but it was no one's fault. It was just how it was.

Growing up, I felt like it was very dangerous to mess up in any way, both in front of men and in front of other girls. It was like you couldn't make mistakes. So having a female friend who's like, 'Get over yourself. You're driving me crazy!' - that's been one of my most important parts of becoming an adult.

I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.

I don't believe in telling girls to mess with their bodies. Be healthy, be happy, be a decent person, enjoy yourself - that's more important.

Even going back to the haters, it's messed up what they say, but that's made me stronger, and it's built me into who I am today, and I am completely fine with that.

I know I'm not a Lionel Messi or a Cristiano Ronaldo.

I am not Lionel Messi, I'm not Maradona, I'm just Dries and I'm happy with that.

In beauty, there's this idea of this perfect picture, and I think, 'How about being present in the now, and a little messy?'

Girls shouldn't be afraid to look messy. They shouldn't have to always fit in with the pretty girls. Our goal as women is not to impress guys.

There is a moment when you get older when your metabolism slows down and you don't feel like working out any more, so you don't want to keep yourself fit any more, but that's your decision. Why should you be judged for it?

I do have a Mexican accent, but that doesn't mean that I'm a Latin vamp.