Quotes About Self-acceptance

What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else - when you want to be another person.

I wake up in the morning and sometimes I just want to wear a T-shirt and blue jeans and now I have to force myself to do that, because I can't care what people think, you know?

As I've got older, I feel more confident in my body, so wouldn't want to tamper with it.

If I'm ever stuck on a respirator or a life support system, I definitely want to be unplugged -- but not until I'm down to a size eight.

I'm quite happy being myself. I'm a big fan of Jessica Lange and Jeanne Moreau, but I don't want to be anyone else.

When you know people are really at peace with who they are and what they do, they collaborate and want to help you to improve.

I have found that I am not a space where people want to live, at least not without decorating first.

I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.

As time goes on, I will play characters who get older: I don't want to be some Botoxed weirdo.

We shouldn't be intimidated by someone else's idea of perfection if it will prevent us from taking steps we actively want to take.

I like the way my heart beats, I like the way I think; I don't need or want anything to change that.

I don't really have a New Year's resolution to go on a diet or anything like that. I am who I am, and I don't want to be somebody else.

I gained 60 pounds, and I'm proud of it. Why do I need to watch my weight when I'm pregnant? I could eat whatever the hell I want to eat.

I like to take my time and not try to put too much pressure on myself, but it's hard. I think I forget every time - you give birth and you want your stomach to be flat again.

Why should I want to be white? I am a Negro - and beautiful!

I think that ties in with issues of identity as well - that sometimes there are parts of us we want to hide, and then there's other times we say, "You know what? Nope. Done hiding that part."

Keep your sense of self; don't get caught up in what people want you to be.

I think thinking for yourself is such a hard thing to do, because you just want to fit in in high school. So being comfortable with who you are is such a massive thing for a lot of people.

I wasn't a perfect thing at 17. I didn't have confidence. I was hunched over and real embarrassed, and I didn't want to be in the limelight. But it changed over time.

I think self-deprecation is such a disease, and I want to cure everybody of it and so that's my contribution.

But I am weirdly healthy, so I don't beat myself up about it—it wouldn't help, and I don't want to pass that on to my girls.

I keep feeling like everyone wants me to apologize for something.

I am proud to be a normal size girl and I want to encourage everyone to be confident at any size.

I won't give up what I enjoy to look perfect. I want to find a happy medium between feeling good about my body and still having a beer and some barbecue.