Quotes About Self-acceptance

The lesson: Rather than striving to be superhuman, I would aspire to be less "super" and more "human.

The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you're walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That's the moment you may be starting to get it right." —Neil Gaiman, University of the Arts commencement speech

Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself.

Be willing to fail or succeed on who you really are. Don't ever try to be anything else. What you are is good enough for whatever it is you're doing.

work on the deficiencies you're most embarrassed by.

La gran tentación de la gente es querer ser otra persona, quieren protagonizar la película de otro.

The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you're walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That's the moment you may be starting to get it right.

Sou eu o culpado, mas não tenho culpa.

I was never in the closet as an actor. It never occurred to me that my sexuality was something to be ashamed of.

For me personally, I have vitiligo, so my whole career, it's always been this very odd debate: 'Does she want to be white? Is she white and black? Is her mum white?' It's always been this question of my background, my race, and what I stand for.

Frankly, the idea that we need to be beautiful, if you really think about it, it's odd. But if you can turn it inward and see yourself as beautiful, that's what changes the world.

As a kid I was very conscious of trying to be functional and not be too odd.

I'm okay with being the oddball.

Once you feel loved by the universe, you're already accepted, and you're not really concerned about offending people.

I don't find the whole 'cougar' word that offensive.

When I was younger, I initially hated football because they put me on the offensive line because I was the biggest kid.

Once I came out in sports, I basically told myself, 'I'm coming out, officially. I wanted to be able to look in the mirror and tell myself that I was being true to me. I wanted to help the younger me, when I was a kid, give them somebody for them to look up to.

Learning to live with not meeting other people's expectations has been extremely freeing and is the only gift I wish to pass on to any future offspring.

Don't look at your legs and think: 'They're fat.' Think: 'These things carry me around all day, and I don't have arthritis. Oh, and I've got great ankles.'

Now the fact that people are saying, 'Oh my God, he's finally come out' - I was never in.

I can't constantly live in the past, thinking that 'Oh my God, I was Miss Universe.'

I love that I can demonstrate that it's OK to look and be strong.

Listen: I'm OK cute. I'm no stunner.

It needs to be said and heard: it's OK to be who you are.