Quotes About Self-acceptance

I have stripped back with loads of things, my hair, my make-up, my lips, right down to my clothes. I feel less is more.

There's no pressure to strive to succeed on anything. I get to step into every single day and just enjoy the process, enjoy every moment, just be fully who I am and not feel failure in any way, but just be able to pursue success - and know that whatever happens, it is what it is.

Sometimes it's not always perfect, and there are mistakes, and you pick yourself up and move on. I've learned you can't be a perfectionist. I still strive to do my best in every area, but I've learned to let go.

I strive to destroy fear and judgment that once stifled me.

Sadly, black people disassociate ourselves from the things which make us who we are, identifying them as lesser, or inferior. It's a form of self hate. So, with reckless abandon, we strive to be like the majority.

I think when I was younger, I strived for perfection. And now I strive for my imperfections because I think they're more interesting.

I just think the way Regina King carries herself in this industry is something to strive for. Even though she's been in the business as long as she has, she's still just one of the most genuine, realest people I've met so far. And so watching her, I realize that I don't have to change who I am at the core in order to have a career.

People striving for approval from others become phony.

The only strong opinion that I have about myself is that I don't have any opinions.

So many people in the gay community have always asked me to come out, say it like it is, and help our cause. But for me... I think my biggest statement I could give to the world is to be strong being myself... you have to make something of yourself, and that's what makes us strong.

I want to compliment myself for becoming someone with a strong color.

I was always encouraged to really root myself in a strong sense of self and not to believe all the nasty things people were saying.

I've always said that sexy is having a really strong sense of yourself and never taking yourself too seriously.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.

I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.

I like to go out there looking like a strong woman, because I am strong. But I am also a woman who goes through all kinds of problems and highs and lows.

Being fat doesn't necessarily make me feel stronger. What makes me feel strong is knowing that I can live my life and be who I want to be.

The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being flawed and I like having them help me grow and change and become better and stronger.

I'm not the coolest person in the world. I'm not the sexiest Diva or the strongest Diva. I know who I am. I'm not the most popular person, and I'm kind of dorky, and I'm someone you can see at your school or as your neighbor, and I think people like that.

Being unapologetic about my body, my sexuality, my life's decisions is a political belief that, as a feminist, I strongly espouse.

I just really strongly promote pushing against this culture of perfection. I mean, I'm sorry, for me, Spanx don't feel good. I've tried one of those waist-trainer things on - that hurt like the bejesus.

My eyes will never be blue; my bone structure will never allow for you to mistake me for a Scandinavian model.

When I was younger, I used to look at movie stars with pencil-thin noses and think about a nose job. I've got a grown-up baby nose; it's not chiseled and structured. Then I saw how beautiful Audrey Tatou was in 'Amelie' and thought, 'She's got a nose like mine, and if she can have a baby nose, so can I.'

Body image is something that girls struggle with every day, and it's something that I struggle with every day.