Quotes About Self-acceptance

Some people say, "Never let them see you cry." I say, if you're so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.

I used to be neurotic. I didn't like myself very much. But somewhere in my mid-40s, my neuroses stopped seeming so important. I developed a sense of humor.

In the future if my mother tries to shame me with her disapproval, I will let her know in no uncertain terms that I reject her and all of her codependent baggage. I am Codependent No More.

If you're considered a beauty, it's hard to be accepted doing anything but standing around.

God probably thinks it's worth giving a sense of humor only to those of us who have to laugh at all the rubbish bits that are wrong with us.

Yes, I'm shallow, I don't mind admitting it. Perhaps I should admit that there's no end to the depths of my shallowness.

You just be honest about who you are, and if you dont end up with any friends, then good for you.

That was when I realised a sad but incontrovertible truth: I was a geek, and there was no getting around it. I could dress in Kate's clothes, but it didn't make me Kate.

If a man can't love you for who you are, he's not worth The Dior Gloss.

We all have our handicaps. You're not mine.

Aging gracefully - A that is rejected in 40s, but gracefully accepted in 50s...

I have no flaws, I'm perfect at being imperfect.

There really is no sense in pretending to be normal. Just be you because the moment you do, weirder things happen. Crazy comes back into fashion and every woman has to go out and find her some.

I'm not looking and I don't go hunting. I'm the type who's got to be found.

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be.

Stop hating on yourself for not being perfect. If God wanted perfection, He would have made you an angel.

You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.

Embrace your curves and who you are. I feel proud if young girls look up to me and say, "I'm curvy, and I'm proud of it now".