Quotes About Self-acceptance

I kind of live my life as an example, and I just never felt like I had to be on the cover of a magazine announcing that I was gay; it's just who I am. I just live my life, and I never really thought about it.

I love myself the way I am, but people will always message me about other people with vitiligo who cover their skin. 'Winnie Harlow, you need to tell them that they need to love themselves the way they are and stop covering their skin!' No! If that's what makes them comfortable and what makes them happy, let them be.

I made a decision to stop feeling envious of other people, to crack on with my life and stop comparing myself with others.

I get my strength from wanting to teach other women that everything about you is OK, and you shouldn't take any crap from anyone.

If I were to tell you that your life is already perfect, whole, and complete just as it is, you would think I was crazy. Nobody believes his or her life is perfect. And yet there is something within each of us that basically knows we are boundless, limitless.

'Born This Way' is shaping up to be creative ecstasy.

That is the beauty of doing something when you're older. It doesn't matter what anyone else says because you're not doing it to build credibility.

That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be horribly critical about yourself.

When I am watching my films, I think I could have done this scene better and I tend to criticise myself. I have liked myself in bits and parts.

We can be so hard on ourselves. And other people can, too - there's so much criticism out there!

I've been told that I overshare. Sometimes I get criticized for it, but how else would I be if not all of me?

We used to take it really hard when people criticized us about what we were wearing, but not anymore.

I get criticized for being me. I'm enjoying life, and people see it as me not being serious. Not taking the game seriously. You shouldn't hate somebody for being themselves, for enjoying themselves.

My weight fluctuates, just like any other person's does, and there will always be critics.

I learned that coming out was crucial to self-esteem.

I'm not on any crusade.

If I want to put makeup on, then, cool, I'll do that. But it's not going to be my crutch.

I'm blessed with being quite secure - not necessarily about my looks, but if someone says, 'I don't like what you're wearing,' I am never going to go and cry about it. I think that does come with age, though.

I decided a long time ago to be myself and not worry too much about cultivating some kind of personality that didn't feel natural or true to who I am.

It's really exciting to be a voice for girls with curls.

I have a very nappy, curly head.

I love my curly hair and I don't like straightening done at all.

I've learned to embrace my curves, this is me.