Quotes About Self-expression

Me gustan las telas, los colores, el maquillaje y la rutina de arreglarme cada mañana, aunque paso la mayor parte del tiempo encerrada en el ático escribiendo. «Nadie me ve, pero yo me veo a mí misma», como decía mi madre filosóficamente, sin referirse

Old age is the best moment to be and do whatever you enjoy. Soon no one will be able to bear me.

Superego is not the same as consciousness; the former punishes us and the latter guides us. I stopped listening to the overseer inside me who demands compliance and performance with the voice of my grandfather. The race uphill is over; now I stroll calmly in the land of intuition, which has turned out to be the best environment for writing.

I like fabrics, colors, makeup, and the routine of putting myself together every morning, even though I spend most of my time locked away in the attic writing. "No one sees me, but I see myself," my mother would comment philosophically

We can speak up because we don't care to compete, to please, or to be popular.

Ya no es necesario, podemos ejercer nuestro poder desde la feminidad.

I would like to have been born a man, so I could leave too.

In New Zealand, we have a thing called 'tall poppy syndrome,' which, you might not have heard of it, but it's essentially where - it happens in small populations usually, but can actually happen in the U.K. - where, if someone sticks out, they get their head cut off because they are being outside the ordinary or they are showing off.

As we grow up, we're constantly defining ourselves. In my case: Caucasian, male, born in Iowa, live in Boston, Zen Buddhist, good at learning languages. With countless labels, I build up this creation I call my self.

What works with your skin and eyes? Use that to zero in on your wardrobe.

I want people to get a better sense of who I am, whether they've seen every video or zero videos.

I am the type of girl with zero fashion sense, but I am getting into it now. It's becoming important for me. I saw a lot of girls were beginning to notice what I wear, and I feel a kind of responsibility because there aren't any women in Hollywood my size and age.

I made myself into what I thought was a big-time player, and nobody in L.A. seemed to care or believe I was any good. When I started hearing I wouldn't play in college, I would just let it simmer inside me and then be like, 'Okay. That's what you think? Okay.' The number zero was the only way I could express that.

I can debate for weeks whether a trouser should sit on the waist, or a centimetre below, or on the hip, whether it should have a zip or a button, because I find personally that a detail like that can have a massive impact on how I carry myself that day. If I wear a slouchy jean, that will affect my posture and my whole manner.

I like a very sexy silhouette, and I like to feel like when you put something on, you zip yourself into it, and you're secure in there.

I go out in New York, and I think, boy, you can look at someone and pretty much determine their zip code. Everyone seems to want to conform. I wonder, are they all just button-pressers, on the Internet all day long? I don't know.

That's what my song 'Medication' is about - everyone trying to make you a zombie.

I like to try new things as well as stay in my comfort zone so I think all the styles or looks I do, represent me.

I don't usually show a lot of cleavage, it's not in my comfort zone.

I never imagined I'd be a presenter on television, but I'm happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.

I know people always say to get out of your comfort zone and take risks, but when you are on a live national television show, and you are competing to stay on it, then I don't think you should be uncomfortable up there. I think you should sell it and be your own best self.

My top tip for looking your best is to dress for yourself, not for anyone else. Even working with a stylist, I wouldn't wear anything she told me to wear unless I was comfortable with it myself. That said, it's good to push yourself out of your style comfort zone every so often to make sure you try new things.

I'm not sure if guys are supposed to read Vanity Fair. I feel very metrosexual with it but am not sure it's in my comfort zone.

When you come out of your comfort zone, you can express yourself in front of the whole world, and there was no better stage to express yourself as a batsman and as a leader than IPL.