Quotes About Self-esteem

I felt like I was not a cute kid, and I remember seeing people transform. It was actually when my sister was in the beauty pageants and I was in some pageants. I didn't win any. I always got that like, participant trophy, but I fell in love with the way makeup could transform people.

If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.

When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my appearance.

The funniest people I know were, not necessarily troubled, but had a harder time in school or were shy or picked on or something like that. I think that you rely on it. 'Well, I don't think I'm cute and no one wants to hang out with me - I'd better start trying to make people laugh.' I think there's an element of that in there.

You don't need to wear Spanx if you buy my clothes. The dress, the trousers, the pencil skirt - they should do the work.

You can still wear trousers and show off your ankles - which are a nice body part on everyone.

I have always been really scared of trousers, they aren't flattering.

Sequin trousers can be scary and many women may worry they will be unflattering on their legs.

People would do the sound of a truck backing up - beeeep, beeeep - as I was sitting down.

True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.

It's the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has to be better than he is.

Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and normal than a short genius.

A sexy selfie can be incredibly empowering - but remember that, while a Snapchat message might expire, nothing on the Internet truly disappears.

Sometimes I feel like you can toot your own trumpet too much. I don't really like that.

There's nothing sexy about skin and bone. You gotta have some junk in the trunk.

My mom was really cool. She's the one that gave me the mentality about believing in myself and trusting it, that I was always gonna be okay, and that I could do things in a special way. She just pumped me up, you know?

The truth is that from the age of 14, I felt about 40, and for that reason, I felt that I would never succeed as an actor until my looks caught up with my actual age.

If somebody wants to have plastic surgery, more power to them. I think there's a point where you go overboard.

When I was a kid, my father told me every day, 'You're the most wonderful boy in the world, and you can do anything you want to.'

People should dress the way they want. Any rules for age or shape are silly. If you walk out the door feeling good about yourself, that's what counts.

For God's sake, Marks, do you think anyone really wants a glance at those dried-up matchsticks you call legs?

When you're a big girl like me, you want someone who makes you feel diminutive. I think fat guys are sexy.

You have set standards for how you want to be treated and what you expect from yourself and for yourself.

It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend otherwise, you still want them to like you.