Quotes About Acceptance

I was bullied because I have this thick Nigerian accent.

Am I ever gonna grow thick skin? No.

Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.

When I was in first grade, the kids called me 'fatso.' It hurt, but the way I overcame it was to outrun every kid in the class. So I developed a thick skin, and athletics became my way of performing and being accepted.

I have a very thick skin altogether - surprisingly, many actors are rather fragile, but I get that of the 10 million people watching an episode, probably 3 million hate me, and I'm comfortable with that.

I have two boys with Nigerian heritage and that's the most important thing but race shouldn't define you. You just have to have a thick skin.

Rejection happens, and you have to have a thick skin about it, which is hard. You can't be overly sensitive about people not picking you.

I'm a confident woman with thick skin, and as a model in the public eye, I'm conditioned to accept criticism.

I didn't love my hair when I was a child. It was lighter than my skin, which made me not love it so much. I was really kind of envious of girls with thicker, longer, more lush hair.

Holding those two identities of being gay and Asian have, I guess, made my skin a little thicker.

I am more forgiving because I realize that all of our family histories - definitely mine - its populated with thieves and liars and incompetent people who werent bad people and who Im not ashamed of, but who are my family.

Everyone has areas they're not comfortable with, and mine are my bum, thighs, and legs.

My thighs were huge; they were like rock! Growing up, I was really athletic, and I had a very athletic body.

My thighs are great!

I do have thighs and a butt. I have cellulite.

People called me 'cottage cheese thighs' all through school.

I didn't really have an identity crisis because I really, really knew who I always wanted to be But I definitely had a lot of problems with my body. I was very skinny, and I guess my body was sort of pre-pubescent, but when I grew hips and thighs, I just didn't know where I was in the world. It was weird.

If your girlfriend is saying, 'Ugh, look at my stretch marks, look at my rolls,' don't say, 'Yeah, I hate my thighs, too.' Say, 'No, you look really cute today - and I feel good, too!'

When I'm walking, and I can feel my thighs touch? I don't want that.

Even after I had a baby, quite quickly I lost my tummy. But when I was pregnant, my redeeming feature disappeared overnight and I was left with an enormous bum and thighs.

I never looked good in a bikini. My legs were too thin.

Some people are naturally thin, and some are heavier. There is a lot of focus on it, and it can be a lot of pressure for people. But honestly, I think as long as someone is healthy, that is most important.

Style is not a reward for the skinny. It's not, 'iI I'm rich, thin and young.' You may not like your size, but then don't invest in leather leggings. Let yourself want the expensive bag and really love it and show it off and have a ball with it.

I'd rather be overweight and curvy than super thin with no curves. I'm proud of my body.