Quotes About Acceptance

You're allowed to be a little bit weird and still get massive attention. The fact that a Solange can work or a Daniel Caesar can work or even how far Kendrick Lamar has gotten. People are getting more comfortable.

What I question about the afterlife is how many people just accept it and don't question it, because I think living for an eternity would be much worse than dying.

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.

It's extraordinary how many people read a book that's new and weird and befriend it.

Outside of the gay world, I don't know how many people know me.

Don't lose your love for yourself and how much you've grown and how far you've come.

I know growing up as a young gay person how much you hate yourself, how much you already think you're different.

Dance music doesn't care where you live. It doesn't care who your friends are. It doesn't care how much money you make. It doesn't care if you're 74 or if you are 24 because... 74 is the new 24!

I'm not homophobic or anything like that, but when gay people come out, it's like, 'You didn't have to tell me that, because I'm still going to still give you a hug.'

I've seen my name on marquees and bowed to standing ovations. I've also been called a fraud, a mental case, a heretic. People all over the country wait in line to hug me or curse me.

My audience has accepted me for a long time as, you know, not a fat comedian but a comedian who happens to be fat. That's a huge difference.

It's always good when you're in a place where they really want you. That makes a huge difference.

A fighter who is gay and a champion can make a huge difference in the lives of people who are afraid to come out, afraid of what their parents might think, afraid of what could happen to them.

In my 20s, it was very hard to go, 'I'm heavier than that girl.' Getting older makes a huge difference.

It's not a good feeling to hide a huge part of your life. If you were meant to be somebody else, you'd be somebody else, so don't change who you are.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

Both Frankenstein and the Hulk are looked at as horrific, but they're just trying to find their way, like all of us.

I always ask God if it is his will, and if so, then let it be. Whatever comes out of it I will accept it. That's the message I got and that's why I'm here at Hull.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

I'm still a person, a human being, no matter what religion I am.

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.

I think I've become more comfortable about being a human being.

I feel very much that I am a human being, with human limitations, and I need to respect that.

You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.