Quotes About Acceptance

I don't have any problem with people correcting me and telling me how I can be better.

There's a direct correlation between media and how we feel about our bodies.

I avoid conflict - like, any conflict - at all costs. I hate it. Even at a restaurant, if I get the wrong order, I'll just eat it anyway because I don't want to make an issue.

I can't tell the people of India that we'll burden you with high costs because the West has polluted the world, now India will pay for it. Not acceptable to us.

I am enormously uncool. I've made a cottage industry of being uncool. And I'm fine with that.

The process of coming out, as much as other people want to couch it in terms of politics, it's a very personal journey.

I never felt bright enough. I never felt confident. I felt that kid coming out of the council estate, like I was never good enough.

I went to a counselor for years, and it wasn't the kind of counseling to help you - it was the 'Let's make you straight' type - but counsellors can help.

I just never count on anything. You can't.

I think there's enough room in country music for everybody.

I hope that country music embraces me because I grew up on it and have a love for the music.

I will meet my countrymen. I understand only one language: that they are my countrymen, they are my brothers. You may see with whatever colour you want; Modi will not go into that colour.

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they get there, I never bother them.

I can't dwell on having a couple drops. It's going to happen - it's the NFL.

For me, Caitlyn Jenner is such a huge role model. She's really making a difference in our society by just being brave and sharing her story. People say she's not brave and courageous, but to me, she is so brave and courageous.

I don't like courting controversy because I don't like people not liking me.

It's been sanctioned by the courts, and I accept that.

There's nothing wrong with being gay or lesbian. If my cousin was gay I'd support him. If my sister was a lesbian I'd support her.

My birthmark essentially looks like I have a black eye. It isn't that bad, so you can imagine if it has been this big a part of my life, think of what it must be like for children with more serious birthmarks that cover half their face.

Children will go with any story as long as it's good, but white adults sometimes think that if a black child's on the cover, it is perhaps not for them.

I learned early on that 'Billy on the Street' is a great lesson in 'Don't judge a book by its cover.'

I think that the fact that we had a trans woman on the cover of 'Vanity Fair'... is only good for the trans community. I can't imagine that the more we talk about this that it's not just doing everybody a lot of good.

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

A lot of people will look at you and will fail to see your beauty because you're covered up and they're not used to it. So growing up, I just had to work on my people skills and give people a chance to really know me besides the clothing.