I never thought I’d land in pictures with a face like mine.

When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves.

I don’t think anybody in America ought to be scared.

My philosophy is it’s none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

It is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him. Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.

Confidence, as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I loved cats. Those three things. So, even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved.

If you’re in a workplace you don’t like right now, be encouraged because God will use it for your good. Think about it this way: He wants you to be a light in the darkness – and He’s putting His confidence in you!

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

A person who is truly authentic doesn’t need to play a role in life, we think, but can simply be him – or herself.

The passive aggressive arguer comes armed with tricky tactics. They cannot take the risk that they might be wrong: their self-esteem is too intertwined with their opinions. It is more important to affirm their rightness, and sense of superiority, than to arrive at the truth.

Never be ashamed! There’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth bothering with.

Some men never feel small, but these are the few men who are.

I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions of himself than on the opinions of others.

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They’re no good at all.

Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.

Accept everything about yourself – I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end – no apologies, no regrets.

We can approach God’s throne with boldness because we are confident in the power of what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross.

I like to be in control of how I look and how I feel and how I act.

God didn’t make a mistake when He made you. You need to see yourself as God sees you.

I won’t be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn’t mean I want them to stop looking.

I don’t think people should be encouraged to look like Kate Moss; I think that’s unreasonable. I think the normal human body should be glorified. By the same token, if you need a stick to wash yourself, you’re not healthy.

Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

I like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing. Muscles better and nerves more.

I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle.

Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most.

I just want to be myself.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t.

I’m a whopping 5 foot 4 inches tall. I’m not going to get any taller.

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

We all self-conscious. I’m just the first to admit it.

It’s simple, if it jiggles, it’s fat.

You don’t have to be like everybody else or do things like everybody else. God created you to be a unique individual, and He wants you to be free to be who He made you to be.

I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my own health and making sure that I’m eating right and getting exercise and watching the aches and pains. I want to be this really fly 80-90-year old.

Some people would like me to be round again.

I really wanted to be a model when I was little. I loved photography, and I loved being on camera. But I was short and chubby, so I couldn’t. Anyway, being an artist is way more interesting than just being a model because it’s about you and what you want to be. You’re not being treated like a clothes hanger.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

There’s no reason why I can’t be a mogul. When I step into a room and I’m there to have a conversation, if it pertains to business, I want to be respected as a guy who knows what he’s talking about. And that, to me, holds more weight than anything else.

You tend to feel very hurt when people attack you and feel indifferent when you get praise. You think, ‚Of course they like it. They should like it.‘

Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I’m past that age.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

I was called really horrible, profane names very loudly in front of huge crowds of people, and my schoolwork suffered at one point.

I just don’t feel like I have to explain myself.

Be content to seem what you really are.

My body is quite tiny, but a lot of the emotions I feel are pretty explosive. They have to come out.

People make jokes about my bosoms, why don’t they look underneath the breasts at the heart? It’s obvious I’ve got big ones and if people want to assume they’re not mine, then let them.

I am sure there’s going to be times when I do things wrong that no one’s going to like and everyone’s going to think I’m terrible and rubbish but I know I’m going to go through those times, and it’s just about understanding that that’s going to happen.

Honestly, I could care less about other people’s opinions about me.

The reason I talk to myself is that I’m the only one whose answers I accept.

Confidence is always a good thing to have going into the weekend. Especially where it’s quite difficult to put the lap together.

A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain.

I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.

I’m not the most attractive fella. I’m not a Billy Dee Williams. Personality is everything.

The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn’t any.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I’m cool with the praise. I’m good.

I don’t want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy.

You don’t have to be somebody different to be important. You’re important in your own right.

One of the things I’ve told men over and over and over and over is if you’re being rejected by all the women that you approach, it’s not the women!

I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.