I love people talking about me; I love anybody just looking at me.

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.

It’s cool to be recognised by your peers.

With fame, you know, you can read about yourself, somebody else’s ideas about you, but what’s important is how you feel about yourself – for survival and living day to day with what comes up.

I’m always disappointed when people don’t live up to their potential. I know that a number of people look down on themselves and consequently on everybody who looks like them. But that, too, can change.

Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it’s not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don’t want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it’s not unhealthy, so I’m going to rock with it.

I remember when I was in high school I didn’t have a new dress for each special occasion. The girls would bring the fact to my attention, not always too delicately. The boys, however, never bothered with the subject. They were my friends, not because of the size of my wardrobe but because they liked me.

No one wants to see curvy women.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.

I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body.

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

What did I owe the rest of the world? Nothing.

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

I want my fans to love themselves. It’s almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.

I think it’s so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.

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

There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one’s self on lies and fables.

Just because something didn’t work out your way, or somebody disappointed you, that does not change who you are.

We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‚to do‘ list.

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

I like not only to be loved, but also to be told I am loved.

I don’t look at myself as a commodity, but I’m sure a lot of people have.

I’ve been called a moron since I was about four. My father called me a moron. My grandfather said I was a moron. And a lot of times when I’m driving, I hear I’m a moron. I like being a moron.

I’ve got a terrible memory; it’s probably because I’m always concentrating on what I’m doing now.

It is not love that should be depicted as blind, but self-love.

I am growing handsome very fast indeed! I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17th year. I don’t doubt that I shall have perfect crowds of admirers at that age. Then how I shall delight to make them await my bidding, and with what delight shall I witness their suspense while I make my final decision.

I don’t know if I’ve ever cared much what others think.

Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I don’t know why he’s with me. I don’t know whether I’m good enough. But if I make him happy, then I’m everything I want to be.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

Women don’t try to use me.

A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.

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.‘

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.

I’m over being a pop star. I don’t wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot. I feel like I’m highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records. And I feel like there comes a point when being a pop star is not enough.

If anything, we should feel sorry for the people who want us to feel bad about ourselves, because they are the ones struggling for approval. In middle school, bullies tortured other kids because they thought it would make people like them more.

The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention.

If you are first you are first. If you are second you are nothing.

Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form.

I have a strong feeling that I shall be glad when I am dead and done for – scrapped at last to make room for somebody better, cleverer, more perfect than myself.

I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too.

I’m comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far it’s stretched. Ha ha.

For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.

We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.

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.

The day I wake up without cellulite? Now that would be the perfect day.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self.

I love the attention but I don’t like too much of it.

You are not a problem that needs solving.

We are not the sum of our possessions.

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.

You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.

I’m not a star. I don’t feel I’m so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you’ve got my signature on a piece of paper?

Kids are watching us. I experience it every single day. They hang on my every word, what I wear, what I say.

As a kid from Compton, you can get all the success in the world and still question your worth.

I’ve always felt like there was a lot of hype around me even when there wasn’t. I felt like everyone was talking about me even when no one was talking about me.

The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.