Self Acceptance Quotes

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

“A man's personal defects will commonly have with the rest of the world precisely that importance which they have to himself. If he makes light of them, so will other men.”

“The hero is suffered to be himself.”

“Everybody has a list of 100 things they would like to change about themselves. But it's all about focusing on the good things.”

“I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny.”

“What I've learned is not to change who you are, because eventually you're going to run out of new things to become.”

“I don't think it's the most important thing in life to fit it. I think it's the most important thing in life to dance to the beat of your own drum and to look like you're having more fun than the people who look cool like they fit in.”

“Be yourself and the right people will love you.”

“Unique and different is the new generation of beautiful… You dont have to be like everybody else. In fact I don’t think you should.”

“The more you are like yourself, the less you are like anyone else which makes you unique. The problem with most people is that they spend their lives trying to emulate others and so we have lots of copies but few originals.”

“You have to be happy with who you are and the choices you make. If you don't like yourself, you'll never be truly happy.”

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”

“Be happy without picking flaws.”

“Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”

“When my Mama asks me will I ever change, I tell her yeah... But it's clear I will always be the same until the end of time.”

“I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everybody does that - even the people that I consider flawless - then you can start to live with the way you are. I've read interviews with some of the most beautiful women who have insecurities. And you look at them and you're like, 'How do you have? Name one thing wrong with yourself,' and they could name a handful.”

“If you're trying too hard to be the girl next door, you're not going to be.”

“I was raised in this society so you can't expect me to be a perferct person cause Ima do what Ima do.”

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving. The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness. We pardon to the extent that we love. Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again. & great happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. Loved for ourselves. & even loved in spite of ourselves.”

“If you're lucky enough to have something that makes you different, don't ever change.”

“Just keep doing 'you', and being who you are and doing what feels natural to you.”

“You will always be criticized and teased and bullied for things that make you different, but usually those things will be what set you apart. The things that set you apart from the pack, the things that you once thought were your weaknesses will someday become your strengths.”

“You have to stop looking in the mirror and realize that your living for yourself, not other people.”

“The thing is, I make music I like. So it's just weird if someone says they don't like it.”

“It's not our job to make people like us if they don't.”