REGINA KING
“I’m one of those people who believes in the idea of choosing to be happy. Even in those moments where my optimism wanes, I can pull myself out of it. You don’t have to be a big star to have your voice heard. It’s important to use our platforms for people who may not feel as empowered. I’ve stayed true to who I am and what I need to be happy Sometimes that means you’re making sacrifices.” People Magazine
ELLIE GOLDSTEIN
“My disability makes me inspirational to others. My advice is to always be yourself and never give up on your hopes and dreams. I never get upset or sad. I’m always happy and bright and bubbly and a bit cheeky. I am like no other person. I’m just myself. And I’ve made history.” allure
MENA SUVARI
“I did not grow up in a family where we talked about things. My father was 60 when he had me, and I never really felt like I got to know him, and that led me to feel more alone and misunderstood. I was looking to not feel anything. There were many times I thought I wouldn’t make it. If I can take what happened to me and share it with someone else and maybe warn them, then I want to do that, because I did not have that person. I still work to accept that something this beautiful happened to me, to feel good enough, but I don’t have time to feel bad for myself. It’s not about me anymore.” People Magazine
ANYA TAYLOR-JOY
“I really struggle with wanting to give everybody everything all the time. One of the things that I’ve learned recently is you have to do what makes you feel good, not what other people tell you should make you feel good. If you spend little time you have off only doing things out of obligation, your soul suffers from it.” InStyle
McKENNA GRACE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
“Whenever I sit on my phone just scrolling, it makes me so unhappy and stressed out, feeling jealous and wishing for things I don’t have. It’s not worth it. Social media just doesn’t matter as much as we think it does.” GL
NAOMI OSAKA
“Being authentically myself is the value I most strive for. I’ve never wanted to feel pressured into conforming to what other people think I should be.” ELLE
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS
“It’s hard to have scrutinizing eyes on you all the time, but I’ve learned to listen to myself. As I get older, I’m more confident because I know myself better than I ever have before. You have to remember that it’s a big, wide world of people with a lot of opinions. Just ask yourself, ‘Do I feel good today? Do I feel true to myself?’ That’s all you can do.” InStyle
HALEY NOELLE LeBLANC
“Someone once told me that I give people space to be themselves, and that made me feel so special. You don’t need anyone’s permission to be who you are. Don’t let people judge. No one else can tell you how to be you.” GL
REBEL WILSON
“I was making millions of dollars. But then I’d have moments in my personal life I was not valuing myself because of my weight, not having good self-worth, not having kind thoughts. I thought of myself as trash, so I was treating myself as trash. I’ll just eat all that rubbish and junk food and not treat myself with love and kindness and respect. It was about dealing with the emotional issues that caused me to emotionally eat. You cry a lot. Analysis things. It’s really hard to know why you don’t feel worthy. That’s what I’m trying to overcome.” People Magazine