KOFI SIRIBOE
“I was chubby with a chubby-kid complex, I really came into my own.” People Magazine
“I was chubby with a chubby-kid complex, I really came into my own.” People Magazine
Category: Self Worth & Esteem
Adrian Grenier
ADRIAN GRENIER
“A lot of times, insecurities beget rejection. It’s not about how good-looking you are. It’s attractive when you love yourself.” Cosmopolitan Magazine
Bella Thorne
BELLA THORNE
“So if I were to say anything, I would just say that the one thing I regret growing up was just not being me. “And I spent so much of my life not being me, and, like, you never get those years back. So just be you. And say I am who I am, because who wants to be anybody else? That shit’s boring.” Seventeen Magazine
Bella Thorne
BELLA THORNE
“For me, who cares about popularity? If people only like you because you’re popular, why do you want to be friends with them anyway?.” Cosmopolitan Magazine
Ansel Elgort
ANSEL ELGORT
“Just in case it isn’t clear, I like girls-a lot. But also, let me say that if I was gay, I wouldn’t hide it. Being gay or straight isn’t bad or good it just IS. You are who you are. Always be true to yourself.” Chicago Tribune
Amy Poehler
AMY POEHLER
“In middle school, my demon would receive my school picture and maybe gently suggest I do something about those eyebrows, but for the most part it left me alone. Then I started caring about boys. Boys, who were going through their own battles, started to point things out about me I hadn’t yet noticed. I looked like a frog. I smiled like a Muppet. One told me to stop looking at him with my big weird eyes. I looked in the mirror at my flat chest and my freckles and hear a sound. It was the demon. He moved in and demanded the top bunk. The demon still visits me often. I wish I could tell you that being on TV or having a nice picture in a magazine suddenly washes all of those thoughts away, but it really doesn’t.” People Magazine
Michelle Obama
MICHELLE OBAMA
“Walk away from friendships that make you feel small and insecure.” People Magazine
Jennifer Lopez
“Keep your feet on the ground, don’t forget who you are, and love yourself, appreciate yourself. I think that a lot of women, especially, give so much love away, and we forget about ourselves. And the only way to have really beautiful and fulfilling relationships is to love yourself too.” People Magazine
Kerry Washington
KERRY WASHINGTON
“I am very inspired by women who cultivate their inner beauty as much as their outer beauty, who are unafraid to be both smart and sexy and who are comfortable in their own unique skin.” People Magazine
Missy Elliott
MISSY ELLIOTT
“One thing I won’t do is compromise. I will never do something based on what everybody else is telling me to do. And have to kick my self in the ass every night. I’ve been through so many stumbling blocks to build a legacy, so I wouldn’t want to do something just to fit in. Because I never just fit in.” Elle Magazine