Frances McDormand Quotes

I spent so many years being repeatedly rejected and told I wasn't good enough. It took a huge toll on my self-esteem until I realized I am more than my body and that, actually, our beauty comes from diversity.

After all those years as a woman hearing 'not thin enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, not this enough, not that enough,' almost overnight I woke up one morning and thought, 'I'm enough.'

Don't let anyone tell you that you're not good enough. Don't let anyone tell you that you're too short, you're too fat, you're too thin, you're too ugly - that's nonsense.

I make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws... this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it?

I'm learning to embrace who I am and what I look like.

I think that, if anything, the pageant is great for people who suffer from body issues. It's all about being comfortable with what you're given and what you have and being able to flaunt it without being insecure. It's about empowering women, not making them feel weak or less.

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 not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.

My body is my best asset.

At the end of the day, a 34B doesn't give you self-esteem.

For me, I don't think about size - I focus more on being powerful and confident.

I look in the mirror, and I'm a plus-size girl, but I got it going on.

If you don't like the look of my face, don't look at me! I'm the one who has to live with it.

Modeling is also the first job I've ever had where it's my job to love myself. While many people think that modeling would chip away at your self-esteem, it's actually bolstered mine tenfold.

I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin.

I think that each woman, whatever age, needs to recognize something good in her body. Someone has beautiful legs, someone has beautiful hair, someone else has beautiful decolletage or a beautiful waist or beautiful hands. Everyone has something great.

I am comfortable with my body and embrace who I am. I love to work it.

Models are some of the most insecure people I've ever met. They're constantly being told they're not good enough. You've really got to practice loving yourself.

I think that women who know who they are are beautiful.

I encourage women to just feel good about who you are.

I tell girls, 'If you're tall and feel too tall, the answer is to be taller.'

My scar is beautiful. It looks like an arrow.

When I meet young girls, I'm always like, 'Just do me one favour. Love what you look like right now - and remember I said it 10 years from now because it's the greatest gift I can give.'

Don't get hung up on the size. If you feel bad about yourself because a 12 is what fits, take a Sharpie, and write '6' on the label.

I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl.