Gabourey Sidibe Quotes

There is so much in the world to hate, why hate yourself?

I'm proud of my body. My body weight will always be something I'll struggle with for the rest of my life, but I'm finally in a good place and learning to love me for me, and not somebody else's standards.

I enjoy being me; I always have done. I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and it wears them down. And I don't want that in my life. It's never been an issue - at least, I've never hung out with the sort of horrible people who would make it an issue. I have insecurities, of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me.

I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been very few times in my life where I've felt down about the way I look or the way I feel.

That is the thing I want to tell girls, to stop criticising yourselves and to stop comparing yourself to other people.

I have insecurities, but they don't consume me. It doesn't bother me if my hair's a mess or if I have a bad skin day. I just don't look in the mirror!

When I opened my gym, I got rid of the scales! Stepping on a scale empowers an inanimate object - every time you get on it, you turn over the helm of your emotional well being to something that doesn't care about you.

At the end of the day... my love for my body... comes from within.

You have to embrace your body, whether it's curvy or whatever you may be. You have to embrace who you are. Beauty comes from the inside not out.

In modeling, I had to learn to like myself, to love myself, to feel comfortable.

I love myself and I love my body.

Women are hard on themselves. I’m trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body.

Never be ashamed of your problems, your body, yourself. You are worth life.

Every woman hates her own body. I don't know a woman who doesn't . . . well, I do know a few who love themselves but in the case of most women it's like, "ugh." And when I dress a woman, my design intention is to give them an attitude or a grace, no matter whether it's a wedding gown or ready-to-wear.

You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

That's the biggest thing to separate - your body from your self worth.

Your hair isn't quite right and maybe you're a size bigger than you should be and on and on and on. I think there comes a moment when you've matured to the point where you suddenly think, nonsense. I am fine just the way I am.

After years of struggling with how I looked, I'm pretty comfortable and proud of my body now.

I know that having the perfect body doesn't fix all your problems, or make you love yourself more. To me, it's all about being comfortable in your own skin.

Too many young girls have eating disorders due to low self-esteem and distorted body image. I think it's so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.

Beauty, to me is about being comfortable in your own skin.

I just try to feel good in my own skin as much as I can.

I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.

I just say that at any weight you should love your life.

I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat. It's never good to add to anybody else's suffering. It's an important topic to really get the gravity and the importance of - dealing with dignity.