It's a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.

— Germany Kent

It was rather too late in the day to set about being simple-minded and ignorant.

— Jane Austen

Maybe it’s NOT Maybelline. Maybe you were just born with it.

— Mandy Hale

Outer beauty pleases the EYE. Inner beauty captivates the HEART.

— Mandy Hale

People always, always talk about confidence, it’s supposed to be such an attractive thing. I wonder why though, why is it supposed to be such an attractive thing? When confidence hides so many other things that are so much more beautiful! When you think of being confident, you think of tucking away all those other things that you consider to be nuisances; but those nuisances make up whom you are! And those nuisances are beautiful. They are beautiful, and they are you, and they’re always going to be there, even when you try to cover them up! So what happens when they all come out one day? Are you going to feel like less of a person? Are the people who are supposed to love you, going to see you as less of a person? I say that it’s not about going out into the world and putting on a certain face— it’s just about going out into the world. I’ve gone out into the world! And I don’t put on that face! Or any other face, as a matter of fact! I don’t want to hide the way I play with my hair to feel more secure or the way I laugh at all the wrong times. I don’t want to hide those things because those things are a part of me. And I can still go out into the world— and all alone, too! I know so, because I’ve actually done it! So more important than confidence— is serenity and acceptance. The serenity comes from having a deep acceptance of all those little things about you that add up like the trillions of molecules and atoms you are made up of! And that’s just beautiful. Being beautiful is something rooted and strong; being confident is just a matter of putting on something that isn’t even a real part of you. Falling in love with the molecules that make up your essence is so much more attractive. And maybe that’s what confidence really means— the acceptance and belief in every single atom that you are.

— C. JoyBell C.

Self motivation leads to acceptance of thyself.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

So you're a little weird? Work it! A little different? OWN it! Better to be a nerd than one of the herd!

— Mandy Hale

Stand strong in your worth and don't let anyone talk you out of it.

— Mandy Hale

The entire quest is for acceptance. You run from pillar to post for being accepted as you are. This quest ends only when you realize that the most important in life is to accept yourself totally, wholly and completely. Unfortunately, that is a long-drawn process and it takes time to reach that level. However, once you reach that stage, you are at entire peace with yourself.

— Neelam Saxena Chandra

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. Live wild don't be a normal person. To become presence, means accepting the risk. And be sure if u don't take risks u'll have a wasted soul.

— Marouane LAASSAFAR