Sasha Velour Quotes

It's very difficult to be fully accepting of who you are when you've got that superficial world out there.

I think that people think that since I literally wrote the book on how to love yourself that I love myself all the time, but I don't.

I've learnt that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don't believe it, then no one will.

I don't always understand my worth.

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.

The truth is that we don't need everyone to like us; we need a few people to love us. Because what's better than being roundly liked is being fully known - an impossibility both professionally and personally if you're so busy being likable that you forget to be yourself.

I think style is very different from fashion. Fashion was what I went after when I was feeling incredibly insecure and monstrous on the inside.

I never try to be too sexy. People know when you're not comfortable and trying to be sexy.

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

Be yourself. Unapologetically.

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.

I often feel like a pretender when wearing makeup. The most beautiful features in a woman are her character and her experiences. Why hide that?

Concealing what is shameful to you will never lead to anything of value.

You can't respect yourself if you're afraid to be who you are.

The joy of style lies not in how we look to other people, but in how we look to ourselves - and the most memorable and beautiful outfits are simply those that, in some rare moment of joy, we found the courage to share with the world.

When I am not desperate, I am worthless.

I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

True guilt is guilt at the obligation one owes to oneself to be oneself. False guilt is guilt felt at not being what other people feel one ought to be or assume that one is.

Never be ashamed of what or how you feel... just be honest.

Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

I want people to hear the honesty in my singing, and that I'm not hiding behind anything. It's raw. It's not for any arrogance or ego. It's just pure feelings.

I don't care about my image.

Maybe I'm ego-tripping, but I don't find myself a particularly horrible person, so I don't think I need to hold back anything I think or feel.