Sonya Deville Quotes

There are so many Muslim women that feel like they don't fit society's standard of beauty. I just wanted to tell them it's OK to be different; being different is beautiful, too.

If you're different, or if you think something about you is just weird and out of the ordinary, I just think that's so dope.

It's not like I try to be different, but every single person is unique, and every single person has special things to offer, and it's about embracing it and not being afraid of the fact that maybe you're different or quirky, but it's okay to be different, and it can be a wonderful thing.

I invite you to get out of the box, be yourself. If you have blue hair, pink, yellow; if you have a broken tooth; if you have other sexual preferences... be yourself. Fight for your happiness always.

I think a big part of feminism - and this is something I'm sure a bunch of women will take my head off for - but a big part of feminism is women allowing other women to just be the kind of women that they are.

I am different. Let this not upset you

Glee's good because it tackles the issues by embracing what's different, and telling people, 'That's what makes you special' - I think that's the underlying thing.

Normality is to be different. Every person is a different person. And one day you need to be aware of your difference. Aware that you are not the same as the others. That is to be normal.

I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.

To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.

I wanted to represent minorities in the respect of people who had been bullied in school or people who were gay or lesbian or trans or people who aren't blonde haired and blue-eyed. I have short hair, and I am covered in tattoos. I like showing people that it's within their rights to be different.

There are 3 billion women in the world, so there are 3 billion ways to be a feminist.

I was definitely considered different growing up. I learned that being me was all right because my family celebrated those differences.

I want to show the world that if you want to be a bearded lady you are allowed to do it without being discriminated against.

I want to show people they don't have to be scared of being different.

It makes me very happy that people's perceptions of what's beautiful and attractive are gradually changing.

Just because you're not like other people doesn't mean that you're bad. It means that you're different, and that's great.

Women are not one-dimensional, we come in different shapes and sizes, and we are all equally beautiful.

I'd watch shows like 'The Kids in the Hall' or 'Twin Peaks,' and I'd see weird people being celebrated and appreciated without compromising their weirdness. On 'The Facts of Life,' I'd see girls who were pudgy, beautiful, popular, tomboyish - many ways of being female - and I'd feel quietly reassured.

We have to stop this stereotype that for girls it's about being in pink and horse riding. We need to teach kids to think outside the box, to dare girls to be different.

There is not one description of beauty - that in fact it has different faces, different stories, and different background, and it's important to embrace all of those.

For a really long time, I thought being different was a negative thing. But as I grew older, I started to realize we were all born to stand out; nobody is born to blend in.

It's important to me that people can associate being different with being beautiful.

Being different is awesome! All of those who are different are more interesting than those who are clamoring for acceptance because they follow the path.

For young women, I would say don't worry so much about your weight. Girls spend way too much time thinking about that, and there are better things. For young men, and women, too, what makes you different or weird-that's your strength. Everyone tries to look a cookie-cutter kind of way, and actually the people who look different are the ones who get picked up. I used to hate my nose. Now I don't. It's OK.