AJ Lee Quotes

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.

I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.

We can climb mountains with self-love.

I enjoy trolls. They try to shake my confidence and bring me down with such remarks, but they never knew they helped me grow. They saw my curly hair, they saw my dark color, they saw my short stature and they started making memes. I know they can mock my appearance but they cannot claim I am corrupt or talk about my education or my eloquence.

I've learned to ignore the negative people and just be a living example of confidence and self-love.

I was bullied a lot, being a kid, so I feel like I'm standing out because I realize who I really am.

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

I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn't believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It's all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.

When I meet large women who walk with confidence and are articulate and really have an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds.

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

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.

You have to be your biggest believer.

Don't look at someone else and want to be them. Search within yourself and find out who you are and be someone positive.

I know I've got to learn to believe in myself.

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.

I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turn into confident ducks.

I don't have the best self esteem; mine wavers month to month, but I know how to pick myself up.

Aim high and don't sell yourself short. Know that you're capable. Understand that a lot of people battle with a lot of things - depression, body image or whatever else - so know that it's not just you. You're not alone.

I can't build myself by beating somebody down.