Roz Chast Quotes

I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves.

Art was something I could do better. It gave me a sense of self.

But a sense of - in old-fashioned speak - 'I am OK, I do deserve to be here, I can do what I want to do, I can be myself, I can express myself' is really important as you go into the working world.

I'm just trying to be myself and encourage other young women to be themselves.

I think realising that you're individual and unique is really amazing.

I really wanted to be a model when I was little. I loved photography, and I loved being on camera. But I was short and chubby, so I couldn't. Anyway, being an artist is way more interesting than just being a model because it's about you and what you want to be. You're not being treated like a clothes hanger.

I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

I feel it is important not to get overly obsessed and overly carried away with just the physical aspect. There is more to beauty than just the physical appearance. You are also a complete person, and a woman should have an identity beyond just the way she looks.

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

The clothes are not making me... If I like it, that's all that matters...It's not about the clothes. It's about how I am as a person and how confident I am.

I'm totally myself.

I didn't think of myself as a tart, but I wouldn't argue with anyone who did.

I'm not a supermodel. That's not what I do. What I do is music. I want my fans to feel the way I do, to know what they have to offer is just as important, more important, than what's happening on the outside.

I think that women who know who they are are beautiful.

I quite like being who I am.

Being popular isn't everything; being true to yourself is!

My mama told me it's not what they call you - it's what you answer to.

I'm like, 'Yeah, I could afford braces, but why should I change myself to be what everybody else wants me to be when I'm OK with who I am and I'm happy with who I am?'

It's become another dimension to who I am. I don't think Sports Illustrated is going to be wanting me. But who cares? I'm at a different place in my life.

I can't feel bad about being who I am, just like the girl next to me can't feel bad about being who she is. Because a rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose.

I kept wanting to push my image as validity; I wanted to see my portrait on a wall and know it was okay.

I think one of the most important things I can give my children is the right to be themselves.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.

Why should I care what other people think of me? I am who I am. And who I wanna be.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.