Jean Chretien Quotes

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

There's always going to be someone who doesn't like you, but what can they do?

You can't allow someone's hate to dictate your life.

Don't let negative people determine your self-worth.

Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!

Life was tough for me. When I was a kid, nobody played with me because they thought I looked ugly with my extra thumb. It pained me. So once I thought of getting it surgically removed. But I didn't. Slowly, I realized that the exterior is not the criterion for love and success.

I've learned that the more people embrace their disadvantages, the less disadvantaged they become!

Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.

When I look around and see the beautiful people and wonderful surroundings that are now my reality, I know that I have overcome so much.

I want to be judged by who I am as a person, not by what happened to me. In fact, all the bad things have only contributed to my confidence and sense of self, because I survived them and became a better and stronger person.

Some people won, some people lost [the Grammys] but Taylor Swift gets to wake up as Taylor Swift so she's winning.

Sometimes it's easy to see the negative side of things or question why people bully you. You could think, 'Maybe they're right. Maybe I'm not worth it. Maybe I should just quit.' But that's when you should fight the hardest. Now I don't mean fight physically, but mentally. Keep being you.

We all have our imperfections. But I'm human, and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.

My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every day that happiness comes from within and not from something outside of your heart.

Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.

There's a lot of stress out there, and to handle it, you just need to believe in yourself; always go back to the person that you know you are, and don't let anybody tell you any different, because everyone's special and everyone's awesome.

No one goes unscathed, we all go through things. We just can't let people's nasty words become our beliefs about ourselves, you know?

Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self.

Don't let what others think or say get in your way; their actions reflect on them, not you.

I do not want any child in America to have my childhood because it was taken away from me because I just wasn't good enough; well I am good enough now.

I am so happy to be alive. That's the one thing I'd like for people to know. Sometimes people walk by and slip up and say the wrong thing about me, and I'll smile. They wonder why am I smiling. Because I'm happy that I'm alive.

I was actually picked on as a kid. I guess in high school it started to change for me. I guess being picked on made a lasting impression on me so I never - whenever somebody calls me handsome or anything like that, I never take it for granted. I appreciate it every time I hear it, so it's never something that gets old.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you're a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

When I grew older and awkward, when my parents divorced and life had gone all to hell, Demetrie stood me at the wardrobe mirror and told me over and over, 'You are beautiful. You are smart. You are important.' It was an incredible gift to give a child who thinks nothing of herself.

Whether we fear pain and suffering or not, pain and suffering will come to everyone. Why not keep our minds focused on where we want to go?