Keiynan Lonsdale Quotes

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

Not to sound egomaniac or anything, but just to get under people's skin like that, and for them to believe in you and believe strongly enough to write... it's flattering and it helps you during the day.

When someone you have a lot of respect for believes in you, it helps you believe in yourself.

I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.

I'm so grateful there's people that believe in me and want to hear more about me.

It's only a big man who makes you feel big.

To be a Hottie you gotta have a lot of self-love, a lot of confidence, you gotta be able to put your foot down. Hotties are supposed to turn other people into Hotties too. If you see someone that's not quite confident, you gotta be the Hottie to gas up your friend.

It's amazing what a little encouragement can do.

I think that Mama June has the greatest self-esteem on the planet. I always say to people, 'If I had her self-worth, I would probably be ruling the world.'

Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.

I guess other people's compliments motivate you.

I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

Everyone needs a theme song! It should make you feel like a million dollars.

'Something Good' is a feel-good song. A reminder that you're dope and have something wonderful to offer life and yourself and the world.

Nobody has ever said to me that I was pretty, 'til I met Peter Beard.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

I had a teacher when I was in college, and he was the first person who liked my photos and said, 'The way you look at girls is your own way of seeing.' He was the first person who really gave me the confidence to try something.

I am far more confident now because of the love people have showered on me. Their acceptance is what keeps me going.

If you feel good about yourself, even putting a little bit of makeup - I don't usually wear makeup, but you know, someone said to me, 'Why don't you spend that extra five minutes to make yourself feel good?' And it's just a bit of self-care so you can go out and face the world, and I think we need that right now.

When you're given a platform, and you're allowed to perform, and someone's there to heighten you as opposed to dampen you, that's a nice feeling.

People always tell me I'm really inspiring, which is lovely.

As women, we should set an example and make others feel confident that they can do amazing things as well.

Everybody loves me.