Lucy Davis Quotes

I really do feel like I know myself, and I'm so happy to be by myself and I'm so happy to be with other people; I just know myself really, really well, and I think that is an amazing thing. I think a lot of people don't know themselves that well.

Growing up, I felt insecure about my build. I didn't feel very feminine. But as time went on, I learned to completely embrace my body.

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?

I used to be smaller than I am now, and it didn't make my life any easier. It's not really about your body. It's about what's going on inside, in your head and your heart.

You learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and your body changes throughout life, so you can't sweat the small stuff.

Know thyself.

When you really understand who you are, it enables you to fight and believe.

The beauty of knowing yourself is nobody else has to.

It doesn't matter: any weight, shape or form or however your body is, you want to be proud of it.

The best advice Drake's given anybody is to know yourself. It's the most important thing to live by.

People worry about their looks going, but go deeper, and you realise you know yourself more and you're more comfortable in your own skin and more settled within yourself, and that's a really great basis on which to live your life.

My confidence comes from the realisation that, actually, the best you can be is you, learning to accept who I was, what I wanted, and that I was more than my body.

I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me until I was 34 years old! I still have things I'm really insecure about, but I've changed by loving me - C-section scars, stretch marks, and all.

I'm at a place in my life right now where I'm very happy, very content. I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with.

It's easy to forget who you are.

Women who start out as ugly ducklings don't become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives.

I have been a woman for 46 years and I only recently realized I can't change it and I like it.

I remember thinking that I'd never show my arms on TV, but over time you loosen up.

So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.

My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.

Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.

I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned.

I'm one Pia Zadora, the same way all the time. That's why I'm happy. It took me a long time to get to the point where could be myself all the time.

I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.

I've gradually grown more comfortable with who I am and what I am.