Jazz Jennings Quotes

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

I am who I am.

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

I know who I am by now. And I am my own brand.

Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.

We all need a firm sense of identity.

I'm still very much Kate.

I don't think I'm boring.

I know who I am and what I do.

Don't let others define you. You define yourself.

What do I see when I look in the mirror? One handsome man. No, I see the same person I have seen for the last 27 years: the person I believed I could be when I was a child, the person I have inspired and dreamed to be all my life, and that's the person I have seen, from being that big to as big as the roof - the same guy.

I've never thought of myself as just an actor.

I like to play the guy that has no self-awareness.

Quite often, I will do something and think, 'Oh, no, she looks a little too much like me.' I have tried to learn not to be afraid of that when that happens. I am not trying to obliterate myself and completely hide within the images like I used to.

I am my own person with my own experiences, personality, and definition of success.

'DWTS' really made me feel confident, and has given me a lot of just self-worth within myself and realizing that I don't need a man to be successful and that I could do a lot on my own, and have my own voice and have my own opinion.

You own your identity; it is important to feel that way.

I was encouraged to use my voice and explore my passions outside of the sport. And when I did that, I was finally able to realize my true self-worth. I was more than that of a gymnast.

How you perceive yourself is how others will see you.

But I've never felt objectified. Nothing you see me do is an accident.

Everything you think about yourself, everything you believe about yourself, is because you learned it.

Diane Keaton, I've worked with her as a director, and I think she's a really intelligent woman. I like the fact that the things that make her feel beautiful are more than just her face; it's who she is, and I live by that same theory. There are things I want to achieve in my life intellectually that make me feel beautiful.

I've never met anyone that is their image.

You have to be someone.