Imogen Poots Quotes

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

We never know who we are going to be until we are tested, but perhaps we can test ourselves without going to the extremes of war. Perhaps we can be kinder now, live with less now, reach out to others now - and build an inner reserve of a strong identity that will hold us up even when everything else falls away.

I don't worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

When I first started on television, people, and even my own manager at the time, would tell me I had to make all of these changes. But you have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you're the one with the problem!' And when you can really believe that, all of a sudden other people start believing, too.

The characteristics of an authentically empowered personality are humbleness, clarity, forgiveness and love.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

Humility is the armour that you clothe yourself with throughout your life. We demean each other rather than lift up ourselves.

One of the biggest gifts you can give a child is confidence, because confidence will take you miles - more than talent, more than anything else. So yes, I want my children to have confidence and to be kind.

Having inner beauty is something you develop on your own, and I like to think I have that.

A beautiful person is someone who stays true to themselves and their spirit; someone who is self-confident and can make you smile.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

My parents taught me honesty, truth, compassion, kindness and how to care for people. Also, they encouraged me to take risks, to boldly go. They taught me that the greatest danger in life is not taking the adventure.

You can be the greatest guy in the world but if you ain't got no heart, you ain't gonna survive.

I think the most that I've learned has been, how do I put this? The innate goodness inside of all of us.

I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.

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

Community, responsibility, flexibility, tenacity - these are all things that I imbue my characters with. They are basically good, nonjudgmental people who succeed at the end of the day, sometimes in spite of themselves.

You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I forgive. I'm finished with it.'

I have learned not to allow rejection to move me.

It takes strength to be kind; it's not a weakness.