Keke Palmer Quotes

I was really excited to get to shave my head - it's something I'd wanted to do for a while and now I had a good excuse. It was nice to shed that level of vanity.

I've always stood for one thing, and that is having freedom, and part of that is the freedom to unapologetically be yourself.

If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are we can all be freer. And this is what HeforShe is about. It’s about freedom.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

It's very nice to be able to be who you are.

Not to get too deep on shaving my mustache, but it was kind of symbolic of, 'This is a moment of liberation, a chance to reinvent yourself.' That's kind of what I did.

The 40s onwards are when we can really begin to enjoy ourselves. For many women, this is when everything comes together, and they look better than ever. The great thing about getting older is you don't have to do/wear/say anything you don't want to. It wasn't until my very late 30s that I stopped worrying about what other people thought.

Fashion allows you to be whoever you want to be.

You change the world by being yourself.

When I get up in the morning and put on a pink or a green wig, I see myself as a piece of animation. It lets me be the person I want to be, a person who's not embarrassed to have fun.

Really rejoice in being yourself. Have your own drumbeat.

The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.

Truth is, I cut my hair for freedom, not for beauty.

In the days when I wasn't being taken seriously, I wore long skirts - very conservative. But now, I dress any way I want to.

I feel... sexier, I think, with short hair. I feel like an alien!

I don't allow anybody to change me. I still walk outta my house in rollers and I take walks. I do not care what people think.

Whipping your hair means not being afraid to be yourself.

Glam really did plant seeds for a new identity. I think a lot of kids needed that - that sense of reinvention. Kids learned that however crazy you may think it is, there is a place for what you want to do and who you want to be.

I'm a big believer in everybody being themselves. If not doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, that's great. But if doing a swimsuit calendar is yourself, then you should be able to do it. What I do outside the car adds to who I am and expresses a different side of me.

I love the ability to transform because that, for me, is a liberation.

'Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On' was my anthem as a child. It was about me. I was Baby.

I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what that is.

As I've got older, and since I cut all my hair off, I've felt a bit more liberated about trying different things out.

Life is very, very short, and you can choose to live it how you want. You can choose to dumb yourself down and not express yourself just so you can fit in, just so people won't dislike you.

For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.