Burning Spear Quotes

I don't think I like characters who are afraid and ashamed of who they are.

Wearing your hair natural is a positive statement about who you are. It's not a protest to somebody else. It's affirming you.

Have the pride of the brown girl and know that you'll figure out your own beauty in time.

I think that women who know who they are are beautiful.

One of the processes of your life is to constantly break down that inferiority, to constantly reaffirm that I Am Somebody.

'Born this Way' is about being yourself, and loving who you are and being proud.

African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they are as a strength, and to be liberated from fear and from silence.

I'm neither embarrassed of who I am, where I come from, what I've experienced, I'm not ashamed of it.

I was doing a children's book on self-esteem, and I really felt like I wanted to shed the shame I'd been feeling - and maybe make it easier for women my age who had probably felt bad about themselves.

There is no reason to be ashamed of who you are.

It's not about me. It's about not having to be ashamed.

Women must learn to find self-worth within themselves, not through others. It is important to carve out a place just for you.

I don't want to have to be pretty. I don't want to have to be adorable.

I have no regrets about being who I am and being what I am in my country for my people. No regrets at all.

My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition.

I don't consider myself a flag bearer in the parade, but I have never felt stronger about who I am.

Working hard - that's South Sudan. We're tall, dark skinned, beautiful - I'm always proud of that.

My passion, personally, is being my true self while inspiring young people who are struggling with their identities to love themselves for who they are.

I won't have plastic surgery. You either take me as I am, or you don't.

VANITY' is a celebration of beauty, self-identity, and self-respect. We want people to leave the show feeling okay to accept themselves - not to hold back and be ashamed of the extravagances they like to indulge in. We should be able to celebrate these things because they are part of living and we all strive for them.

Embracing my origin has made me the confident and grateful person I am.

I know who I am and I know who I'm not. I'm different, yes, and I am big. But I love who I am.

I was in Italy on vacation, and I saw my reflection in a mirror. I saw how unique my skin was and why people stop me on the street to ask about it. I started falling in love with it.

So much of what we do is shame-based, and when you're teaching, you have the opportunity to answer to the best parts of your nature, so I'm always grateful for that chance.

I just want to be someone who stands up for being herself.