Cynthia Erivo Quotes

Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn't mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like.

I look in the mirror, and I'm a plus-size girl, but I got it going on.

I think I've evolved into someone pretty confident - in myself and in my skin.

When I meet large women who walk with confidence and are articulate and really have an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds.

It seems to be unfathomable to people that I just happen to be 49 and look good. I am totally capable of accepting myself.

It's sexy and beautiful to be strong.

There was a time when I didn't like myself at all. I thought I was a cruel joke. But now I've come to realise that maybe I am not cute, but I am beautiful.

I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.

I've reached a point where I'm comfortable in my own skin, and I do what I need to do, to feel good, but I'm built the way I am. The dancer's feet, the bruises on my legs, they're not going to go away. I think real girls have bruises. Tough chicks get bruised. They get dirty. And they have fun.

You are more beautiful than you realize, stronger than you know, more powerful than you could imagine.

What we all learn is that beauty isn't a size 2. It's not a size 4. It's not a size 12. It's how you feel.

I was often told that I wasn't a thing. 'She's not pretty enough. She's not tall enough. She's not thin enough. She's not fat enough.' I thought, 'O.K., someday you're going to be looking for someone not, not, not, not, and there I'll be.'

It doesn't matter what size your hips are when you measure them. It's about, 'Do you feel good and healthy in those hips?'

I've worked very hard on my self-esteem, and I know my value.

Acceptance is being able to feel beautiful in whatever you feel comfortable in.

Strong is beautiful. I want to shatter that stereotype that strong isn't beautiful, because it absolutely is.

If you don't like the look of my face, don't look at me! I'm the one who has to live with it.

It doesn't matter my size. It's more a mindset. That's what people don't understand. It's the size the media talks about, but they don't know my heart.

I'm proud of my curves, my daughter, as well as the harsh past that helped shape me into the strong woman I am today.

Modeling is also the first job I've ever had where it's my job to love myself. While many people think that modeling would chip away at your self-esteem, it's actually bolstered mine tenfold.

When you are truly you and share who you are with the world and be confident in who you are, it doesn't matter what size you are. It doesn't matter what your different body parts look like.

Everyone should love themselves, should think that they're beautiful.

My appearance is talking and I like what it is saying.

The woman wins who calls herself beautiful, and challenges the world to change to fit her vision.

I'm cool. I don't need to be skinny. I like to be strong.