Eliot Sumner Quotes

I want to be a human being, nothing more and nothing less. ... I don't suppose we can ever stop hating each other, but why encourage that by keeping the old labels with their ready-made history of millennial hate?

When we are honest - that's my saying - if we are honest then we will reveal ourselves. But we do not have to make an effort to be individualistic, different from others.

You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable.

'Different' is such a good word. For me, ever since I was little, I always felt that something was off. And I just didn't have the resources to - I just didn't know what it was.

It's okay to be a freak.

There's something beautiful in being who you are and being comfortable with whatever your voice is.

Personally, I don't like defining myself. I don't want to be put in one category in any kind of way.

I want to show the world that if you want to be a bearded lady you are allowed to do it without being discriminated against.

I believe everyone should be equal, and we should all love and support each other and express ourselves the way we want to express ourselves and be whoever we want. That's my motto.

I would love for 'Hedwig' to be in every tiny shopping mall so every freakish kid like I was can have a broadening experience.

The B-52s are all about inclusiveness and about celebrating your differences.

There are too many different kinds of people in this world. Not just drags or gays, everybody is different from each other. We should proudly own our individuality.

Be stupid, be dumb, be funny, if that's who you are. Don't try to be someone that society wants you to be; that's stupid. So be yourself.

I do so hate to be forced to be anything than other than what I am.

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

I am different. Let this not upset you

The way I look at it, love does not necessarily make for a happy ending any more than winning does. What makes for a happy ending is what Addie said all along: freedom. The freedom to be who you are without anybody calling you names. —Bobby Goodspeed

Let's not imitate others.Let's find ourselves and be ourselves.

And the bottom line is we are who we are-we look a certain way, we talk a certain way, we walk a certain way. I strut because I’m a supermodel, and sometimes I gallop for fun. When we learn to accept that, other people learn to accept us. So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.

I've never loved the name "Rainbow" - it seems like a name you'd give to your stuffed unicorn - but I really like having an unusual name. It stands out. And it made me feel like it was okay to stand out. To be different.

Be yourself, no matter what they say.

One thing I've learned best from my mom is to be yourself and not everyone will get you and that's okay. I try to bring that into everything that I do and just understand that I will not be everyone's cup of tea and that's fine.

Be yourself cause everyone else is already taken.

I've always been a big supporter of equal rights and encouraging people to be who they are.

Life is about embracing the things that make you different, which is often an uncomfortable thing to do.