Raven-Symone Quotes

People are always going to identify with what it's like living in society and have people judge you in certain ways, and how you can be strong enough to be your own person and all those good things.

If I gave a damn what other people think of me, I would be more like other people.

I don't want to be too cool. You get so caught up with whether you're doing it right.

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.

You don't realize you're vying for the approval of everyone so much until being yourself is not approved of.

Just like any other girl, I felt pressure to look a certain way. Act a certain way.

The pressure of looking a certain way and having to present yourself a certain way is hard. It's difficult to feel genuine about yourself when you feel the pressure of being a certain person.

Life becomes easier when we stop aping people. Which is on all fronts, be it looks, body shape, or anything.

Whether at work, at home or in public, we have been trained to believe that who we are at the core of our being is often unacceptable. As a result, we work diligently to live up to - and sometimes down to - what others have made us out to be, whether or not it is an accurate reflection of who we are.

Looking good has never been the most important thing to me. Maybe it's because I'm more conventionally, um, acceptable, so it's not an issue for me. I don't know.

I want to do well and I want to fit in.

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't feel that really defines me. Should I change who I am to be popular?

You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.

When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care.

If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

Consider what people think of you, but don't be afraid of what people think of you.

When I was in school, I got there on the first day and everyone had long, blonde, straight hair, and I had short, dark, curly hair. I immediately felt I didn't fit in and started growing my hair. But I've learned that I'm only happy when I am truly me and feel comfortable and confident in myself.

When you're young, you worry about what other people think. The older you get, the less that matters.

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

I've fallen victim to worrying about what everybody thinks. It's never going to be that everyone is happy. You just gotta know what you like and go with it.

I was always a class clown, so I never had trouble fitting in; I just had trouble finding out where I really wanted to be.

I caved in to what people wanted me to do. I thought that they weren't going to like me if I didn't.

I don't want to get hung up on what 'people,' that nebulous mass, think about me. That's the way to unhappiness, I think.

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.

Society loves to put bubbles up there and pop them, and I resent it. I'd rather expose myself myself.