Kelela Quotes

It's been a wild journey for me. I'm trying to take what I've learned and help teach, inspire, and lead the way for the next women. And that does begin with the cliche of loving yourself.

If my life can inspire people, then a television show where guests talk about their challenges and what makes them unique would work.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

Growing up, I looked to people who had the same issues as me and were still living great lives.

Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

I'm not in the best shape, but I want to prove to myself I can do something that seems insurmountable and inspire others by showing them no matter where they are in their fitness goals, they can do it, too.

My songs are always about overcoming things, whether it's breaking up with a guy or just trying to be happy. They're always about being better.

I learned that you go through things, you deal with them and that's what empowers you and ultimately makes you a happy person.

Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success.

The more challenges you face in life, the more of life you experience - this lived experience gives one the 'influence' to impact others' lives.

The people you can't stand can actually transform your life. And help you become happier, healthier, and more successful.

I'm as flawed as the next person. But maybe I inspire women because I'm an example that you should never assume that where you are in life or what you're doing is going to remain exactly as it is forever.

For me, it's important to be the representation that I wanted when I was a young girl.

We can climb mountains with self-love.

I don't mind failing, because I see it as an opportunity to try again and eventually succeed. Having this attitude and sharing it with young girls encourages them.

Women, teenagers, we have to really empower each other.

That's the potential power of a single voice - a neighbor's, a teacher's, a parent's, a friend's. It can change you, make you feel as if you have a place in the world.

I want to be remembered as a Miss Universe who overcame her fears and helped other women overcome theirs.

All women have insecurities and bad times. What counts is how you overcome them.

I encourage a lot of young women to read. I tell them that it will change their lives.

We should take heart from our own experience and performance. In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many.

So many people doubted me. They motivated me every single day, to be, who I am.

And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and struggles that I saw them overcome, I learned an invaluable lesson, and that is that women can do anything we set our minds to... and then some!

Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.