Danielle Fishel Quotes

I do have my insecurities, but I feel good in my skin, and my heart is full of love.

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

One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.

A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.

You are not a problem that needs solving.

Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.

I know who I am and I've always been comfortable in my own skin.

What this does for me emotionally, psychologically and spiritually - to look in the mirror and not be ashamed - has been very important in not relapsing.

You always gotta reach the people who feel bad about themselves or insecure about themselves, and I think 'Like 'Em All' was just a perfect song for all the girls, and I think that's why it blew up like it did.

When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy - guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it's all about how I feel internally.

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.

If you're comfortable with yourself, then you'll look beautiful. If you're not feeling comfortable with yourself, than that kind of shows. I think that as cheesy as the pageant industry can be seen at times, it actually does help women - boosting their confidence and growing into their own. I have to give it credit for that.

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.

It's so important for women to say to other women, 'I like myself how I am.' But it's hard because in your heart of hearts you are thinking, 'I don't really.' But you have to learn to say it. Imagine what a world it would be if people felt good about themselves the whole time.

I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.

You have to be happy with yourself first of all - that's the most important thing.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

If you feel good about who you are inside, it will radiate.

I used to think I was ugly. I thought I looked like a camel. A person who doesn't love themselves, they will see anything that pops up on their face. I've seen squirrels, I've seen a bird, and I've seen all kinds of animals on my face. But that is the result of self-hate. I've learned to say: 'You know what? I am a beautiful black woman'.

It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful,' without feeling like you're cocky.

I feel like I have a healthy self-esteem.

I don't think I have any bad features.

I'm very comfortable in my skin.

If you allow yourself to feel fabulous, you are fabulous.

My characters always like themselves.