Danielle Brooks Quotes

I used to worry I'd make a fool of myself, but I don't care what anyone thinks of me anymore.

I've become really comfortable with my sexuality and making no excuses for it anymore.

Lift your head up high, and scream to the world. I know I am someone, and let the truth unfurl.

Stop hiding! Stop holding yourself back and playing yourself down! Stop worrying about how you look and what people are saying. Stop listening to what people are saying and trying to find out if they are whispering about you. Stop waiting for someone to tell you that you are okay or to make you feel special. Life is special! It is a special gift. This is your life! Now take your gift and live it out in the open! Decide today that you are going to live out loud!

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.

Putting myself out there knowing I can be criticized - it's ironic, but to me, that's the most empowering thing.

Be exactly who you are. You can fit in any space you see yourself in. Be fearless.

The longer I've done TV, the more fearless I've become. Fearless in what I say, in what I wear, what my hair looks like.

My music is me letting the world know how confident I am in myself, and me basically telling other women - and guys - how confident and how comfortable I believe they should be.

What if everything I thought was wrong with me was actually right with me? You have to have the courage to show who you are to the world.

I'm going to be who I am and believe in what I bring to the table every day.

I had to get over my fear of running through the world naked and learn to say 'take me or leave me.'

Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself

Fearless what that means to me, knowing your enough, when you know in your heart and your mind that you're enough you're fearless. It's not just a magazine, it's a lifestyle, right? So embrace that - I am fearless!

I live my life because I dare. I dare to show up when everyone else might hide their faces and hide their bodies in shame.

Do one thing every day that scares you... Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own... Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now I have the courage to stand and say, “This is who I am.

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

Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always worries about what the girls think, what the guys think. If you like it, do it.

I'm not afraid to look bad on the screen.

Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.

I'm not scared to look like a complete fool in front of people. It's just not one of my insecurities.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

I don't ever apologize for who I am because then I let someone else decide who I am.