Conchita Wurst Quotes

I realize it's a cliche, almost, that coming out of the closet is a very healthy and empowering thing to do, but for me, it really has been a truly wonderful thing.

Coming out was painful, but life got so much better for me.

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turn into confident ducks.

I'm proud of my sexuality.

When you really understand who you are, it enables you to fight and believe.

I always call my journey into sobriety, my journey into queerdom, because I really did hate everything about myself.

My confidence comes from the realisation that, actually, the best you can be is you, learning to accept who I was, what I wanted, and that I was more than my body.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

Have the pride of the brown girl and know that you'll figure out your own beauty in time.

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

I love who I am. I love what I've become.

I'm not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that I have no apologies.

You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, 'I'm proud of what I am and who I am, and I'm just going to be myself.'

I want kids to know that it is okay to make a change in order to feel better about themselves.

I watched a million coming-out videos, and that was kind of how I accepted it myself.

I discovered that my insecurities and my flaws were things that I actually need to embrace, and I let them become my superpowers.

I think I'm happy with who I am. I don't know if I learned that from other girls or just people in general.

I finally learned to love myself by dressing up as Geri Halliwell.

I'm just more comfortable in my own skin now.

What he showed me was not what I had to get, but what I already have. I am just myself, and who I am is a lot.

I think you just have to appreciate who you are and hopefully they can see what a superhero is about.

I learn every day what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered.

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

I love who I am, and I encourage other people to love and embrace who they are. But it definitely wasn't easy - it took me a while.

We all wait for a mirror to show us who we are, to validate us. When we hear something about ourselves that we have never heard before, it feels like a blessing, and it gives power.