Bobbi Brown Quotes

I even move out onto the front porch and see my own limited view of the world. I want to take that world, and for the first time ever, I feel like I can do it. I’ve survived everything I’ve had to so far. I’m still standing here.

Turn your scars into stars.

I think I'm in the best place I've ever been in so many ways. I've just come out of five years of very difficult times for numerous reasons and yet at the same time it's lead to such growth. It's very exciting that way.

You cannot change everything you face and you cannot also change anything without facing it.

And when things get tough, trust there is a bigger plan and that you will be stronger for it.

Once I've learned all those things and gotten through the hard times, I come out feeling really powerful.

It's interesting to see people overcome things. Because if you didn't overcome, you wouldn't be writing it.

Growth is the surviving influence in all our lives. The tree will send up its trunk in thick profusion from land burned black by atom bombs. Children will grow from poverty and filth and oppression and develop honor, integrity, contribute to all mankind.

As you overcome adversity in your life, you will become stronger. Then you will be better able to help others -those who are working, in their turn, to find a safe harbor from the storms that rage about them.

I applaud my mother now for getting me through that time and making me believe in myself.

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.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

My cancer allowed me to explore who I really was. Now I feel like a woman who's able to handle whatever life has dealt her.

I believe my past is my strength.

My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all.

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.

I had a calling inside of me. I had a sense that when I was going through experiences like living on the streets, losing my parents to AIDS, just having my whole world turned upside-down, there was this feeling inside of me like I was meant for something greater.

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed of determination in me that I was not conscious of. I was mostly consciously getting into trouble and drunk.

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take charge of her own life and problems.

I had to find the courage to turn my life around.

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

I love overcoming challenges and fear.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

I love princesses. And I think Cinderella is very strong. She's a young woman thinking outside of her environment, outside of her current situation, and she is choosing to believe that all is possible for her. And I think that is so admirable.