Kiesza Quotes

I'm clearly doing what I want. I hope kids can see my act and feel like they can be slightly more comfortable in their own skin because I'm being so ridiculously comfortable in mine. I'm not that comfortable in my skin the moment I walk offstage. But I try to project that while I'm on it.

I hope, by never hiding, I can show there is never anything to be ashamed of when we are being our true selves.

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.

Being brave enough to just be unapologetic for who you are, that's a goddess.

Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art.

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

My deal was that they would use a full-length picture of me in my underwear and a full-length picture of me all done up, and they would write about how long it took and how much it cost, because that was the whole point. It was very liberating.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

I hope girls read what I say in interviews - they should just be themselves.

Be yourself. Unapologetically.

Every bit of me is devoted to love and art. And I aspire to try to be a teacher to my young fans who feel just like I felt when I was younger. I just felt like a freak. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm trying to liberate them, I want to free them of their fears and make them feel that they can make their own space in the world.

I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well as be smart. It wasn't until I started being myself, the way I like to turn out to meet people that I started to get any work.

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

I have two younger sisters and I'm such an advocate of owning who you are as a person. Don't be ashamed or intimidated. Never feel like you are not amazing.

You can't respect yourself if you're afraid to be who you are.

I get to remind myself and other people to be yourself, to rock you who you are, and don't worry about if it fits.

Being yourself is very sexy, you know?

I put myself on the line with my truth and my sexuality. That is my choice. My choice.

Women try to be the best everywhere, and it's impossible. I want my clothes to give women the freedom to just be - I want them to put on my dresses and shine.

I can be an incredibly fabulous person, and I don't have to be in the highest heels, the tallest wig, the skimpiest outfit.

What you have to understand is that my thing is not glamour. I love stretch marks and C-section scars and all of that. I'm a grown man. You don't gotta put on no makeup with me.

Whipping your hair means not being afraid to be yourself.

I'm not a model, I'm an artist. In one of my videos, I'm doing this shot of me with no make-up on where I've just woken up, and I don't think a lot of people would be comfortable enough to do that. But that's the way I look. This is who I am. Let's enjoy it. Let's just live life to the full while we're all here.

Every so often, I am thanked for being 'unapologetically me.' I treasure those moments, those people, and remember them every time I'm feeling timid.

There's something beautiful in being who you are and being comfortable with whatever your voice is.