Kimberly Elise Quotes

Self-esteem doesn't come simply from dressing well, but they are both something we can control. It's a missed opportunity when women say they don't have the money, figure, etc., because style is such a way to help cultivate the way women feel about themselves.

I'm not an eye-candy kind of girl.

To be completely stripped bare of any image power or my hair. To step onstage and get the response that I got blew any problems I had about self-image out the door.

I've never looked at myself and thought, 'Oh yeah, I'm sexy'. I've felt sexy and confident, but I don't look at myself that way.

I never in a million years thought I would be the person to go to for self-esteem; that was not my intent. But I happen to love beauty, I love the way people look, and I love making women look beautiful.

I really just want to change the way women think about themselves. A lot of young girls are quite lost.

Sometimes I wake up and think I look horrible. And sometimes I see a strong woman.

As women, we need to embrace our bodies and be confident with who we are.

I think it's so important just to have confidence in your body. Everyone knows that confidence is sexy, and it's knowing your assets, your strengths, and just playing those up.

It is important for women to feel beautiful when she looks in the mirror, and I tell women, 'If you don't feel beautiful, find one thing that you can look in that mirror and say, 'That is beautiful.'

I feel very confident with the way I look. But I felt just as confident the way I looked before. I've always been confident with who I am.

I'm confident - confident in my skin, and I'm cool with my flaws and all that stuff.

If you're not happy about how you look, you have to question how much self-love you have.

I'm very comfortable in my skin.

When girls feel bad about their looks, 60 percent avoid normal daily activities like raising their hand in class or even going to the doctor. That means that girls do not show up for life when they don't feel good enough or pretty enough. A role model can help girls see beauty as a source of confidence, not anxiety.

If a woman is comfortable with herself, I think that's what radiates. I think the moment you start questioning your body and looks is when you get into trouble.

We women are way too hard on ourselves. I don't know who some women are dressing for, but we should be celebrating our bodies.

There's something so beautiful in a woman who loves her body and is confident.

Everyone has different issues, and I think for a great deal of women, those issues are self-esteem. And for me, I really wanted to understand it and get through it because I didn't want to be an actress afraid of getting older. I refuse to live that way.

You can wax on so much about your figure and your skin and your face and all of those really important, and I'm all about skin and keeping it healthy, but if you don't have confidence, none of it matters.

I'm very confident with myself and, like, yeah, everyone has little issues about themselves, but I don't, you know... I don't really worry about it.

I really just want to change the way women think about themselves.

Every woman needs to look in the mirror and instinctively decide what will make her feel happy and good about herself and her body; that's all I did.

When you are fit and beautiful you are appreciated, you become more confident.

Ah, well, I do think the generation that came after me has changed. I think there is a growing sense that young women should like themselves a bit more.