Jennifer Holliday Quotes

Lately though I've been in love with myself and I've become my own best friend.

I have no control over what people think, and if I were to spend energy on that, I would be a lifeless, deadened human being.

I think every girl needs to love herself, regardless of anything. Like if you're having a bad day, if you don't like your hair, if you don't have the best family situation, whatever, you have to love yourself and you can't do anything until you love yourself first.

I love myself and I am a good person.

If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.

When you gather up all the balls of life that you try to juggle, it is a very difficult thing to try to focus in on taking good care of yourself. But that's why God invented me - so I can come and teach and preach and make people laugh and give them some education so they can start liking themselves better.

I actually like, love, and respect myself, and I try not to take anything too seriously.

I do have my insecurities, but I feel good in my skin, and my heart is full of love.

I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.

I've battled with that type of stuff, but what I've found is that by doing stand-up, I've actually learned about depression and how to combat it. I don't have clinical, but I've definitely had my bouts with it.

In my life I've gone through a lot of really hard times. I went through depression and had so many challenges that I overcame. And I overcame because I just decided to be happy.

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.

You are not a problem that needs solving.

Depression and anxiety can't fit in your head if you're cultivating feelings of joy and inspiration.

It's okay', you know? It's okay to be you. It's okay to just not be okay. It's okay to not be okay.

Accept yourself, love yourself.

Well, I think everyone struggles with self-love.

I don't have the best self esteem; mine wavers month to month, but I know how to pick myself up.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

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

Beauty can make you powerful in a way that isn't good for you. Being OK is better for the person I have become.

One of my favorite tools is 'flip it.' 'Flip it' can become your new favorite mantra when you are having one of those mean thoughts. You can choose to flip it and change how you are feeling about yourself in that moment. This is helpful at any age.

I feel like I have a healthy self-esteem.

You protect your being when you love yourself better. That's the secret.

Every day is a reminder to accept myself as I am.