John Stossel Quotes

It's nothing to be ashamed of to have a stutter.

I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much.

Well, no, you can prepare it all you want, but I'd still stutter.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

You have to open up on stage.

Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100 musicians and talk to them and leading them.

The one thing I've learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be.

I don't want to have to hide from the world anymore.

But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.

Women were afraid of me, they were scared to death. But I always say be yourself, if you're funny then let your sense of humor go there. I mean there's no sense hiding what you feel.

Self love is a great recurring theme, the headwaters that feed my ability to be the best version of myself in every other aspect of my life. Self worth sets the standard that life meets.

Even though I was painted, even though I had on seven layers of paint - to the point that I got a tan, it was as thick as a fabric - I think I felt the most naked because I couldn't cover myself at all. I didn't have to, so I had to be much more open and relaxed.

When you do the first season, you're putting your life out there and you're kind of hesitant about it, and then by the time you get around to the second season, you don't care. It's like, "This is who I am - like it, accept it, or don't." There are so many misconceptions that now they can see who I am.

The moment you accept yourself, you become beautiful.

Vulnerability is not about fear and grief and disappointment; it is the birthplace of everything we're hungry for.

Self worth sets the standard that life meets.

I've just never cared what people think. It's more if I'm happy and I'm confident and feeling good, that's always been my thing.

To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem.

I love vulnerability. It's what keeps me soft and from becoming emotionally calcified.

I feel great, I'm happy with my look, and that comes with age and feeling confident.

Don't ever feel that you have to hide who you are. Nothing good ever comes from keeping secrets like that.

Love who you are and what you are and what you do. Laugh at yourself and at life and nothing can touch you.

I think that ties in with issues of identity as well - that sometimes there are parts of us we want to hide, and then there's other times we say, "You know what? Nope. Done hiding that part."

I think every year I become happier because I become more comfident and more comfortable in my own skin.

You're only as sick as your secrets.