Kathryn Stockett Quotes

My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every day that happiness comes from within and not from something outside of your heart.

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

I know my soul is beautiful; I know I'm a good person. And that will never change for me.

I certainly was never the pretty girl at school, but I can go to a lot of different places with this face.

My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.

I ain't good-lookin', but I'm somebody's angel child.

Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn't or couldn't love you, and it's likely they still can't or won't. In general, however, the more you let go of the tedious delusion of your own unattractiveness, the easier it will be for others to connect with you, and the more accepted you'll feel.

No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy.

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.

Just because you're not thin does not mean you're ugly. You are beautiful because of the light you carry inside you. You are beautiful because you say you are, and you hold yourself that way.

Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

Maybe the worst thing is not caring what people think. That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life.

My sister was the one person who told me not to change, that my skin was beautiful. She really helped me feel good about myself.

I think that's the most beautiful thing about being confident - just loving yourself, not caring what everybody else thinks. Because you could be Mother Theresa, and people are still going to try to find some imperfection.

The hardest thing is not caring about other people's opinions.

The fact that people don't like me doesn't bother me.

If you don't like the look of my face, don't look at me! I'm the one who has to live with it.

It's okay to wake up and look however you look. You are beautiful regardless.

I hope that I can be a role model and positive influence to anyone else who is struggling with insecurities within themselves.

I got told I wasn't good enough and that I could never make it. And then Aerie told me I was beautiful because I was me.

I think my daughter looks beautiful regardless if she's losing her baby teeth or if she's having a bad hair day.

You are someone worth loving

If you allow yourself to feel fabulous, you are fabulous.

The secret is not to care what anyone thinks of you.

Inner beauty radiates from within, and there's nothing more beautiful than when a woman feels beautiful on the inside.