Sherri Shepherd Quotes

We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become.

Writing this record let me recapture who I am. It is summed up in the title Be Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in your skin and do whatever you need to do for yourself, to heal or to grow.

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.

Getting to know myself changed everything. It's the best thing I've ever done.

If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.

Women who start out as ugly ducklings don't become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

We all have the same destiny. The difference is opening ourselves up to possibilities to joy, hope, and happiness along the way. Give yourself and others a chance to take advantage of what's out there and available.

I try to get people thinking, to consider their pasts and presents, ultimately encouraging them and giving them the tools to embrace the work of reshaping their lives.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

My life has changed. I'm not walking around any more wishing I wasn't me, which was the case at one time.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of peace in myself. Because that's my job. It's no one else's.

I don't look upon my divorces as mistakes. Those marriages were right for the Bess that made that decision at that time.

Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.

Value people on their potential, not on their history.

I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their own truth, light and joy.

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.

Glorify who you are today, do not condemn who you were yesterday, and dream of who you can be tomorrow.

It's neat to have finally reached a point where I can accept what I was and what I am.

A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it.

Changing what you don't like about yourself can be empowering, and that's not a bad thing. Feeling secure enough to own what is weak and missing from either your body, mind or spirit and to commit to action to change it is a good thing.

You can do what you want to do. You can be what you want to be.

I've got to where I've always wanted to be. I just feel more myself, and I've learned not to care what other people think. It's happened slowly, very slowly. But I did it.