Vanessa Williams Quotes

I'm not the new anything; I'm just Agyness.

I think it's important to have your own individual style and sense of self. It's kind of what I do.

If you're 100% yourself, then you're going to be different no matter what. I have this self-honesty approach as opposed to an ego that a lot of musicians put up. I can be myself, and that's just enough to stand out.

Dr. Seuss said, 'No one can be you-er than you,' and Oscar Wilde said, 'Be yourself because everyone else is taken.' So I just try to continue to be who I am and don't change that. And I'm a little chameleon, so I can fit in wherever I am.

There's only one Luke James, and I make damn sure that you know that.

The secret to success is to be yourself.

What you have, what you are - your looks, your personality, your way of thinking - is unique. No one in the world is like you. So capitalize on it.

Hotness is uniqueness and just being yourself - that's hot.

Sexiness is about being an individual and having conviction about what that is.

What I'd like to get across is try your best to be yourself. I realize there are those who are much further along than you are; there are stars, but learn to be who you are and to play yourself. Be confident in that fact.

I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.

I've come more to terms with the fact that I sound like myself. No matter what I do, I sound like myself.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.

The kids that are different and out there and expressive and are bold with those choices, those are the people that grow up to be people we all want to hang out with, that become celebrities or become really successful in what they do because they believe in who they are.

Show off your own style and uniqueness to stand out. That's the advice I'd give to people getting started online now.

When you stand alone and sell yourself, you can't please everyone. But when you're different, you can last.

I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me.

I think that, just in general, my number one priority is to just go out of your way to stay yourself and put yourself out there in a positive way. It's so easy, and you can connect with a lot of your friends.

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.

One of my mantras is, 'Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.' I keep that with me in my back pocket. Shoot, I keep it in my front pocket! I keep it in my hair.

It's important to have your own voice.

Don't try to be anyone else. Don't try to emulate what someone is doing. Play to your strengths.

Honestly, I don't think I'm exceptionally pretty or talented. But the advantage I have is that the performances I do can only be done by me.

I've never wanted to be anybody else, and I never thought anybody else could be me more than me.