“I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl.” FeelsLooksLongMadeDreamWantedBeautifulUsedGirlFunWishStuffHairNormalOppositesAbsolutesAmerican DreamSkinnyLightersBeautiful Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“MYOB - mind your own body. It's important because I don't happen to have the kind of body that we usually see on television and in films. I am plus-size. I have dark skin. And I am 100 percent beautiful. But I get a lot of flak - oh, you should lose weight. And now that I have lost weight - and I lost weight for health reasons - I get, you look good but don't lose too much weight because your face is starting to sink in.” MindKindImportantReasonBeautifulFilmDarkSkinsYour FaceLose Weight Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I can't quite say that I was raised Muslim, but I remember up until 5 or so I would pray, you know, with my dad. And it's actually a beautiful practice. It's giving of yourself to a higher power - no matter what you call that higher power. Living your life as close to what you think that higher power wants you to be is a really powerful thing.” ThinkingGivingBeautifulRememberPowerfulPrayingDadMy DadLive Your LifeHigher PowerReally Powerful Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.” PeopleIfsWorldFeelsMatterHelpingBeautifulGirlAsksPowerfulColorOne DayDecidedAsk MePerceiveMakeupWhat MattersBeautiful Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl.” IfsBeautifulGirlOne DayDecidedBeautiful Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I am the only consistent person in my life and so I better like myself, and I better love myself. And I really better know that I'm as beautiful as anyone else.” KnowsPersonsBeautifulConsistentLove Myself Author:Gabourey Sidibe
