“You look at yourself and you accept yourself for who you are, and once you accept yourself for who you are you become a better person.”

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist

“It’s vital that you accept yourself and learn to be happy with who God made you to be. If you want to truly enjoy your life, you must be at peace with yourself.”

Joel Osteen (1963) American televangelist and author

“So be who you really are. Embrace who you are. Literally. Hug yourself. Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer.”

Ellen DeGeneres (1958) American stand-up comedian, television host, and actress

“Ego says, "Once everything becomes perfect, I’ll find peace." Spirit says, "Accept yourself as you are, then you will find peace."”

Ralph Smart

“Be who you really are, not who you allowed yourself to become.”

Glenn Beck (1964) U.S. talk radio and television host

“You accept certain unlovely things about yourself and manage to live with them. The atonement for such an acceptance is that you make allowances for others — that you cleanse yourself of the sin of self-righteousness.”

Eric Hoffer (1898–1983) American philosopher

“Accept no one’s definition of you, define yourself.”

Robert Frost (1874–1963) American poet

“There comes a time when you look into the mirror and you realize that what you see is all that you will ever be. And then you accept it. Or you kill yourself. Or you stop looking in mirrors.”

J. Michael Straczynski (1954) American writer and television producer

“You have to let go of who you were to allow yourself to become who you are.”

Stacy London (1969) television host and author from the United States