Adele

I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.

I think I remind everyone of themselves. Not saying everyone is my size, but it’s relatable because I’m not perfect, and I think a lot of people are portrayed as perfect, unreachable and untouchable.

It’s important so you stay in touch with yourself. If you lose touch with yourself, no one’s going to want to talk to you or listen to anything you’re f**king doing. They’ll just point at you and laugh. At you, not with you.

I enjoy being me; I always have done. I’ve seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down. And I don’t want that in my life.

I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women, and I’m very proud of that.

I’m really happy to be me, and I’d like to think people like me more because I’m happy with myself and not because I refuse to conform to anything.

Because of the self-confidence with which he had spoken, no one could tell whether what he said was very clever or very stupid.

Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery

I do an hour’s yoga and go running every day. Then I see a picture of myself and I still look like a skinny, potbellied idiot – and I thought I had turned into this superhunk!

To be your own person, you need good friends. Friends are the treasure of your life.

I feel beautiful without makeup on, but when I do put makeup on, it just gives me this extra pop.

Baby, that’s just me.

What makes you different or weird. That’s your strength.

It’s important so you stay in touch with yourself. If you lose touch with yourself, no one’s going to want to talk to you or listen to anything you’re f**king doing. They’ll just point at you and laugh. At you, not with you.

Madame, you must be gay; only thus can life be endured. I speak from experience for I have had to endure much, and have only been able to endure it because I have always laughed whenever I had the chance.

No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within- strength, courage, dignity.

If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

Being able to take care of myself is something that my mom really instilled in me.

A black person can’t be imperfect in the public eye, that’s a form of control.