God doesn’t love me any more or less because I had some work done on my face.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

I have been chosen by God Almighty to be one of his messengers.

God is not so wary as we, else He would give us no friends, lest we forget Him! The charms of the heaven in the bush are superseded, I fear, by the heaven in the hand, occasionally.

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.

I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But… it is better to be good than to be ugly.

It is violence when we use a sharp word, when we make a gesture to brush away a person. So violence isn’t merely organized butchery in the name of God, in the name of society or country. Violence is much more subtle, much deeper.

I will praise any man that will praise me.

I’m not intimidated by how people perceive me.

He that overvalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them.

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me.

I’m totally myself.

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty.

The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.

When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don’t know you think.

Beauty without expression is boring.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

The beauty of me being on stage is I have a voice.

The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.

My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. You can’t imagine how often I’ve tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne – to beat her down, hide her.

I think it’s so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping .

The word ‚Islam‘ means ‚peace.‘ The word ‚Muslim‘ means ‚one who surrenders to God.‘ But the press makes us seem like haters.

Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We’ve been so busy damning ourselves for years. We’ve done it all, and yet we don’t take credit for it.

Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.

Take me seriously. Take me and my role seriously. Take my talent seriously.

I was so ashamed of who I was.

If God can’t get you to obey Him concerning your money, he won’t get to anything else you got.

I don’t like perfumes that are too strong or sweet. I like a fragrance that is earthy and sensual and can be worn at any time.

For a long time, I thought I was ugly and disfigured. This made me shy and timid, and I often reacted to insults that were not intended.

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.

Allah’s the Arabic term for God. Stand up for God, fight for God, work for God and do the right thing, and go the right way, things will end up in your corner.

I love people talking about me; I love anybody just looking at me.

I never thought I’d land in pictures with a face like mine.

Once you feel loved by the universe, you’re already accepted, and you’re not really concerned about offending people.

God tries you in certain, certain ways. Some people are rich, and they believe in God. They lose the money, things get hard, they get weak and quit going to church. Quit serving God like they did.

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.

If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.

How sweet is the perception of a new natural fact!

The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity.

People just overshoot trying to find God. They’re going outside and trying everything. They don’t realize that it’s right inside themselves.

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.

Be happy with being you. Love your flaws. Own your quirks. And know that you are just as perfect as anyone else, exactly as you are.

God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic… The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the end of time are two different things.

The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.

It’s impossible to live a life totally free of feelings. God created all of us to be emotional creatures, and feelings are a big part of our lives.

If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith.

I thank God I’m myself and for the life I’m given to live and for friends and lovers and beloveds, and I thank God for knowing that all those people have already paid for me.

I’ve been talked about by a lot better people than the general public.

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.

My sorrow, when she’s here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree; she walks the sodden pasture lane.

Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.