Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.

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I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.

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I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights.

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This is my real secret to being a joyful person: I make my life easy. I spend more time being grateful for what I have instead of focusing on what isn't working. I no longer believe that people have to do things my way and that I have to be perfect.

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Asking who's the 'man' and who's the 'woman' in a same-sex relationship is like asking which chopstick is the fork.

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Being a teenager and figuring out who you are is hard enough without someone attacking you.

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The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you're not.

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Normally, I try not to pay attention to my haters, but this time I'd like to talk about it, because my haters are my motivators.

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Be open to learning new lessons, even if they contradict the lessons you learned yesterday.

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I enjoy growing older and wiser and learning from my mistakes every single day.

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