These Celebrities Giving Advice to Their Younger Selves Will Inspire You to Dream Big

"Make sure that your dreams are yours. Make sure that you are not pursuing the dreams that somebody thinks you should have because dreams take a lot of work and a lot of support and you'll be more inspired to go after them if they're really, really yours."

"Chill out! It's okay! You don't have to build Rome in a day. It's all right."

"You know who you are. You know the woman you want to be and the woman you hope to become. Stay firm in that knowledge. That is who you are and there's nothing wrong with knowing who you are. At all."

"You think [people] are inspecting everything and looking at you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable or judged or whatever it is. Chances are, they're not. Chances are, they're just super happy to be there."

"A lesson you will have to learn again and again: to see yourself with your own eyes, to love yourself from your own heart."

"Don't waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living."

"There will be parts of your body that you are not fond of. That's OK. You can love those parts of you even if you don't like them. And you do that by being kind to them. And speaking gently and lovingly to those parts of yourself."

"Enjoy the freedom as much as you possibly can before it goes away. Enjoy the walks in the park and the backpacking and traveling and living."

"Understand that no one — especially folks who are truly successful — simply coasts from achievement to achievement. The most accomplished people in the world fail, and fail big. That's how they learn so much and grow so quickly and become so interesting and wise."