It doesn't take long to realize that Zendaya [1] Coleman is wise beyond her years. Our admiration for the singer/actress/model first bloomed after the 2015 Oscars, when she handled Giuliana Rancic's dreadlocks comment [2] with poise and grace. Since then, she's been firing back at haters [3], inspiring all of us to give fewer f*cks on the regular [4], and spreading her gospel through empowering quotes.
- "A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women [5] just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of."
- "Nobody's ugly, that doesn't exist [6]. I say, take the time to get to know who you are, take the time to love yourself, and everything will be all right."
- "There are so many great things in life [7]; why dwell on negativity?"
- "What about all those other kinds of beautiful [8] out there?"
- "The best thing it so realize that you are who you are [9] and you gotta work with what you got."
- "Don't try so hard [10] to fit in, and certainly don't try so hard to be different . . . just try hard to be you."
- "I think it’s important to always be very confident in yourself [11] and your beliefs and stay strong in that."
- "Relax, stop overdoing it [12], and just breathe for a second."
- "Our instinct is to think about the bad things happening in our lives, but at the end of the day it's always more about the people who love you [13]."
- "There is no such thing [14] as ugly. That’s a word that doesn’t really enter my vocabulary. If there’s any definition to being perfect, you’re perfect at being yourself."
- "You cannot allow other people's opinions, comments, or decisions affect how you feel [15] about yourself."
- "You shouldn’t feel discouraged if you’re not waking up and feeling amazing about yourself . . . as long as you take every opportunity to learn [16] more about yourself and fall more in love with yourself every day, you’re doing good."
- "Personally, I would much rather live and die by my own hand. If my stuff sucks, then at least I made it suck. I didn't allow some person, some old dude in a suit, to make it suck for me [17]."
- "You don’t have to be older to live your dreams [18]; you can do it at any age. It’s possible."