"they [the press] try to paint the picture that i was this downtrodden, ugly girl who was unpopular in school and in life and then i got this role and now i'm awesome, but the truth is that i've been awesome, and then i got this role."

- gabourey sidibe on her role in "Precious"

“i had a boyfriend who told me i’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped i’d fail. i said to him, ‘someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee a the f*cking deli without hearing or seeing me.’"

- lady gaga

i hope little girls worldwide are reading these words... confidence in women who are highly-visible is the best.