Adele

I enjoy being me; I always have done. I’ve seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down. And I don’t want that in my life.

I didn’t talk to anyone about [postpartum depression]. I was very reluctant.. Four of my friends felt the same way I did, and everyone was too embarrassed to talk about it.

I think I remind everyone of themselves. Not saying everyone is my size, but it’s relatable because I’m not perfect, and I think a lot of people are portrayed as perfect, unreachable and untouchable.

It’s important so you stay in touch with yourself. If you lose touch with yourself, no one’s going to want to talk to you or listen to anything you’re f**king doing. They’ll just point at you and laugh. At you, not with you.

I’ve never had a problem with how I look. I’d rather have lunch with friends than go to the gym.

The first thing to do is be happy with yourself and appreciate your body-only then should you try to change things about yourself.

I can’t bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can’t stand the sight of myself.

No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

If I don’t feel confident about my body, I’m not going to sit at home and feel sorry for myself and not do something about it. It’s all about taking action and not being lazy. So you do the work, whether it’s fitness or whatever.

To be your own person, you need good friends. Friends are the treasure of your life.

I’m fragile just washed upon the shore.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks, as long as you’re happy.

Loving yourself…does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion.

If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that’s where power starts.

When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same. The temperament is not that different.

I’ve always thought that each person invented himself for whatever reasons, for whatever circumstances, through whatever he has gone through, that we are each a figment of our own imagination. And some people have a greater ability to imagine than others.

I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women, and I’m very proud of that.

I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and have decide that the best way forward is to take some time off.

I do an hour’s yoga and go running every day. Then I see a picture of myself and I still look like a skinny, potbellied idiot – and I thought I had turned into this superhunk!

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, ‘But you’re alone.’ But I don’t feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

It’s important so you stay in touch with yourself. If you lose touch with yourself, no one’s going to want to talk to you or listen to anything you’re f**king doing. They’ll just point at you and laugh. At you, not with you.