Beverly Johnson

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

I’m intelligent. Some people would say I’m very, very, very intelligent.

There’s no person in the whole world like you, and I like you just the way you are.

My principal sin is doubt. I doubt everything, and am in doubt most of the time.

A black person can’t be imperfect in the public eye, that’s a form of control.

You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn’t mean you’re defective – it just means you’re human.

It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.

Age wrinkles the body; quitting wrinkles the soul.

I am always with myself, and it is I who am my tormentor.

You’re not worth the time that this is taking.

I’m a lightweight, easy to fall easy to break.

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 have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.

It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.

The way I define beauty is individuality and wisdom, which I think creates a certain inner confidence. And not confidence in a way that’s only on the surface, but a deep-down knowing of yourself or settling into who you are.