Even if you’re only wearing trainers and a vest, eyeliner will instantly transform you. People always look put-together when their make-up’s on and their eyes are popping – just ask Amy Winehouse!
BETH DITTOI said to my teacher, ‘I can’t be a singer because I’m not pretty enough, and I’m fat.’ And she looked at me and said, ‘Tell that to Nell Carter, babe.’ That changed my life forever!
More Beth Ditto Quotes
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A few years back, when my style was “punk grandma”, I picked up an amazing pair of sandals – orthopaedic ones, with really thick soles. I’ve given them away to a friend now, because these days my look is more “1980s substitute teacher gone wild.”
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I support love any healthy way you can get it.
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I am tired of spending a little bit of money in a lot of pieces because they keep on falling apart.
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I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself.
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This is how I feel about everything that’s out of your control: once you make a record, it’s not yours anymore. There’s nothing you can do. It’s the way I feel about political movements – both of those things grow on their own.
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Instagram is a Roman arena of insults. Everyone is a lion, but it is fun.
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I’m on a diet. It’s very strict: all hot dogs. Just sausages, constantly. It’s working out – I’ve gained fifteen pounds!
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Growing up as a chubby kid with a ton of imaginary friends and a Cyndi Lauper obsession, I learned about rejection early on and was constantly trying to avoid it.
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I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad.
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I have been 130 lbs. as well as 215 lbs. I have had blond, strawberry blond, green, pink and purple hair, and none of that has ever exempted me from having lewd comments flung at me in the street.
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If you have a therapist who agrees with your every word, then your brain isn’t getting proper exercise.
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There is no rule in the pink-triangle guide to coming out that you must wear a rainbow flag cap and organise a full band parade.
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I have a very good relationship with myself. My favourite quote is, “What you think about me is none of my business.”
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I love Adele so much and it’s honestly not because we’re both big.
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I love to make people feel like they are taking a part in their own body and evolution.
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