My immediate family was always very supportive. It was my own fear of the rest of the world not accepting me, the rest of our society not accepting my wish to be an actor.
Lupita Nyong'ORead
I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True beauty is innate and cannot be obtained through material means.
In this quote, Lupita Nyong'o conveys the profound understanding that beauty is not a physical attribute that one can possess or buy, but rather an inherent quality within oneself. It suggests that embracing and embodying one's true self is the essence of beauty, highlighting the importance of self-acceptance and authenticity over societal standards.
Themes
BeautySelf-AcceptanceAuthenticityInner Beauty
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote in a motivational speech about self-esteem and self-love.
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As human beings, we aren't as individual as we'd like to believe we are. And I think that's what makes acting possible. Despite the fact that I have not experienced something, I have it in my human capacity to imagine it and to put myself in someone else's shoes, and to take someone else's circumstances personally.
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