Often I'm told I'm an inspiration to people which I will forever be grateful for. But the reality is that I'm only able to help others because others are helping me. Everyday people who are doing whatever they can to help make a difference are what keeps me going.

Lizzie Velasquez

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Opportunities will always be there but the level you'd be able to fulfil those opportunities depends on you being fully present and working to the best of your ability.

Lizzie Velasquez

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To me, ultimate happiness is a journey, not a destination. It's not somewhere you end up, it's making choices every day to make yourself happy.

Lizzie Velasquez

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Just like everything else in our lives, with the good comes the bad. It applies to success as well. Success isn't a destination, it's a journey - a journey that will be sure to come with lots of great achievements and lots of setbacks. You have the power to decide if those downsides are going to define you in a negative way or a positive way.

Lizzie Velasquez

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When I close my eyes at night I'm able to go to bed with a heart full of gratitude. When I wake up in the morning my heart is full with thankfulness and peace. I don't know what tomorrow will hold, but I do know I will live each day to the fullest.

Lizzie Velasquez

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I don't believe in having regrets. I believe everything happens for a reason even when we don't want it to happen. Every high and every low moment has a lesson waiting for you to find it.

Lizzie Velasquez

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I wish we lived in a world where all kids were loved by their par... by Lizzie Velasquez

I wish we lived in a world where all kids were loved by their parents how I was and am every day.

Lizzie Velasquez

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I used to be the definition of a people pleaser. I would say 'yes' to anything and everything and then, when I got home, I'd complain and vent to my family. I had to realise that it's okay to say 'no' sometimes.

Lizzie Velasquez

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Fully embrace the fact that you are enough just being you. It's so important for women to champion each other instead of competing against each other. Believe in yourself and believe in all of the women in your life. As females we are already strong but imagine if we all supported one another? What a world that would be.

Lizzie Velasquez

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When you are tiny like me and it's hard to find clothes that fit you get really creative! I do love fashion though, and it's so fun to play with different things.

Lizzie Velasquez

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I would encourage women to own their vulnerable moments. We're all human and we don't have it all together - that is perfectly okay. Admit when you're having a hard time and don't hesitate to ask for help. You will be very surprised when you realise we are all in the same boat at one time or another.

Lizzie Velasquez

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I'm going to let my goals and my success and my accomplishments be the things that define me, not my outer appearance.

Lizzie Velasquez

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If you get knocked down, you get back up. Because that's been my mindset, I think that's been the key to how I've been able to get where I am today.

Lizzie Velasquez

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