I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself. Beth Ditto More Quotes by Beth Ditto More Quotes From Beth Ditto You know how people love to glamorize poverty? There's nothing glamorous about it. But it did make me really creative. Those days, I was literally taking t-shirts in the day and sewing them back together to make dresses for the night. Beth Ditto creativenightpeople Thanks to capitalism, the importance placed on beauty has never been so manipulated. We are the guinea pigs force-fed ads that tell us how pathetic we are: that we will never be loved, happy or valuable unless we have the body, the face, the hair, even the personality that will apparently be ours, if only we buy their products. Beth Ditto personalityhairpigs Some makeup companies have really good recycling policies, and it's worth finding out whether your favourites are among them. With MAC, for instance, you can take any of your old makeup containers into its shops, and the sweetest deal is that, once you've racked up six containers, you get a free lipstick or lip gloss. Beth Ditto lipsmakeupsix Granny Ditto always referred to perfume as "smell good" and for me it's an essential. I have a sweetheart who's extremely allergic to most scents, so I have to be extra careful - as well as creative - in the smell department. The key, I've found, are essential oils, which come in all kinds of 100% natural scents. Beth Ditto essential-oilssmellkeys I'm shameless, and I love a pun. There's a lot of Beth puns. Beth Ditto punshamelessbeth This archaic idea - that a woman who is unmarried and childless at 30 is somehow unnatural - will probably always exist, and, like most social standards, it is ridiculous. Beth Ditto ridiculoussocialideas When I was a teenager I would lock myself in the bathroom for hours, bouffanting my hair like Patty Duke and trying to recreate Barbra Streisand's flawless eyeliner, only to comb it all out and wash it all off before stepping out into the world a butchish bisexual teen. Beth Ditto bisexualteenagerhair When you see a fantastic colour or cut in a magazine, perched up on some famous so-and-so's head, it's tempting to ask your stylist for the same, but DO NOT BE FOOLED. The hair in those fancy photos can be very high maintenance. Beth Ditto maintenancecuttinghair I wish I could open a piece of my brain and you could see into my memories. Beth Ditto wishbrainmemories Even talking, I'm super-loud. I could never have that kind of meek, little wispy whimsical lavender and lace voice. It comes from my body. There's no way I can fight it. Beth Ditto voicefightingtalking There is something to be said for people who have to work hard, be creative, produce what they have with little - or no - means. Those of us from poor homes have the advantage of thinking for ourselves and of knowing that when times get hard, things could always be worse. Beth Ditto hard-workhomemean 'Get a Job' is about all the rich kids we knew when we were younger, kids who never had jobs but always had money for partying or getting their hair done. Beth Ditto partyjobskids I know what I want! And I just go for it. Beth Ditto I can take care of a house, and some people I meet, I think, 'You don't even know how to make a bed. Beth Ditto housepeoplethinking To be thin and to stay really thin, sometimes some people literally do coke all the time. Some people smoke cigarettes instead of eating. That's crazy. But that's 'okay' because you look healthier. Beth Ditto crazypeoplelooks True love is about being able to accept raw emotions, no matter how difficult. Beth Ditto acceptingemotionlove-is I was always being told off at school. The teachers would say: 'Everyone's talking, but you're the one I can hear. Beth Ditto talkingteacherschool There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once. Beth Ditto bittershamecharming I work really well under pressure but I really hate doing things on a timeframe. Beth Ditto wellshatepressure Sometimes love can mean letting go and loving each other from a distance. Maybe that's what you're feeling? Beth Ditto distanceletting-gomean
