“I definitely think a lot of short people have a huge personality so they can make up for their height.” October 2015 (Photo: Instagram)

“The energy that you project and bring into the room — I feel that that’s 90 percent of what to adjust if you want to feel and look younger. You’ve got to bring it back to your inner glow.” October 2015 (Photo: Trunk Archive/Bryan Adams)

“I have to put my phone down and look up and look at life and know that I’m in this moment that I’ll never have again, and I need to enjoy it and not give in to those people.” September 2015

“I go to a homeopath and the first question he asks you on your visit is, ‘How happy are you? Rate yourself on the happiness scale today.’ I always laugh because my goal in life is not to just be happy; my goal in life is to be present in whatever the moment calls for. Not every moment calls for happiness — to me that’s like rainbows and unicorns.” September 2015 (Photo: Gilles Bensimon)

“Meeting my fans now they’re like, ‘Thank you so much for being so comfortable in your skin.’ I think they are more grateful for that than for anything. It’s important for someone’s state of mind to feel comfortable instead of feeling like they have to fit in all the time.” September 2015 (Photo: Trunk Archive)

“Being famous at a young age and being validated by people you don’t know can mess with your mind,” she says. “Going back and having to really fight for the opportunity to live my dreams gave me a different perspective.” August 2015 (Photo: Atlantic Records)

“I just turned 40 last year. Going through your 20s and your 30s, you feel more alone in your stuff. All of a sudden, you realize when you’re 40, ‘Oh, we all have our stuff.’ It’s what connects us all. If we’re not afraid to share what that is, we feel less alone on our journey.” July 2015 (Photo: Instagram)

“I know that when I feel really good about myself and my life, I radiate beauty. When we see someone who is really truly beautiful, it’s not because they have perfect features or they don’t have wrinkles — it’s because their soul is coming through. What I’m striving for is really being authentic.” November 2015 (Photo: Netflix)

“I think, more than anything, sometimes these songs that I write are pep talk songs to myself. I do know that I want to spend my time and my energy as an artist encouraging something positive. I want to make people feel loved and seen and heard, and so I want to feel those things, too.” November 2015 (Photo: Getty Images)

“Maybe because ignorance is bliss, but I don’t feel much different than I felt in my 20s, except I feel physically better. I also love myself more. That’s the most beautiful thing that reflects out is inner confidence and inner sort of love.” June 2015 (Photo: Peggy Sirota Trunk Archive)

“For me, over the years, I realize that feeling good is the most important thing. The aesthetic is not that important. If you feel good, then you’re going to be happy with whatever you have.” October 2015 (Photo: Tina Turnbow)

“It wasn’t about being a perfect size 8, or 10, or 12, or whatever — it was just that desire to recognize my body as mine and feel confident. I don’t care what size I am, I just want to love the way it all hangs there.” October 2015 (Photo: Getty Images)

“Right now, I’m rediscovering beauty and style and really enjoying it, and I think it’s like finding this tool I forgot that I had to feel differently about myself. And having my beauty routine is kind of like having a little ritual. It’s something that you do for yourself, and it makes me feel better throughout the day because I feel like who I am on the inside is reflected on the outside.” July 2015 (Photo: Clinique)

“I was made the way that I’m made and it’s not changing. It’s what I’ve got. So, why not celebrate it and celebrate my uniqueness? I know that when I feel confident, the people around me feel more confident, too.” March 2015 (Photo: AMC)

“I just have kept reminding myself that beauty really is as beauty does, and it is not so much about my physical self.” February 2015 (Photo: Instagram)

“My mother has taught me so much, and the greatest gift she ever gave me was teaching me that it’s okay to be me. And I think once you understand that form of mental beauty, you care less about the physical appearance side of it.” November 2015 (Photo: Getty Images)

“The most beautiful things to me are honest.” October 2015 (Photo: Getty Images)

“That’s when I feel most confident, when I just know that I’m taking care of myself.” December 2015 (Photo: Instagram)

“Beauty to me is confidence, always. Confidence is everything.” July 2015 (Photo: Instagram)

“I am who I am and I love how I look.” “If you want to help the world, and I think we all should, you can do it.” August 2015 (Photo: Instagram)