Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Jazz Jennings - Page 2

I'm the youngest of four siblings and the baby of the family. My family just treated me like anyone else growing up. They taught me that everyone has a special and unique trait about them, and that mine is that I have a girl brain and a boy body.

I don't really care what people think of me.

Kids can be annoying. Especially teenagers - oh my gosh. They can be cruel.

I want it to be that transgender is normal. Let us live our lives. Let us be happy. The world will be a better place when we have that freedom. I think I'm going to be alive to see it.

There are so many trans kids who are struggling with who they are. I want them to know that one day, they will find the light. No matter what, we have to be who we are. Once you love and accept yourself, then others will slowly do so as well.

On every single picture on my Instagram page, you'll find a negative comment. My supporters will normally stand up to that hateful person, and then it will become a big argument, and it's just a lot. I try to tell myself not to listen to the haters, and I try not to read the comments because it's not worth it.

It's so important to look out for your child and protect them.

I look at people for their souls, and I can see myself falling in love with anyone after getting to know them and developing a relationship.

My family has always provided me unconditional love and support.

'I Am Jazz' was more for children to understand what it means to be transgender, but with 'Being Jazz,' I wanted to get the universal message across that we are all just people, and we have to live our lives authentically.

Progress can't happen just from trans people being out in the open. Society also has to truly accept transgender individuals. If society is capable of treating us equally, then we can and will live authentically.

I really just want to spread my love and happiness toward other people.

Acceptance is so important because we cannot go through this journey alone. I am fortunate to have a very supportive family, but not all trans kids are so lucky. I recommend seeking out a friend or an adult who you think will accept you and telling them how you feel.

I'm definitely going to make sure that I just continue to live my life authentically.

The only opinion that really affects me is my own opinion of myself because I determine the way I am, not anyone else.

I share my story to help other people. I know people need someone to be a role model and help them along the way.

Having such a supportive family has really shaped the person that I am today.

I know, for me, when I was depressed, I didn't want to talk to my friends at all when I was depressed. If they tried to help me, I would kind of back away from them.

A lot of people - boys - look at me differently. They think that if they date me, they are gay because they are dating another boy. In instances like this, I feel almost excluded, if that's the right word. I feel like I'm being put on a different shelf.

There are so few books for little kids that actually mention the word transgender and explain what it is in simple terms.

I've always known exactly who I am, but growing up has always been a struggle. I've even been called an 'it.'

The real me is happy and proud to be who I am.

GLAAD has so much information and outlets about LGBTQ people and some of the issues we face and who we are.

Being transgender has completely turned boys off from liking me.

I always say I want to leave this world in a better state than when I arrived, and I continue to live by that message. So I'm going to do what I can to make the world a better place but also just make sure that I'm happy as well.

Bathrooms have always been a big issue in my life. My parents fought for me to be able to enroll in elementary school as a girl, which I did. But I still would not be allowed to use the girls' room under any condition.

I'd like to think I'm funny.

I've always loved mermaids!

Hormone blockers changed and saved my life.

I think we should have unisex bathrooms.

I definitely think when I'm feeling super down or having tantrums or not able to participate in any activities, I have to control myself. I have to tell myself, 'No, focus, focus, focus, do this, do this, do this.' Instead of shutting down, I encourage myself to think positively and move towards the light.

I was never a boy. I always was a girl in my heart, and although I was presented as a boy to the public, inside I was feminine. It was OK to be that because that's just who I was, and I can't change that. I was born that way.

I define myself.

For me, Caitlyn Jenner is such a huge role model. She's really making a difference in our society by just being brave and sharing her story. People say she's not brave and courageous, but to me, she is so brave and courageous.

I think that's important - that transgender individuals are just like everyone else. We have our interests, our hobbies, our things we like to do. And people have to understand that.

I definitely think it's important to share my process when it comes to the bottom surgery, because that information really isn't out there.

From the moment I could express myself, I acted like a stereotypical girl and insisted that I was a girl. I wasn't just a boy who liked girly things - I knew I was a girl.

I'm just attracted to people for who they are on the inside.

Mermaids are just the most whimsical, mystical creatures of all time.

If someone is judging you without knowing the content of your character, don't listen to them.