Queer Eye Quotes

“Being open starts within ourselves: forgiving ourselves for our perceived shortcomings, for the traumas of our past, for not always making the best choices for ourselves and others. For not always responding to conflict in a healthy way.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“The definition of culture is the customary beliefs, social forms and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group. it's also defined as a set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or person. everything described in this definition is about the emotions, feelings, hopes, and desires that people and communities hold close and pass on to future generations.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“Culture is about what people feel, and how they experience the world around them.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“The beautiful shades of the world are the colors of love that pour out from the light within us all.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“It's very easy, when you have a book, to pick one line and say, "Look what this sentence says." But it's like, "Girl, read the rest of the paragraph.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“We often develop into who we are based on how people interact with us, but as we get older, it is our responsibility to grow based on how we feel about ourselves.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“What I realized was that my dreams scared them because they were scared of their own dreams in a sense. They thought it was healthy to make me afraid of my dreams. Failure can be crippling but to me it's also a stepping-stone to greatness”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“I can't know what the future will hold. What I do know is that we all have the ability to effect change within ourselves and outwardly. We can reach out to one another and find ways to move the needle on success and love.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope

“If you allow people to dictate your self-esteem based on their opinions of you, you will always fail.”
― Karamo Brown, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope