Quotes of Jennifer Hudson - somelinesforyou

“ I am in control of all decisions that have to do with my image, which means that no one will decide what’s right for me except me. I’m not special. We should all feel this way about ourselves. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ It can be a real struggle to accept that sometimes appearance can be more important than talent or intelligence. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ No matter how big the glam squad, or how dramatic the dress, sometimes things just don’t work out. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ So many people miss out on true talent because they can’t get past a look. At the end of the day, losing weight was easy, but finding talent? Now that’s hard. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Just as I had to go through a transition period, I guess [my friends and family] did, too. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Most people see themselves a certain way their entire lives. When they go through a massive change, such as losing weight, they have to learn to see themselves in a new way. It is one of the biggest struggles her members deal with on their journey. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ People get comfortable with the way you are—they have formed their opinion of you based on everything they see and know about you as a person. When you change that up by losing weight, they no longer understand you. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ The only way you can sustain a permanent change is to create a new way of thinking, acting, and being. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ When other people reject positive changes you make for yourself, there is always some nerve to get to the root of in those other people. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Extreme exercise doesn’t save you from poor food choices. It can be difficult to exercise and erase away that chocolate cake or pizza pie. It doesn’t work that way. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ The important message I heard about working out and what I want to share is that you create your own opportunities and your own limitations. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Whenever I’d try to talk myself out of going for a walk, and there were a few days like that, I’d take myself through a series of simple tasks so I would get up and go. 1. Get up. 2. Find your house keys. 3. Put on some shoes. 4. Grab your iPod. 5. Walk out the front door. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ You have to accept the plan and realize that if you slip, and you might, you can’t use that as a reason to give up or stop. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ 'If it’s meant for me, it will be.' Those words are my mantra in life, and it has never let me down. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ I am completely in charge of the choices I make about what I am doing to lose weight and get healthy. And you know what? We all have this power. Don’t be angry with me for something good I’ve done for myself. Be angry with yourself for not having the courage to do the same in your own life. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ We all have the power to choose how we are going to handle every situation we are faced with throughout our lives. We are in control of the decision we make whether it’s about work, relationships, parenting, or our health. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Loving yourself means caring enough to make the hard decisions in your life. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Appearance can always be changed, but the talent stays the same. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ My focus has always been on talent over looks. This theme of people putting an emphasis on looks first has been a constant reminder throughout my life that most people don’t see things in the same way that I do. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ The talent should speak for itself. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ There’s something wonderful about entertaining people on vacation. Everyone is there to have a good time. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Family makes a house a home. ”

- Jennifer Hudson

“ Sometimes God makes better choices for us than we could have ever made for ourselves. ”

- Jennifer Hudson Taylor
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