"What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself"
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The line carries a defensive undertone, too: a preemptive shield against the polite violence of commentary women in public receive. Models are expected to embody aspiration while also apologizing for embodying it. Brook sidesteps the trap by lowering the stakes. “No one’s perfect” isn’t a radical idea, but in the context of a job where perfection is literally sold, it becomes a pressure release valve: you can’t be shamed for failing at an impossible standard if you reject the standard.
The second sentence shifts from biography to instruction, and that’s where the cultural work happens. “Accept your flaws” acknowledges the constant inventory culture - the way magazines, social feeds, and even compliments are often just measurements in disguise. “Learn to love yourself” turns self-esteem into a skill, not a mood, suggesting repetition and practice rather than sudden enlightenment.
The intent feels less like a manifesto than a correction: don’t confuse curated images for moral obligation. Her message lands because it’s spoken from inside the machine, by someone expected to represent “ideal,” choosing instead to normalize being real.
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| Topic | Self-Love |
|---|---|
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Brook, Kelly. (2026, January 15). What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-am-is-how-i-came-out-no-ones-perfect-and-168998/
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Brook, Kelly. "What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-am-is-how-i-came-out-no-ones-perfect-and-168998/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"What I am is how I came out. No one's perfect and you just have to accept your flaws and learn to love yourself." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/what-i-am-is-how-i-came-out-no-ones-perfect-and-168998/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.







