I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was the Ugly Duckling! — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
To be born in a duck's nest, in a farmyard, is of no consequence to a bird, if it is hatched from… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
I was called the 'Ugly Duckling' of Hindi films because of my dark complexion and south Indian features. — Rekha Copy Share Image
“I never dreamed of such happiness as this, while I was an ugly duckling.” — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
This ugly duckling investment will likely need time - quarters, or even years - to blossom into a beautiful swan. — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
I made mistakes, I know, but I'm not the ugly duckling that some people seem to think. — Samir Nasri Copy Share Image
“The woman must look like the weathered side of a rotted fence post if she had to get a man this way.” — Lindsey Brookes Copy Share Image
In Los Angeles, I feel like the ugly duckling, like I'm from Venus or something. — Eva Green Copy Share Image
“Ignorance is an ugly duckling; enlightenment is a magnificent swan.” — Matshona Dhliwayo Copy Share Image
Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
Santa Claus was white and everything bad was black. The little ugly duckling was the black duck, and the black cat was… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I grew up as the ugly duckling. I was the only one with a dark skin and therefor I didn't really fit… — Eva Longoria Copy Share Image
If birds of a feather flock together, then what happens to the Ugly Duckling?…and I don't mean the one that turns into… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and… — Lindsay Pearce Copy Share Image
From childhood, I grew up with a lot of apprehensions about my body and appearance. I was skinny, had acne on my… — Jasmin Bhasin Copy Share Image
I felt like an ugly duckling back in school. I was a complete tomboy with short hair. Never in my dreams did… — Pooja Hegde Copy Share Image
I was never the best in my age group. I was like the Ugly Duckling because I am not beautiful to see… — Giorgio Chiellini Copy Share Image
I was born an ugly duckling due to my mother's ill health. She wasn't supposed to be pregnant, there were all kinds… — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them and putting them down, you will only push… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
I auditioned for a one-act version of 'The Princess and the Pea' called 'The Ugly Duckling,' and I was cast as the… — Jane Lynch Copy Share Image
Your friends ask why you don't have a boyfriend or the people around you (like your family) say you have no feelings.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In my books, there is no 'ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan' syndrome because if you look at the Hansel and… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
In the story of Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan.… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“Nobody really metamorphoses. Cinderella is always Cinderella, just in a nicer dress. The Ugly Duckling was always a swan, just a smaller… — Holly Smale Copy Share Image
“In the story of the Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized he was a Swan.… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
“There is probably no better or more reliable measure of whether a woman has spent time in ugly duckling status at some… — Clarissa Pinkola Estés Copy Share Image
“In Santa Fe her whole yard had been crowded with different-sized terra-cotta pots, out of which she grew everything from rosemary and… — Sarah-Kate Lynch Copy Share Image
“I still had this idea that there was a whole world of marvelous golden people somewhere, as far ahead of me as… — Richard Yates Copy Share Image
“You still felt that life was passing you by? Sort of. I still had this idea that there was a whole world… — Richard Yates Copy Share Image
“She never used to compare her appearance to Nan, but now that Brody was so near both of them again, she couldn’t… — Chanda Hahn Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it seems that half of the fairy tales of the world are some form of Cinderella, ugly duckling, or poor boy… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“On the bus, I pull out my book. It's the best book I've ever read, even if I'm only halfway through. It's… — Fanny Britt Copy Share Image
I grew up feeling like the ugly duckling, and things have not changed that much. — Nicollette Sheridan Copy Share Image
Prince Charles is the only member of the Royal Family who ever left Cinderella for the Ugly Duckling. — Des Hanafin Copy Share Image
