Ugly duckling Quote by Alex Grey

In my books, there is no 'ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan' syndrome because if you look at the Hansel and Gretel syndrome,…

— Maeve Binchy

In the story of Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan. Each of…

— Benjamin Hoff

“In the story of the Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized he was a Swan. Each of…

— Benjamin Hoff

Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world…

— Bonnie Raitt

Women who start out as ugly ducklings don't become beautiful swans. What they mainly become is confident ducks. They take charge of their lives.

— Maeve Binchy

I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.

— Maeve Binchy

There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan. She becomes a confident duck able to take…

— Maeve Binchy

The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being;…

— Baz Luhrmann

There are no ugly ducklings.

— Loretta Young

“The perfect swan made the ugliest duckling.”

— Cody Edward Lee Miller

“To ugly ducklings everywhere, Don't worry about those fluffy yellow morons: They'll never get to be swans”

— Zoë Marriott

And while we're on the subject of ducks, which we plainly are, the story, 'The Ugly Duckling' ought be banned as the central character…

— Russell Brand