Katie Piper

But if I go for a run somewhere, I feel the benefits of the endorphin release.

— Katie Piper

“your life is what you decide to make it”

— Katie Piper

“Things will never get better if you believe they won't”

— Katie Piper

My biggest source of inspiration is my mum.

— Katie Piper

You are always bigger than the problem, the problem can never be bigger than you.

— Katie Piper

At home around my husband, I totally forget I'm burnt and how I look.

— Katie Piper

Always, always, always pass a good book along on to somebody else.

— Katie Piper

My recovery has been backwards, forwards, up and down - and still is.

— Katie Piper

None of my ambitions were serious as a girl. One week I wanted to be a lawyer, the next a binman.

— Katie Piper

My younger self wouldn't recognise me at all. She would think I was quite serious, organised and practical, but I've had to…

— Katie Piper

I don't want people to feel sorry for me or pity me - I want people to know that what got me…

— Katie Piper

I am who I am and I don't pretend not to be single or burned. And men might not fancy me because…

— Katie Piper

It's true that looks do matter, but they won't give you a long, successful career or a happy marriage.

— Katie Piper

My book 'Things Get Better' has normalised the idea that it's OK to fail and it's OK to seek professional help from…

— Katie Piper

If I'm not blessed with children of my own then I'd like to adopt one day - possibly a child from Pakistan.

— Katie Piper

I will continue to need operations and therapy for life. For acid attack survivors, the aftermath is a life sentence.

— Katie Piper

Before I was attacked, I would write about the future - just goals, lists and plans. I'd scribble without depth or substance…

— Katie Piper

Don't wait until there is tragedy in your life. Don't wait until you lose somebody. Don't wait until it's too late. Appreciate…

— Katie Piper

I was the victim of a violent attack in March 2008. I had sulphuric acid thrown in my face and was severely…

— Katie Piper

I've come to the conclusion that we're all responsible for our own happiness and the happiness in your life depends on the…

— Katie Piper

I like to tell myself people look at me for all sorts of reasons. Maybe they're staring because they're shocked or maybe…

— Katie Piper

I've had lots of opportunities to do things I'm passionate about and the things I care about and I feel that I…

— Katie Piper

I meet many inspiring individuals who have worked hard to rebuild their lives after an attack; however, it can be hard to…

— Katie Piper

I was writing for myself, not to be published. I was writing diaries, even letters, to myself or to anyone I was…

— Katie Piper

But I like a challenge, anything I can't do it inspires me to learn it.

— Katie Piper

Even when you think things can never move forward and you feel so low, there's always a way out.

— Katie Piper

My life is written about as though I've had this idyllic ending. But a marriage is something you have to work at.

— Katie Piper

There's nothing worse than saying the past is in the past, then dragging it into your kid's life.

— Katie Piper

Try to remember that every action you take in life will have a consequence and a reaction for other people, and that…

— Katie Piper

I never watch anything live, I record all my programmes and have a real binge on a Friday night and watch them…

— Katie Piper

If I'm feeling down or depressed, working up a sweat will make me feel like I can really do this - that,…

— Katie Piper

What we put in our bodies can make us feel depressed or anxious, and it's the same for fitness, I think it…

— Katie Piper

I really cherish my family life, because at one point I never thought I'd have it.

— Katie Piper

There are so many things that can happen to us in life where you think, 'I can't cope. I can't deal with…

— Katie Piper

I had such a nurturing team of midwives looking after me with my first little girl, and their support gave me so…

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My feminist icon is Michelle Obama. To me she represents the definition of a strong and intelligent woman who has used her…

— Katie Piper

I don't have the answer to finding the balance because I think, well, maybe successful people don't switch off.

— Katie Piper

I don't think many people stare at people in wheelchairs because we see it regularly. I suppose if you see more in…

— Katie Piper

I'm self-sufficient, but it's brilliant to have people in your life that you love, who love you and are important to you.

— Katie Piper

It makes me very happy that people's perceptions of what's beautiful and attractive are gradually changing.

— Katie Piper