Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.

Scott’s remark links “positive feelings” (self-esteem and emotional well-being) to two reinforcing sources: candid self-knowledge and unconditional belonging. The phrase “warts and all” stresses that acceptance is not contingent on perfection; it is grounded in realism about one’s temperament and body. By pairing self-acceptance with family acceptance, the quote suggests that confidence is both an inner practice (honesty, self-recognition) and a social experience (being received without constant judgment). In effect, it frames positivity not as forced optimism but as the byproduct of authenticity and secure attachment—conditions that make it easier to live openly and resiliently.