800 Positive Body Image Quotes: Body Confidence
1. Worthiness does not have prerequisites. ” —Brené Brown
2. “Lions don’t worry about the opinions of sheep.”
3. “And I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’
4. “Stop spending all day obsessing, cursing, perfecting your body like it’s all you’ve got to offer the world. Your body is not your art, it’s your paintbrush. ” —Glennon Doyle
5. “I have a belly. And I have cellulite. And I still deserve love.”—Amy Schumer
6. “Who cares if there are lumps on my thighs? I’m guilty of having human legs made up of fat, muscle, and skin, and sometimes when you sit, they get bumpy!” — Kristen Bell
7. Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good – Serena Williams
8. “Love lives here.”
9. We’ve forgotten what a regular body looks like. There are people out there who are struggling, and I’m struggling, and it’s okay to come to terms with realizing it’s going to be a bit of a journey. — Chrissy Teigen
10. “As for the rest of you, remember this: YOU ARE WANTED. Big, small, tall, short, pretty, plain, friendly, shy. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, not even yourself. Especially yourself.”—Jennifer Niven, Holding Up the Universe Ourselves
11. “I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world." - Beyonce
12. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.” —Michelle Obama
13. Fat is not an ugly word, it is a body type and it’s high time we accept it. – Oh Well Yes
14. “Nobody is perfect. I just don’t believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying, ‘This is who I am and look at me not being perfect’. I’m proud of that." - Kate Winslet
15. Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good. — Serena Williams
16. “You look how you look. Be comfortable. What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make other people happy? That’s Just dumb.” — Jennifer Lawerence
17. Reality is I’m fat. It’s a word, it’s an adjective and I don’t care. – via Pinterest
18. “Your body. Your diet. Your life. It isn’t perfect. It never will be. But it’s real. It’s honest. It’s beautifully flawed. And totally magical.” ―Nicola Jane Hobbs
19. “I wish I could tell my younger self that she was always more than a body. She always had more to offer the world than weight loss and flat abs. So much more.”
20. “You’re not a better person if you eat carrots, and you’re not a fuc*up if you eat pie. ” – Jes Baker
21. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken.” — Eve Ensler
22. “I’m comfortable in my body and I don’t mind putting it on display. . . Honestly, I like how unique it is. My big arms, my bigger hands, these long legs — I love being different. If everybody was the same, it’d be a boring-ass world. ” — Britney Griner
23. “This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to. ” — Veronica Roth
24. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” — Alan Cohen
25. “Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn.” – Megan Jayne Crabbe, ‘Body Positive Power: How learning to love yourself will save your life’
26. “I’m not going to conform and hurt myself and do something crazy to be a size 2.” -Amber Riley
27. Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin—that’s what really makes you beautiful. — Bobbi Brown
28. “To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are. ” — Kurt Cobain
29. “Your whole life shows on your face therefore, you should be proud of it.” – Lauren Bacall.
30. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on the scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves. ”
31. “In order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.” – Portia de Rossi
32. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken. ”
33. “A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement”
34. “Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin—that’s what really makes you beautiful. ” —Bobbi Brown
35. “Your body. Your diet. Your life. It isn’t perfect. It never will be. But it’s real. It’s honest. It’s beautifully flawed. And totally magical.” – Nicola Jane Hobbs, ‘Thrive Through Yoga: A 21-Day Journey to Ease Anxiety, Love Your Body and Feel More Alive’
36. Lines can be the etchings of your biggest smiles, the frowns you learned from, the proof that you change and grow. – Eleanor Gordon-Smith
37. “Your body is glorious, as is. ”
38. “How beautiful would it be if we could just see souls instead of bodies? To see love and compassion instead of curves.” – Karen Quan
39. “Embrace Speaking to your body lovingly as it’s your home – the only one that you’ve got – it deserves respect from you.” – Iskra Lawrence.
40. “Confidence is the only key. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” — Emma Stone
41. Accept the changes in body as it grows older
42. “Confidence is the only key. I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” – Emma Stone| body positive quotesbody acceptance quotes
43. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken.” Eve Ensler
44. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.”
45. “Eyes closed, feet dancing their way toward the pond, she was her own music, her body her favorite thing she’d ever owned. ”—Tahereh Mafi, Furthermore
46. Treat your body like it belongs to someone you love. via Pinterest
47. “When you discover your self-worth you will lose interest in anyone who doesn’t see it.
48. Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale. —Tess Munster
49. “Life is too short to spend another at war with yourself. ” – Ritu Ghatourey
50. “We are a gorgeous, infinite circle of women of all shades, all styles, in all the ways we were made, inside of us everything blooms.” -Alicia Keys
51. “For young women, I would say, don't worry so much about your weight. Girls spend way too much time thinking about that, and there are better things…what makes you different or weird, that's your strength.” – Meryl Streep
52. “If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: who cares?” – Tina Fey
53. “Treat your body like an instrument, not an ornament. ” ―Gary Thomas
54. “Your body is the piece of the universe you’ve been given, the place where love and joy and grief happen, where happiness unfolds. Do you really want to keep believing that it’s a horrible, ugly, lumpy thing?”
55. “[T]here’s a double standard where it’s ok to talk s**t about a dude's body… I’m happy with my body and who I am and other kids who are built like me and thinner than me should be able to feel the same way. ” — Grant Gustin
56. “I don’t look in the mirror and go, ‘Oh, I look fantastic!’ Of course, I don’t. Nobody is perfect. I just don’t believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying, ‘This is who I am and look at me not being perfect!’ I’m proud of that. ”
57. “Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.” — Portia de Rossi
58. “Loving your body is about being comfortable in your body, and only you get to set the parameters of that. Only you get to decide what that looks like, and only you know where the finish line is. Never let anyone make you feel ashamed about what you…
59. “Your best weight is whatever weight you reach when you’re living your healthiest life you can actually enjoy. ”
60. “And I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’” —Nayyirah Waheed
61. All bodies are swimsuit bodies. ―Catherine Li
62. “And I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’”
63. “Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living.”
64. Your words have so much power. Every day, if you tell yourself 'I love you,' if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind. — Ashley Graham
65. “I don’t wanna be shaped like a girl. I love being shaped like a woman, and trust me, ladies, your man won’t mind either.” -Miley Cyrus
66. Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms. —Gloria Steinem
67. “There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ” –Nelson Mandela
68. “You know what’s healthier than kale? Having a good relationship with food. ”
69. Knowing that I feel good because I am being diligent about taking care of myself mentally, physically, and emotionally creates self-esteem. — Chrissy Metz
70. “The more I like myself, the less I want to pretend to be like others.” – Jamie Lee Curtis
71. “I’ve made peace with the fact that the things I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. ” – Sandra Bullock
72. “Be your own kind of beautiful.”
73. “Your body. Your diet. Your life. It isn’t perfect. It never will be. But it’s real. It’s honest. It’s beautifully flawed. And totally magical. ” ― Nicola Jane Hobbs, ‘Thrive Through Yoga’
74. “Every day the world feeds you fakeness; be courageous enough to stay real. ” – Allene van Oirschot
75. “Don’t let your mind bully your body. ” — June Tomaso Wood
76. “Weight loss does not make people happy. Or peaceful. Being thin does not address the emptiness that has no shape or weight or name. Even a wildly successful diet is a colossal failure because inside the new body is the same sinking heart.” – Geneen Roth
77. Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork … My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece. —Alfre Woodard
78. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously. ” – Sophia Bush
79. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms. ” —Gloria Steinem
80. “Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork… My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece.” – Alfre Woodard
81. The perfect body type is a myth, just because you do not meet a conventional standard of beauty, whatever that means, doesn’t mean you aren’t beautiful, you are dynamite! – Oh Well Yes
82. “Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living. ”
83. “I wish I could tell my younger self that she was always more than a body. She always had more to offer the world than weight loss and flat abs. So much more. ” —Megan Jayne Crabbe
84. Losing weight does not cure negative body image
85. “Your body, your rules. Do not let society fuck you up!”
86. “To lose confidence in your body is to lose confidence in yourself.” – Simone de Beauvoir
87. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves. ” — Michelle Obama
88. “The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.”
89. “Life is too beautiful and away more complex than a number on a scale.” – Tess Munster.
90. “You define beauty yourself. Society doesn’t define your beauty.” —Lady Gaga
91. “In order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like. ” — Portia de Rossi
92. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. ” – Thich Nhat Hanh
93. “Choosing healthy over skinny is choosing self-love over self-judgment.” – Steve Maraboli
94. “For Young women, I would say, don’t worry so much about your weight. Girls spend way too much time thinking about that. , and there are better things…what makes you different or weird, that’s your strength. ”
95. To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. —Alan Cohen
96. Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms. — Gloria Steinem
97. “You should not waste much of your time obsessing about how much you weigh. That is a very boring, mind-numbing, idiotic, and self-destructive diversion from the pleasure of living.” – Meryl Streep.
98. “Strong is beautiful. ” – Serena Williams
99. “Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale.” — Tess Munster
100. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters – on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves. ” – Michelle Obama
101. Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder to yourself and others. — Oprah
102. “I’m not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body.” -Demi Lovato
103. You do not need to play small for the comfort of others – Unknown
104. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken.”
105. “Lines can be the etchings of your biggest smiles, the frowns you learned from, the proof that you change and grow.” ―Eleanor Gordon-Smith
106. “I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. ” — Sandra Bullock
107. You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin. — Simone Biles
108. “I choose to take care of myself because I want to, not to prove anything to anyone." - Selena Gomez
109. “The reality was my life wasn’t miserable because I was curvy; I was miserable because I thought I’d be happier if I were thinner. ” ―Brittany Gibbons
110. “Freedom from obsession is not about something you do; it's about knowing who you are. It's about recognizing what sustains you and what exhausts you. What you love and what you think you love because you believe you can't have it. (p. 163)”
111. “Only you can define true beauty, not society.” – Lady Gaga
112. “I’d rather look a little chubby on camera and look like a person in real life than to look great on screen and look like a scarecrow in real life. ” — Jennifer Lawrence
113. I say this for any other person whose appearance has been changed with time, illness or circumstance — it's okay to live in your present body without treating it as transitional. I am, and I'm really enjoying it. — Lena Dunham
114. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like.” —Emma Watson
115. “And I said to my body. softly. ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.” ― Nayyirah Waheed
116. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
117. “I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. ” —Sandra Bullock
118. “We just need to be kinder to ourselves. If we treated ourselves the way we treated our best friend, can you imagine how much better off we would be?” – Meghan Markle
119. “Just because we have acne, tummy rolls, and chaffing thighs doesn’t mean we need fixed. Period.” —Mik Zazon
120. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. ” — Thich Nhat Hanh
121. I wish I could tell my younger self that she was always more than a body. She always had more to offer the world than weight loss and flat abs. So much more. —Megan Jayne Crabbe
122. “All I have to say is ‘I’m healthy.’ In that statement, I express gratitude. I am grateful for my strength and things I can do with my body. I am saying I’m healthy and I accept the way my body is today without changing anything.” – Demi Lovato
123. “You are loved. You are beautiful. You are smart. You are kind. You are important. You matter.” — Joanne Encarnacion
124. “Your body is your home, your vessel in life. It needs to be respected and loved. ” — Iskra Lawrence
125. “The most important rule of beauty is. ‘who cares?’ “- Tina Fey
126. “Beauty is self confidence applied directly to your face.”
127. “You’re amazing, just as you are.”
128. “You define beauty yourself. Society doesn’t define your beauty.” – Lady Gaga
129. “Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good. ” — Serena Williams
130. “You need to be able to create a relationship with your body. Stop thinking about how other people will judge you, or other people’s opinion, and find self-love first” – Harnaam Kaur
131. “You are imperfect, permanently, and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful. ” – Amy Bloom
132. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. ” -Alan Cohen
133. “Take your time and your talent and figure out what you have to contribute to this world, and get over what the hell your butt looks like in those jeans!” —America Ferrara
134. Respect your bodies with the love and kindness it deserves
135. “Stop trying to fix your body because it was never broken.” – Eve Ensler
136. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken. ” — Eve Ensler
137. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like.” – Emma Watson
138. How I feel about myself is more important than how I look. Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin — that’s what really makes you beautiful. — Bobbi Brown
139. “Your words have so much power. Every day, if you tell yourself ‘I love you,’ if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind. ”—Ashley Graham
140. “We can climb mountains with self-love. ” – Samira Wiley
141. I love my curves, tattoos, imperfections and jiggly thighs. No one said you had to. – via Pinterest
142. “All bodies are swimsuit bodies. ” – Catherine Li
143. “Beauty has so many forms, and I think the most beautiful thing is confidence and loving yourself.”
144. “The relentless attempts to be thin take you further and further away from what could actually end your suffering: getting back in touch with who you really are. Your true nature. Your essence. ” – Geneen Roth
145. “I am a big girl. A voluptuous, curvy, dress-wearing, lesbian. I love my body; it’s the only one I’ll ever have. I am allowed to look sexy, feel sexy, and be in love. I am worthy of all of those things. And so are you.” – Mary Lambert
146. “Your words have so much power. Every day, if you tell yourself ‘I love you,' if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind.” – Ashley Graham
147. “For young women, I would say, don’t worry so much about your weight. Girls spend way too much time thinking about that, and there are better things…what makes you different or weird, that’s your strength.” – Meryl Streep
148. “Crushing your skin in the tightest clothes possible is exactly opposite of freedom and power. ” – Yet Another Tale
149. “I love every cell of my body. ” – Louise Hay
150. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” – Alan Cohen
151. Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on the scale
152. “You can’t hate yourself happy. You can’t criticize yourself thin. You can’t shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care. ”—Jessica Ortner
153. “Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn.”
154. “I wish I could tell my younger self that she was always more than a body. She always had more to offer the world than weight loss and flat abs. So much more.” – Megan Jayne Crabbe
155. “Love your body because you only have one.”Body Positive Quotes For Every Body
156. “You’re a human being. You live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake.” – Emma Stone
157. “Born to express, not to impress.”
158. “When you learn to love yourself totally for who you are and not only by your looks is when you will find genuine happiness.” – Portia de Rossi.
159. “I am getting used to my voice not sounding like an apology, my hair looking like a thunderstorm, my face resembling a calamity, my smile looking like jagged tombstones, my soul feeling like an abstract art. ”—Ayushee Ghoshal, 4 AM Conversations
160. “Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork… My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece. ” – Alfre Woodard
161. “We are all beautiful, amazing humans that are worthy of love, kindness whether that’s from ourselves or other people." - Ferne Cotton
162. “People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. ” – Salma Hayek
163. “I’m not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I’m thick. I like my body. ” — Alicia Keys
164. “Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork… My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece.”
165. “My weight? It is what it is. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow. It’s about being content. And sometimes other priorities win.”
166. “My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about how my body is shaped. ”—Drew Barrymore
167. “We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.” —Lori Deschene
168. “Accept each woman’s body on its own terms.” – Gloria Steinem
169. Stop obsessing about weight loss and focus on self-love
170. “I have a belly. And I have cellulite. And I still deserve love. ”—Amy Schumer
171. I’m constantly reminding myself it’s not about my thighs: It’s about my commitment and my happiness level. — Kristin Bell
172. “Allowing someone to feel like they are safe in their own skin is the best gift you can give to that person.” – Hannah Brencher
173. “I realize everybody wants what they don’t have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what’s on the outside.” – Selena Gomez
174. “I realize everybody wants what they don’t have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what’s on the outside. ” — Selena Gomez
175. “All of you is holy, so never apologize for your sacred body.” – Ashley Asti
176. “This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to. ”—Veronica Roth, Carve the Mark
177. “You can’t hate yourself into a better version that you can love.” – Lori Deschene
178. “Be proud.”
179. “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. ”—Lauren Bacall
180. “Loving yourself is the greatest revolution. ” – Unknown
181. “One day I decided that I was beautiful and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. “
182. “Eat like you love yourself. Move like you love yourself. Speak like you love yourself. Act like you love yourself. ”
183. “You can’t eat beauty, it doesn’t sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion, for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.” –Lupita Nyong’o
184. “[Y]esterday I decided to fight the f**k back. Reclaim my body and stop trying to change this chest and these hips and these curves that my mum and dad made and love so unconditionally. ” — Sam Smith
185. Your uniqueness is your superpower. – Oh Well Yes
186. “Speak to your body in a loving way. It’s the only one you’ve got, it’s your home, and it deserves your respect. ”—Iskra Lawrence
187. “People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.” — Salma Hayek
188. “Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin—that’s what really makes you beautiful. ” – Bobbi Brown
189. “You define beauty for yourself, society doesn’t define your beauty. Your spirit and your faith defines your beauty. ”—Lady Gaga
190. We just need to be kinder to ourselves. If we treated ourselves the way we treated our best friend, can you imagine how much better off we would be? — Meghan Markle
191. “The most powerful thing anyone can say to us is what we say to ourselves.” – Christine D’Ercole
192. “And I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.” — Nayyirah Waheed
193. “I have learned to enjoy my body when I have a few extra pounds on, just being more voluptuous.” -Fergie
194. “You can’t hate yourself happy. You can’t criticize yourself thin. You can’t shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care.” — Jessica Ortner
195. “You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won't discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself. (p. 84)”
196. “If we base our self-worth on something as ever-changing as our bodies, we will forever be on the emotional roller coaster of body obsession and shame. ” – Chrissy King
197. “Your self-esteem won’t come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you.” – Stacy London
198. “The true essence of beauty is a woman who is unafraid and unapologetic to be comfortable in her imperfection. That is a rare beauty. ” – Steve Maraboli
199. “We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.”
200. “My weight? It is what it is. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow. It’s about being content. And sometimes other priorities win.” —Melissa McCarthy
201. “You can’t hate yourself happy. You can’t criticize yourself thin. You can’t shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care.” —Jessica Ortner
202. “Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork … My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece.” — Alfre Woodard
203. Be happy in your own skin. If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy. — Octavia Spencer
204. “Step away from the mirror now and then because self-esteem won’t come from body parts. Take a moment to appreciate the reflection in the eyes of those who admire and love you.” – Stacy London.
205. “Your body is an amazing self-regulating, self-correcting wonder.” – Amy Leigh Mercree, ‘The Mood Book: Crystals, Oils, and Rituals to Elevate Your Spirit’
206. “I am allowed to look sexy, feel sexy, and be in love. I am worthy of all those things. And so are you.” — Mary Lambert
207. “You are so much more than a body to be looked at. You were born to be real, not to be perfect. “
208. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
209. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. — Emma Stone
210. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters—on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.”—Michelle Obama
211. “This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.” ― Veronica Roth
212. “Pretty much the strongest, most badass, and rebellious thing that you can do is to love your body in this world that screams at you that you shouldn't.”
213. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. ”—Louise L. Hay
214. “This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to. ” – Veronica Roth
215. “There is no better work of art than the human body. ” – Jess C. Scott
216. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms.”— Gloria Steinem
217. “Your words are so powerful that every time you tell yourself, ‘I love you,’ or give yourself a word of validation, it changes your mind.” – Ashley Graham
218. “All bodies are swimsuit bodies.”
219. “Worthiness does not have prerequisites. ”— Brené Brown
220. “I don’t have perfect teeth, I’m not stick thin. I want to be the person who feels great in her body and can say that she loves it and doesn’t want to change anything. ”—Emma Watson
221. “Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living” - Meryl Streep
222. “Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn. ” — Megan Jayne Crabbe
223. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay
224. “The reality was my life wasn’t miserable because I was curvy; I was miserable because I thought I’d be happier if I were thinner. ” – Brittany Gibbons
225. Take your time and your talent and figure out what you have to contribute to this world, and get over what the hell your butt looks like in those jeans! — America Ferrara
226. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” —Alan Cohen
227. “You don’t have to fully love yourself. You just have to have that little thread of “I’m doing this for me”.”- Chelsea Charlotte @choosingchelsea
228. “We hear the term body positivity all the time. To be honest, I don’t always feel positive about my body. Sometimes I do not like what I see. I don’t sit there and dwell on it. I also don’t lie to myself. ” — Demi Lovato
229. “My body is normal, and I’m not trying to prove anything.” – Lucy Hale
230. ” I love my body and I would never change anything about it. I’m not asking you to like my body. I’m just asking you to let me be me. “
231. “Step away from the mean girls and say bye-bye to feeling bad about your looks. Are you ready to stop colluding with a culture that makes so many of us feel physically inadequate? Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder t…
232. I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. – Lauren Bacall
233. “I like how I look, usually, but people – especially people on the internet – can be so mean when you’re fat. As if fat makes you stupid, or dirty, or irresponsible. As if fat makes you anything other than… fat. ” – Amy Spalding
234. “I love every cell of my body. ” — Louise Hay
235. “Weight loss does not make people happy. Or peaceful. Being thin does not address the emptiness that has no shape or weight or name. Even a wildly successful diet is a colossal failure because inside the new body is the same sinking heart.”
236. “Everybody has a part of her body that she doesn’t like, but I’ve stopped complaining about mine because I don’t want to critique nature’s handiwork … My job is simply to allow the light to shine out of the masterpiece. ” — Alfre Woodard
237. “Lines can be the etchings of your biggest smiles, the frowns you learned from, the proof that you change and grow.”
238. Girls don’t just decide to hate their bodies. Culture teaches them to
239. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
240. “My body is not my enemy. It just overreacts to things sometimes, and that’s actually OK. ” – Maggy van Eijk
241. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. ” – Marilyn Monroe
242. “Don’t let your mind bully your body. ” – June Tomaso Wood
243. “I don’t want to wait until I’m 73 to embrace my body. To look back and think of my beauty: How did I miss it? Let’s not wait another moment.” – Ashley Asti
244. “Be happy in your own skin. If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.” – Octavia Spencer
245. “I’ll never try to fit in. I was born to STAND OUT.”
246. “There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”― Steve Maraboli
247. “…there are TONS of women who look like me but rarely did I see my body type represented in the media – and that lack of representation distorted the way I perceived my own beauty. ” – Laura Delarato
248. “Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you. ” – Beyonce Knowles
249. “Your body. Your diet. Your life. It isn’t perfect. It never will be. But it’s real. It’s honest. It’s beautifully flawed. And totally magical. ” ―Nicola Jane Hobbs
250. “I’ve never had a flat stomach. It just doesn’t happen, it’s just not going to happen, and it’s my little warm roll, and I like it, and I’m not a failure for not having a flat stomach,” — Jameela Jamil
251. “Speak to your body in a loving way. It’s the only one you’ve got. It’s your home, and it deserves respect.” — Iska Lawrence (2017 TEDx Talk)
252. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
253. “Your body is the piece of the universe you’ve been given, the place where love and joy and grief happen, where happiness unfolds. Do you really want to keep believing that it’s a horrible, ugly, lumpy thing?” – Geneen Roth
254. You do not need to be small for the comfort of other humans – via Pinterest
255. “The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up. ” — Marilyn Monroe
256. “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
257. “Speak to your body in a loving way. It’s the only one you’ve got, it’s your home, and it deserves your respect.” – Iskra Lawrence
258. “I am more than my measurements… My body is MY body. I’ll call the shots.” – Ashley Graham
259. “My body listens to me. Identify the weaknesses, shut them in a box, find your strengths, and run with them” - Priyanka Chopra
260. “Stand up and tell them, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me, who I am, or my shape. You’re the one with the problem.'” – Jennifer Lopez.
261. “I just don’t believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying, “This is who I am and look at me not being perfect!” I’m proud of that. ”—Kate Winslet
262. “I think about my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all and end all of my existence.” —Lena Dunham
263. To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now. ” —Alan Cohen
264. “Fat is not a bad word.”
265. “Before pictures are implications of a right way and a wrong way to have a body. It perpetuates an ideal that is harmful” – Mary Lambert
266. “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. ” ―Lauren Bacall
267. …and say bye-bye to feeling bad about your looks.
268. Your body loves you love it back – via Pinterest
269. “And I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend. ’ It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this. ’” — Nayyirah Waheed
270. “Shoutout to the girls loving themselves in a world that’s constantly telling them not to.
271. “I think about my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all and end all of my existence. ” —Lena Dunham
272. “Weight loss does not make people happy. Or peaceful. Being thin does not address the emptiness that has no shape or weight or name. Even a wildly successful diet is a colossal failure because inside the new body is the same sinking heart. ” — Geneen Roth
273. If you focus on the inside, you’ll feel just as great about the outside. I feel attractive when I’m doing good and helping people. —Keke Palmer
274. “We are a gorgeous, infinite circle of women of all shades, all styles, and inside of us, everything blooms.” – Alicia Keys
275. “Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale.”
276. “It’s also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that’s sitting right here right now…with its aches and its pleasures…is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive. ” – Pema Chodron
277. Chic is when a woman is in harmony with herself. ” —Giambattista Valli
278. “Your body is the piece of the universe you’ve been given, the place where love and joy and grief happen, where happiness unfolds. Do you really want to keep believing that it’s a horrible, ugly, lumpy thing?” ―Geneen Roth
279. “You don’t need an excuse to feel good about yourself. ” – Jessamyn Stanley
280. “Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder to yourself and others.” – Oprah Winfrey
281. You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am, you’re the one with the problem!' — Jennifer Lopez
282. We all come in different shapes and sizes and you know what that’s okay! – Oh Well Yes
283. I don’t want to wait until I’m 73 to embrace my body. To look back and think of my beauty: How did I miss it? Let’s not wait another moment. – Ashley Asti
284. I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. — Sandra Bullock
285. “Your words have so much power. Every day, if you tell yourself ‘I love you,’ if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind. ” – Ashley Graham
286. “How I feel about myself is more important than how I look. Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin — that’s what really makes you beautiful.” – Bobbi Brown
287. “People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. ” —Salma Hayek
288. Stop spending all day obsessing, cursing, perfecting your body like it’s all you’ve got to offer the world. Your body is not your art, it’s your paintbrush. —Glennon Doyle
289. “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.” ―Lauren Bacall
290. “Chic is when a woman is in harmony with herself. ” – Giambattista Valli
291. “You can’t hate yourself happy. You can’t criticize yourself thin. You can’t shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care. ” — Jessica Ortner
292. “We are a gorgeous, infinite circle of women of all shades, all styles, in all the ways we were made, inside of us everything blooms.” – Alicia Keys
293. “If I didn’t know better, I’d say I was thin. I do, however, know better. The fact is, I’m not thin. But here’s my newfound reality: You don’t have to be thin to look great. ” — Lisa Kogan
294. “Your body hears everything your mind says. ” — Naomi Judd
295. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.”
296. “We’ve forgotten what a regular body looks like. There are people out there who are struggling, and I’m struggling, and it’s okay to come to terms with realizing it’s going to be a bit of a journey.” – Chrissy Teigen
297. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken. ”—Eve Ensler
298. “If you want to really feel good about yourself, focus on the inside. I feel attractive when I’m doing good, like helping other people.” – Keke Palmer.
299. “Workout because you love your body not because you hate it. ”
300. “Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.” – Serena Williams
301. I thank my body for loving me even in moments when I hated it. – Oh Well Yes
302. “Confidence is the only key. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. ” – Emma Stone
303. “To be beautiful means being yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by anybody other than you.” – Thich Nhat Hanh.
304. “People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.”
305. People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. — Salma Hayak
306. “So the question is, which boulder are you going to choose to roll? The ‘must lose weight’ boulder or the ‘you I will boldly, defiantly accept the body I've got and LIVE IN IT’ boulder?” — Kate Harding
307. “Stop spending all day obsessing, cursing, perfecting your body like it’s all you’ve got to offer the world. Your body is not your art, it’s your paintbrush.” —Glennon Doyle
308. “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.”
309. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” – Marilyn Monroe
310. “If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: who cares?” — Tina Fey
311. “All bodies are different, all bodies have their own individual way of reacting to the work we make them do. ”—Anna Kessel, Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives
312. “I’m not going to apologize for my size. I’m not wrong for having the body that I do. I still deserve to dress cool. I still deserve to feel as glamorous or as “Hollywood cool” as anyone else. ” – Aidy Bryant
313. “I want to enjoy life, and I can’t if I’m not eating and miserable.” -Kate Upton
314. “Having tummy rolls, acne, and chaffing thighs doesn’t need we need fixing.” – Mik Zazen.
315. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
316. “Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good. ” – Serena Williams
317. Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like. —Emma Watson
318. “We are beautiful because we are sons and daughters of God, not because we look a certain way.” – Kate Wicker
319. “Confidence is the ability to feel beautiful without someone needing to tell you.”
320. “We are beautiful because we are sons and daughters of God, not because we look a certain way.” – Kate Wicker | body image quotes from celebrities | body confidence quotes
321. “If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: who cares?” –Tina Fey
322. “That’s sad. How plastic and artificial life has become. It gets harder and harder to find something…real.” Nin interlocked his fingers, and stretched out his arms. “Real love, real friends, real body parts…”
323. “I’m not ashamed of what I am and that I have curves and that I’m thick. I like my body. ”—Alicia Keys
324. “To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are. ” – Sven Goran Eriksson
325. “Confidence makes you sexy.”
326. “I am a big girl. A voluptuous, curvy, dress-wearing, lesbian. I love my body; it’s the only one I’ll ever have. I am allowed to look sexy, feel sexy, and be in love. I am worthy of all of those things. And so are you. ” – Mary Lambert
327. “At the end of the day, we are all trying to feel comfortable in any type of size-plus size or not. ”
328. “Mother Teresa did not walk around complaining about her thighs
329. “I love every cell of my body. ”—Louise Hay
330. Tell your body how much you love it until it becomes a routine like brushing your teeth
331. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
332. “Females are like the most beautiful, gorgeous creatures in the world. I think that we’re gorgeous no matter what size we are.” – Alicia Keys
333. You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. —Louise Hay
334. “There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy. ”—Friedrich Nietzsche
335. You define beauty yourself. Society doesn’t define your beauty. — Lady Gaga
336. “How beautiful would it be if we could just see souls instead of bodies? To see love and compassion instead of curves.”
337. So the question is which boulder are you going to roll? The ‘must lose weight boulder or the ‘fu*k you I will boldly, defiantly accept the body I’ve got and LIVE IN IT’ boulder’ – Kate Harding
338. “Every woman has the part of her body she doesn’t like, but I’ve accepted mine and stopped complaining because I no longer want to critique nature’s outstanding work. My job is to let the light shine out of the masterpiece.” – Alfre Woodard
339. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” —Thich Nhat Hanh
340. “The human body is the best picture of the human soul. ”—Ludwig Wittgenstein
341. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms. ” — Gloria Steinem
342. “The true essence of beauty is a woman who is unafraid and unapologetic to be comfortable in her imperfection. That is a rare beauty.” – Steve Maraboli.
343. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with the way you look.” – Emma Watson
344. “I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everybody does that—even the people that I consider flawless—then you can start to live with the way you are. ” – Taylor Swift
345. “Woke up flawless.”
346. “Work of art.”
347. Spider veins and stretch marks streaking across your skin, your body is a galaxy – Nadine Tomlinson
348. “I am allowed to look sexy, feel sexy, and be in love. I am worthy of all of those things. And so are you.” – Mary Lambert
349. “Just because we have acne, tummy rolls, and chaffing thighs doesn’t mean we need to be fixed. Period.”
350. “No one is looking at you closer than you.”
351. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously.” – Sophia Bush
352. “Worthiness does not have prerequisites. ” – Brené Brown
353. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken. ” – Eve Ensler
354. ” Plus size women shouldn’t think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in their life. Size doesn’t mean, really anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like. ”
355. “I keep telling myself that I’m a human being, an imperfect human being who’s not made to look like a doll. ” – Emma Watson
356. “When life gives you curves, flaunt them. ”
357. “You don’t need to be pretty like her, you can be pretty like YOU.”
358. “I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. ” – Sandra Bullock
359. “I say I love myself, and they’re like, ‘oh my gosh’, she’s so brave. She’s so political. For what? All I said is ‘I love myself, bitch!’” – Lizzo
360. “We don’t need their approval.”
361. “By saying, ‘I am healthy,’ I am expressing gratitude in that statement. I am grateful for my strength and things I can achieve with my body. It is an affirmation that I am healthy and I accept my body today changing nothing.” – Demi Lovato.
362. Sometimes when I’m having bad body image issue days, I remind myself that I’d rather live in freedom from my eating disorder than worry. Demi Lovato
363. “Just because we have acne, tummy rolls, and chaffing thighs doesn’t mean we need fixed. Period.” – Mik Zazon
364. Your body. Your diet. Your life. It isn’t perfect. It never will be. But it’s real. It’s honest. It’s beautifully flawed. And totally magical. – Nicola Jane Hobbs
365. “It’s not about being a certain size or bodyweight or anything…It’s just about loving the journey that you’re on." - Rebel Wilson
366. “You have all the things you need to be beautiful…When you learn to appreciate and love everything in you, that’s when you’ll be most beautiful." - Sandra Bullock
367. To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. —Thich Nhat Hanh
368. “All bodies are swimsuit bodies.” – Catherine Li
369. “The reality was my life wasn’t miserable because I was curvy; I was miserable because I thought I’d be happier if I were thinner.” ―Brittany Gibbons
370. “What could happen if you believed in yourself as much as you believe in, cheer on, and encourage those you love? — Jenna Kutcher
371. “I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them.” – Sandra Bullock
372. “You don’t have to love your body to be kind to it.” — Alissa Rumsey
373. “To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself.”
374. “YOU ARE WANTED. Big, small, tall, short, pretty, plain, friendly, shy. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, not even yourself. Especially yourself.”
375. “You don’t encourage people to take care of their body by telling them to hate it. ” – Laci Green
376. “And I said to my body, softly, “I want to be your friend. It took a long breath and replied, “I’ve been waiting my whole life for this.” – Nayyirah Waheed
377. “As a child, I never heard one woman say to me, ‘I love my body’. Not my mother, my elder sister, my best friend. No one woman has ever said, ‘I am so proud of my body.’ So I make sure to say it to my daughter because a positive physical outlook has…
378. “Weight loss does not make people happy. Or peaceful. Being thin does not address the emptiness that has no shape or weight or name. Even a wildly successful diet is a colossal failure because inside the new body is the same sinking heart.” —Geneen Roth
379. “Even though it will never be flat again, my stomach’s still my favorite because it reminds me of my greatest achievement: my babies.” — Isla Fisher
380. “You can’t hate yourself happy. You can’t criticize yourself thin. You can’t shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care. ” – Jessica Ortner
381. “The most powerful thing anyone can say to us is what we say to ourselves. ”— Christine D’Ercole
382. “Confidence is the only key. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” —Emma Stone
383. “I’ve learned to appreciate my body, because it’s taken me all the way here and will take me to the end. ” – Clémentine Desseaux
384. “Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack. We give it orders which make no sense. ” —Henry Miller
385. “I’m so happy with my body because now I know what it can do…Stretch marks and all, here I am." - Rochelle Humes
386. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves. ” —Michelle Obama
387. “You can’t really invest in your looks as your only ‘thing’ because it is a depreciating asset. Put your money, put your effort, invest in your brain and talent which will appreciate and get better as you get older.” – Rashida Jones
388. “I don’t want to wait until I’m 73 to embrace my body. To look back and think of my beauty: How did I miss it? Let’s not wait another moment. ” – Ashley Asti
389. I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everybody does — even the people that I consider flawless — then you can start to live with the way you are. —Taylor Swift
390. “You all can judge my body all you want, but at the end of the day it’s MY body. I love it and I’m comfortable in my own skin.” —Simone Biles
391. “Your body hears everything your mind says.”
392. “This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.” – Veronica Roth, ‘Carve the Mark’
393. “Your self-esteem won’t come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you.”
394. “You can’t hate yourself happy. You can’t criticize yourself thin. You can’t shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care.” – Jessica Ortner
395. “I definitely have body issues, and so does everyone else. When you realize everyone does that, then you can start living the way you are.” – Taylor Swift.
396. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise Hay
397. “Just because we have acne, tummy rolls, and chafing thighs doesn’t mean we need fixed. Period. ” – Mik Zazon
398. “You should not spend the entire day cursing, obsessing, and perfecting because it is not all you offer the world. Your body is not your art, but it is only your paintbrush.” – Glennon Doyle.
399. My weight? It is what it is. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow. It’s about being content. And sometimes other priorities win. — Melissa McCarthy
400. “I’m proud of my body. I’m finally in a good place and learning to love me for me, and not somebody else’s standards.” – Khloe Kardashian
401. “There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”
402. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like.”
403. “Be happy in your own skin. If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy. — Octavia Spencer
404. “The human body is the best work of art.”
405. “Don’t change your body to get respect from society. Instead let’s change society to respect our bodies. ” – Golda Poretsky
406. “Strong is beautiful.” – Serena Williams
407. “One day I decided that I was beautiful and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.” -Gabourey Sidibe
408. “And I said to my body, softly, ‘I want to be your friend. ’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this. ”—Nayyirah Waheed
409. “Just focus on being the best possible version of yourself and quit worrying about your thighs—there’s nothing wrong with them. ”—Jennie Runk
410. “If we make self-love or body acceptance conditional, the truth is, we will never be happy with ourselves. The reality is that our bodies are constantly changing, and they will never remain exactly the same. If we base our self-worth on something as…
411. Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living. —Meryl Streep
412. “I’m pretty comfortable with my body. I’m imperfect. The imperfections are there. People are going to see them, but I take the view you only live once.” – Kate Hudson
413. “You’ve just got to laugh at yourself, honestly. I mean, I know when I’m having a fat day and when I’ve lost weight. I accept all of the bodies. ” – Rihanna
414. “Body positivity is as simple as making the choice to love yourself despite your shortcomings—to embrace your whole self and not let others dictate how you feel about your body.” — Paige Fieldsted
415. “Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good.” — Serena Williams
416. “No one is perfect, and I don’t believe in perfection. However, I believe in saying, ‘This is who I am, imperfect, and proud of that.'” – Kate Winslet.
417. You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you’re the one with the problem!’
418. “There is nothing more boring and fruitless than a woman lamenting the fact her stomach is round. ” — Cheryl Strayed
419. “I don’t look in the mirror and go, ‘Oh, I look fantastic!’ Of course, I don’t. Nobody is perfect. I just don’t believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying, ‘This is who I am and look at me not being perfect!’ I’m proud of that.” – Kate Winslet
420. “The minute you learn to love yourself you won’t want to be anyone else." - Rihanna
421. “Everybody is different, and every body is different. ” – Beverly Diehl
422. “Real beauty is when a woman is in harmony with herself.” – Giambattista Valli
423. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. — Gabourey Sidibe
424. “You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you’re the one with the problem!’” – Jennifer Lopez
425. “And I said to my body, softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’”—Nayyirah Waheed
426. “Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgement of others." - Lady Gaga
427. “Being healthy means feeling good about my choices and keeping fit physically and mentally. I’m always reminding myself that it’s not about my thighs, but my commitment and happiness level.” – Kristen Bell
428. “There is not one standard definition of beauty or one perfect size.” – Ashley Graham
429. Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living. — Meryl Streep
430. Your self-esteem won’t come from body parts. You need to step away from the mirror every once in a while, and look for another reflection, like the one in the eyes of the people who love you and admire you. – Stacy London
431. “You really are good enough. Look at your achievements. You have done the most incredible things. It is good to be ambitious but give yourself a break and a little pat on the back, because we have done amazing things." - Mel C.
432. I make a promise to myself to start appreciating what my body CAN do and stop focusing on what it can’t. — Carrie Underwood
433. “The best gift you are ever going to give someone — the permission to feel safe in their own skin.”― Hannah Brencher
434. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
435. “Don’t throw away all your joy because of a past idea about yourself that isn’t true anymore.” – Cheryl Strayed.
436. “I hope so. But I meant me. I’m beautiful to me.”
437. “You see there are other people — just like you. Feeling the exact same way. And suddenly being isolated to your own body and mind doesn’t feel so… alone.” – Kai Wes
438. “When we’re awake in our bodies and sense, the world comes alive. Wisdom, creativity, and love are discovered as we relax and awaken through our bodies.” – Tara Brach
439. “You can’t really invest in your looks as your only ‘thing’ because it is a depreciating asset.” —Rashida Jones
440. “I’m so grateful that my body has taken care of me this long. It’s given me children, it’s healed from various accidents and surgeries, and I just feel, I think that we talk about that. I feel better in my 50s than I ever did prior. ” — Brooke Shields
441. You are more than the number on that weighing scale
442. “Who cares if there are lumps on my thighs? I’m guilty of having human legs made up of fat, muscle, and skin, and sometimes when you sit, they get bumpy.” – Kristen Bell
443. “The reality was my life wasn’t miserable because I was curvy; I was miserable because I thought I’d be happier if I were thinner.”
444. “Chic is when a woman is in harmony with herself.” —Giambattista Valli
445. Your body provides pleasure. Access it!
446. “Eyes closed, feet dancing their way toward the pond, she was her own music, her body her favorite thing she’d ever owned.” – Tahereh Mafi, ‘Furthermore’
447. “I’m not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body. ” – Demi Lovato
448. “A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement.” – Jess C Scott
449. “If you want to know the real representation of true beauty, it is confidence – being unafraid to be yourself.” – Emma Stone.
450. “Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin—that’s what really makes you beautiful.”
451. “I happen to be very confident in my own skin. It takes time to get to that place, but it’s all about embracing yourself and your body.” – Christina Aguilera
452. “You just have to accept your body. You may not love it all the way, but you just have to be comfortable with it. You just want something else that someone else has, but that doesn't mean what you have isn't beautiful. ” — Rihanna
453. “To truly love you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” – Andrew Dykstra.
454. “You can’t eat beauty, it doesn’t sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion, for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.” – Lupita Nyong’o
455. “Do not apologize for your sacred body. All of you is holy.”
456. Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves. —Michelle Obama
457. “So the question is, which boulder are you going to choose to roll? The ‘must lose weight’ boulder or the ‘fuck you I will boldly, defiantly accept the body I've got and LIVE IN IT’ boulder?” — Kate Harding
458. “Is “fat” really the worst thing a human being can be? Is “fat” worse than “vindictive,” “jealous,” “shallow,” “vain,” “boring,” or “cruel”? Not to me.” –J.K. Rowling
459. “I glance down at my body, tempted to poke at my hips. I find it funny how every single thing in this world reminds me of art. A large canvas is still a pretty one. ” – Shireen Ayache
460. “Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn. ” – Megan Jayne Crabbe
461. “Your words have so much power. Every day, if you tell yourself ‘I love you,’ if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind.” —Ashley Graham
462. “If God wanted me to be black, I’d be black. If God wanted me to be white, I’d be white. But he chose for me to be both and original. So I guess that’s the way I’m supposed to be. ” – Winnie Harlow
463. “Self-care is how you take your power back. ” – Lalah Delia
464. “We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.” –Lori DescheneBody Positive Quotes For Better Body Image
465. “By choosing healthy over skinny you are choosing self-love over self-judgment. You are beautiful!”
466. “The best gift you are ever going to give someone — the permission to feel safe in their own skin. ”- Hannah Brencher
467. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.” – Michelle Obama
468. “I want to enjoy life, and I can’t if I’m not eating and miserable. ” — Kate Upton
469. “Bodies change. Bodies grow. Bodies shrink. It’s all love (don’t let anyone tell you otherwise).” - Anne Hathaway
470. You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am, you’re the one with the problem!” – Jennifer Lopez
471. “The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people. ” – Jamie Lee Curtis
472. “Take your time and your talent and figure out what you have to contribute to this world, and get over what the hell your butt looks like in those jeans!” – America Ferrera
473. “People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.” – Salma Hayek
474. “And I said to my body, softly, “I want to be your friend. It took a long breath and replied, “I’ve been waiting my whole life for this. ” – Nayyirah Waheed
475. Even I don't wake up looking like Cindy Crawford. — Cindy Crawford
476. “You have to stand up and say, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am, you’re the one with the problem!'” – Jennifer Lopez
477. “People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.” —Salma Hayek
478. “That game of comparison you play will strip you of the marvel in your story.” – Ariella Estoria @arielleestoria
479. “All these years you have criticized yourself have brought nothing positive. Now try giving yourself approval and see what happens.” – Louise Hay.
480. “I have a belly. And I have cellulite. And I still deserve love. ” — Amy Schumer
481. “My weight? It is what it is. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow. It’s about being content. And sometimes other priorities win.”— Melissa McCarthy
482. “Speak to your body in a loving way. It's the only one you've got, it's your home, and it deserves your respect.” – Iskra Lawrence | quotes about body shaming | empowering body image quotes
483. “Do not apologize for your sacred body. All of you is holy. ” ―Ashley Asti
484. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. ” – Louise Hay
485. “I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everybody does that—even the people that I consider flawless—then you can start to live with the way you are. ”—Taylor Swift
486. “Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living.” — Meryl Streep
487. Treat your body like an instrument, not an ornament. – Gary Thomas
488. “Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn. ”—Megan Jayne Crabbe
489. “My heart. My Body. For they are soft. I’m so done being sorry for my softness. Instead, I’ve grown quite fond of it” -Sarah Nicole @thebirdspapaya
490. “Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale.” —Tess Munster
491. “I longed to love this frame that was projected towards me. I continued staring. This was me, my body, and it was mine. ” – Malebo Sephodi
492. “You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be OK on your own before you can be OK with somebody else. You’ve got to value yourself and know that you’re worth everything” - Jennifer Lopez
493. “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful. ” – Amy Bloom
494. “Having a flat stomach doesn’t make you more worthy, it won’t make you happier, or more successful. You don’t need a toned stomach to wear a bikini.” – Rae Ann Langas
495. “Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. ” – Emme
496. “Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.”
497. The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people. ― Germany Kent
498. “I don’t really care what I look like that much, and I think women out there should just be happy with the way they look. They shouldn’t really try to conform to any kind of stereotype. Just be happy and hopefully healthy. ” – Rebel Wilson
499. “To accept your body – and I mean, truly accept your body – without attempting to break it down or pull it apart; slice and dice it to achieve perceived desirability is freedom by any other name. ” – Diriye Osman
500. “People often say that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.” – Salma Hayek
501. “It’s really an awakening — when you get pregnant and have a child — that the female body is the most amazing machine imaginable. ” — Alyssa Milano
502. “Girls see enough of this body we can’t imitate, that we’ll never be able to obtain… these unrealistic expectations. It’s better to look healthy and strong. ” – Jennifer Lawrence
503. “You can’t really invest in your looks as your only ‘thing’ because it is a depreciating asset.” – Rashida Jones
504. “No amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.” — Robert Holden
505. “It is OK to be to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.” – Sophia Bush.
506. “Someone once told me my thighs were ‘cellulite city’. But I now realise these thighs tell a story of victory and courage…I will not let others dictate what they think my body should look like for their own comfort, and neither should you.” - Ashley Graham
507. “You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won’t discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself.” — Geneen Roth
508. “I stand in front of the mirror and say to Mia [my daughter], ‘We are so lucky that we’ve got a shape. We’re so lucky we’re curvy. ” – Kate Winslet
509. “I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn’t.” -Adele
510. “Apologize to your body. Maybe that’s where the healing begins. ”
511. “You’re a human being. You live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake. ” – Emma Stone
512. “Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what maters - on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves." - Michelle Obama
513. The most powerful thing anyone can say to us is what we say to ourselves. – Christine D’Ercole
514. “Before pictures are implications of a right way and a wrong way to have a body. It perpetuates an ideal that is harmful” —Mary Lambert
515. “All bodies are swimsuit bodies.” ―Catherine Li
516. “Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.” –Emme
517. “The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people. ” ―Germany Kent
518. “I wish I could tell my younger self that she was always more than a body. She always had more to offer the world than weight loss and flat abs. So much more. ” – Megan Jayne Crabbe
519. “You’re a work of art, not everybody will understand you, but the ones that do will never forget about you. ” – Amber Ibarreche
520. Love your body back
521. “I’m not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body. ” — Demi Lovato
522. “Remind yourself that it’s OK not to be perfect.”
523. “It was only until I started to be myself that the music started to flow and people started to listen.” —Sam Smith
524. Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.— Michelle Obama
525. “You need to be able to create a relationship with your body. Stop thinking about how other people will judge you, or other peoples opinion and find self-love first” – Harnaam Kaur @harnaamkaur
526. “Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living. ” — Meryl Streep
527. “Getting on a scale and measuring the waistline cannot be the only thing that determines a healthy woman. We need to focus on what truly matters – like how we feel and how we view ourselves.” – Michelle Obama
528. “Your body. Your diet. Your life. It isn’t perfect. It never will be. But it’s real. It’s honest. It’s beautifully flawed. And totally magical.”
529. “I’m perfect exactly as I am.”
530. I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them. —Sandra Bullock
531. “Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn.”―Megan Jayne Crabbe
532. “The human body is the best picture of the human soul.”—Ludwig Wittgenstein
533. “Weight loss will not make you happy or peaceful. Because being slim will not address the emptiness with no weight, shape, or name. Even a popular and successful diet will be a failure if in the same body is the same sinking heart.” – Geneen Roth
534. All I have to say is 'I'm healthy.' In that statement, I express gratitude. I am grateful for my strength and things I can do with my body. I am saying I'm healthy and I accept the way my body is today without changing anything. — Demi Lovato
535. Stop looking in the mirror for your self-worth it’s not there – Unknown
536. “Just focus on being the best possible version of yourself and quit worrying about your thighs—there’s nothing wrong with them.”—Jennie Runk
537. “In owning the parts of me that I so badly wanted to ignore and hide, I’ve dismantled the shame I’ve held for years, and began building self-acceptance for myself in its place. ” – Lenea Sims
538. “I wish I could tell my younger self that she was always more than a body. She always had more to offer the world than weight loss and flat abs. So much more.” – Megan Jayne Crabbe @bodyposipanda
539. “I’ve learned a pretty tough lesson that people can say whatever they want about us at any time, and we cannot control that... The only thing we can control is our reaction to that.”
540. “The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people.”
541. “You are not a mistake. You are not a problem to be solved. But you won’t discover this until you are willing to stop banging your head against the wall of shaming and caging and fearing yourself.”― Geneen Roth
542. “Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living.”— Meryl Streep
543. “Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale. ”—Tess Munster
544. “I don’t want to wait until I’m 73 to embrace my body. To look back and think of my beauty: How did I miss it? Let’s not wait another moment.”
545. “This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to.”
546. “Loving yourself is the greatest revolution.”Body Positive Quotes For Better Body Image