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

547. “Lines can be the etchings of your biggest smiles, the frowns you learned from, the proof that you change and grow. ” ―Eleanor Gordon-Smith

548. “How attractive you are is entirely based on how you feel about yourself." - Davina McCall

549. “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come.” –Anna Quindlen

550. The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people. —Jamie Lee Curtis

551. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms. ”—Gloria Steinem

552. “Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so.”

553. “One of the greatest accomplishments today is being yourself in a world that is constantly pushing you to be something else.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

554. “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

555. “I’m 37 and finally love and accept myself. This isn’t a 'good for me' post. And it’s definitely not a 'feel bad for me post. It’s for the kids who don’t take their shirt off at the pool. Have fun. You’re wonderful and awesome and perfect. ” — Jonah Hill

556. “You define beauty for yourself, society doesn’t define your beauty. Your spirit and your faith defines your beauty. ” — Lady Gaga

557. “You can’t criticize yourself thin, hate yourself happy, or shame yourself worthy. If you want actual change, start with self-care and self-love.” – Jessica Ortner.

558. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity. ” – Katrina Mayer

559. “Treat your body like an instrument, not an ornament.”

560. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. —Gabourey Sidibe

561. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

562. “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.”

563. “Of course you look different. You aren’t made with a cookie cutter. ”

564. “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

565. “People call me arrogant. I call it self-assurance I am who I am…you like it great. You don’t like it - I don’t care." - Priyanka Chopra

566. “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

567. “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

568. We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love. —Lori Deschene

569. “To love yourself as you are is a miracle, and to seek yourself is to have found yourself, for now. And now is all we have, and love is who we are. ” — Anne Lamott

570. “Remember that our bodies are always changing, and that’s okay. What’s really unhealthy is trying to fit into an unrealistic norm of what is seen as perfect. ” – Olakemi

571. “Dear Body, you were never a problem. There is nothing wrong with your size… you’re good enough already.”Body Positive Quotes For Better Body Image

572. “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. ” — Marilyn Monroe

573. “You look beautiful," Alodia says.

574. “Magic happens when you believe in yourself because self-confidence is a superpower.” – Unknown

575. “I wanted to do nudity. I felt like, all right, I’m 45, I’ve got cellulite, I’ve got stretch marks. I’m feeling really good about myself. Let’s stick it out there. ” — Frances McDormand

576. My ideal weight is my weight holding 5 puppies

577. “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

578. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise Hay

579. “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

580. “The biggest words anyone can say to us are the ones we say to ourselves.” – Christine D’ercole.

581. “Don’t surrender all your joy for an idea you used to have about yourself that isn’t true anymore.” – Cheryl Strayed

582. 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

583. “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

584. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms.”

585. 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

586. “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

587. “My body is not yours to critique and discuss. My body is not yours for consumption. My body is my vessel. An archive of experiences. A weapon that has fought battles only I understand. A library of love, pain, struggle, victory, and mystery.” —Sophie Lewis

588. “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”

589. 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

590. “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

591. “Like me or hate me, I’d still be this pretty.”

592. “You don’t need an excuse to feel good about yourself.” – Jessamyn

593. “The game of comparison you play will strip you of the marvel in your story.” – Ariella Estoria

594. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like, I promise.” — Emma Watson

595. “How other people perceive you has nothing to do with you. All that matters is how you see yourself.” – Gabourey Sidibe.

596. “I’ve always found that beauty and confidence are synonymous. If you feel confident, that’s what people see." - Cindy Crawford

597. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”—Louise L. Hay

598. “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.” — Your Truly

599. “Take care of yourself as if you’re the most awesome person you’ve ever met.” — Jen Sincero You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

600. “With all the sharpness and harshness and violence and fear that has been around, perhaps the softness of my body is a blessing. It has been able to nurture me in a way that my mind could not. ” — Tracee Ellis Ross

601. “I've been sucking my stomach in since I was 11. . . I very specifically decided to relinquish and release every muscle I had that I used to clench to hide the reality. That was my goal. I have never felt more free creatively and physically. ” — Jamie Lee Curtis

602. “You define beauty yourself, society doesn’t define your beauty. ” — Lady Gaga

603. “One day I had to sit down with myself and decide that I loved myself no matter what my body looked like and what other people thought about my body.” -Gabourey SidibeBody Positive Quotes For Better Body Image

604. “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come.” – Anna Quindlen

605. “Hating our bodies is something that we learn, and it sure as hell is something that we can unlearn.” — Megan Jayne Crabbe

606. “This body had carried me through a hard life. It looked exactly the way it was supposed to. ”― Veronica Roth

607. “The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up. ”—Marilyn Monroe

608. “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. ” — Anna Quindlen

609. “Focus on the parts of yourself that will not diminish with time—humor and wisdom are not like collagen. You will make more of them as you age. ”—Eleanor Gordon-Smith

610. “The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up. ” – Marilyn Monroe

611. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” —Louise Hay

612. “Don’t be jealous, it’s not my fault I was born with good looks.”

613. “Confidence is the only key. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.”

614. Apologize to your body maybe that’s where the healing begins. – Unknown

615. “Get away from the mean girls and say goodbye to feeling bad about your looks. Stop colluding with the culture that is making many women feel physically inadequate. Say goodbye to your inner critic and be kinder to yourself and others.” – Oprah Winfrey.

616. “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

617. “We turn skeletons into goddesses and look to them as if they might teach us how not to need.” – Marya Hornbacher

618. “Stop playing that comparison game because it will strip the beauty of your own story.” – Arielle Estoria.

619. “You can’t hate your body into a version you will love. ”

620. The fact of the matter is, I absolutely do try to conform to normal standards of beauty. I am just not remotely successful at it. [But] I never want to be part of the problem. I want to always be as body-positive as girls hope that I am. — Mindy Kaling

621. “You define beauty yourself. Society doesn’t define your beauty.”

622. “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

623. “Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale. ” — Tess Munster

624. “Even I don’t wake up looking like Cindy Crawford. ” – Cindy Crawford

625. “You are beautiful right in this moment.”

626. “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

627. “Do not apologize for your sacred body. All of you is holy.” ―Ashley Asti

628. 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

629. “My body is full of love.”

630. “I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament. ”—Alanis Morissette

631. “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

632. “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

633. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms. ” – Gloria Steinem

634. “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

635. “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

636. “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

637. “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

638. “Do not apologize for your sacred body. All of you is holy. ” – Ashley Asti

639. “Outer beauty pleases the eye. Inner beauty captivates the heart.”

640. “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

641. Feel secured and confident with your body

642. “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

643. “Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so.”― Naomi Wolf

644. “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

645. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like. ” – Emma Watson

646. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. ”—Emma Stone

647. “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

648. “I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that. ” – Adele

649. “You are real and that is perfect.”

650. “Women who love themselves are threatening, but men who love real women, more so.” – Naomi Wol

651. “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

652. “You should take your time and your talent figuring how you should contribute to this world instead of wondering whether your butt fits in that in your jeans.” – America Ferrera.

653. “There is no better work of art than the human body.” – Jess C. Scott

654. “My thighs will always touch when I walk, but I’m ok with that.” – Sugar Jamison

655. “What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength. ” — Meryl Streep

656. “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.”

657. “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

658. “I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament. ” — Alanis Morissette

659. “Your body is your home, your vessel in life. It needs to be respected and loved. ” – Iskra Lawrence

660. “We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love. ” – Lori Deschene

661. “Even the popular models you see in the magazines wish they could look like their own image. “- Cheri K. Erdman

662. “If you stop banging your head against the wall of caging, fearing, and shaming, you will find out that you are not a mistake.” – Geneen Roth – Women, Food, and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything

663. “What makes you different or weird, that’s your strength.” – Meryl Streep

664. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”

665. “The best gift you are ever going to give someone — the permission to feel safe in their own skin.” – Hannah Brencher

666. 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

667. “Constantly worrying about your reflection and criticising your body, shape and size is an act of violence against yourself” - Emma Thompson

668. “The happier you are the more beautiful you become”

669. “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

670. “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

671. “Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men's eyes when deciding what provokes it.”

672. “My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about how my body is shaped. ” — Drew Barrymore

673. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself. ” — Emma Stone

674. My body is not yours to critique and discuss. My body is not yours for consumption. My body is my vessel. An archive of experiences. A weapon that has fought battles only I understand. A library of love, pain, struggle, victory, and mystery. —Sophie Lewis

675. “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 | plus size body positive quotes | stop body shaming quotes

676. “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

677. “Nothing is more beautiful than a confident girl.”

678. “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

679. “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

680. “I’ve finally recognized my body for what it is: a personality-delivery system, designed expressly to carry my character from place to place, now and in the years to come. ” – Anna Quindlen

681. “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

682. “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

683. “Feel good.”

684. “The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.” —Jamie Lee Curtis

685. Hating our bodies is something we learn and it is sure as hell is something we can unlearn. – Megan Jayne Crabbe

686. “Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale. ” – Tess Munster

687. “I am done wearing clothes to make other people feel comfortable at the expense of my womanhood. ” – Brittany Gibbons

688. “Even I don’t wake up looking like Cindy Crawford. ”—Cindy Crawford

689. “The most powerful thing anyone can say to us is what we say to ourselves.” —Christine D’Ercole

690. “Life is so much more beautiful than a number on a scale. ” – Tess Munster

691. 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

692. “Just because we have acne, tummy rolls, and chafing thighs doesn’t mean we need to be fixed. Period. ” – Mik Zazon

693. “Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not beautiful.”

694. Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like. — Emma Watson

695. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken.” – Eve Ensler

696. “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

697. “Turning 50 changed me and I’m far more accepting of myself. I’m not thin…I go in at the middle and very much out at the bottom and top. And now I think, ‘Well that’s how I am’." - Carole Vorderman

698. “My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.” – Serena Williams

699. “The most important day is the day you decide you’re good enough for you. It’s the day you set yourself free.” — Brittany Josephina

700. “Work out because you love your body, not because you hate it. ” – Torre Washington

701. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms.” – Gloria Steinem

702. “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.”

703. “Your body hears everything your mind says. ”

704. “I’ve learned to love me. I’ve been like this my whole life and I embrace me. I love how I look. I am a full woman and I’m strong, and I’m powerful, and I’m beautiful at the same time." - Serena Williams

705. “The most powerful thing anyone can say to us is what we say to ourselves. ” — Christine D’Ercole

706. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. ” — Louise Hay

707. “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

708. “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

709. “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

710. “Treat your body like an instrument, not an ornament.” ―Gary Thomas

711. “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

712. “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

713. “I wish my younger self knew that she was more than a body. Besides the weight loss and flat abs, she had more to offer the world. So much more.” – Megan Jayne Crabbe.

714. “You deserve to eat the food that gives you the energy to conquer the world. ”

715. “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

716. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like. ” —Emma Watson

717. “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

718. I’m not ashamed of how I look. I love myself. I feel sorry for all the guys who missed out on a good girl because of what society thinks is beautiful. ” – Quote via Pinterest

719. “Your body hears everything your mind says. ”—Naomi Judd

720. “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

721. Your body is a temple and you are its goddess

722. “To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one. It’s society who’s ugly. ” – Marilyn Monroe

723. 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

724. “It starts with being really, really, upfront with what makes you insecure. Think about it, say it in your head. Now that you have that insecurity in front of you, we’re going to face it with some very tough questions so we can really battle it head-on.”

725. “You wouldn’t want a steak that was nothing but bone, why would you want a woman that was?

726. “I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everybody does that, even the people I consider flawless, then you can start to live with the way you are.” – Taylor Swift

727. “Change the shape of your mind, not the shape of your body.” — Chikari Collective

728. “Shine a great light on your most amazing qualities. We tend to focus on the negative aspects of us and forget all the greatness that we have within. ” – Harnaam Kaur

729. “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

730. “You are not alive just to pay bills and lose weight.”— Caroline Dooner

731. “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

732. “To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It’s about knowing and accepting who you are.” – Ellen Degeneres

733. “Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken.” —Eve Ensler

734. “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

735. “I’ve made peace with the fact that the things that I thought were weaknesses or flaws were just me. I like them.”

736. ” You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay

737. “I am a force of nature.”

738. “Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like.” – Emma WatsonBody Positive Quotes For Every Body

739. “What makes you truly beautiful is being comfortable and feeling confident in your own skin.” – Bobbi Brown

740. I will love myself more when I lose 10 pounds is a lie. Self-love with a condition is not self-love. It’s a contract. ”

741. “You need to accept yourself because that’s true beauty. You don’t need other people’s approval to accept yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh.

742. “I think, in a way, 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

743. “We cannot heal our own body image by judging, shaming, objectifying or pedestaling other bodies”

744. “There is nothing rarer, 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

745. “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

746. “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. ”

747. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

748. 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

749. “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

750. “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

751. I refuse to sacrifice my mental peace for the perfect body. – Demi Lovato

752. “Let kids and everyone eat how it works for them and have a balanced attitude towards food. I always say that no foods are bad,’ they just do different things for your body. ”

753. “There is nothing as fruitless and boring as a woman lamenting that her stomach is round.” – Cheryl Strayed

754. “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

755. “Loving yourself just as you are is giving yourself heaven. Don’t wait till you die, because to wait is to die now. If you love, you live now.” – Alan Cohen.

756. “My weight?” McCarthy asks rhetorically because…why even talk about Melissa McCarthy’s weight? How is it relevant to literally anything at all? The actress, comedian, writer, producer and fashion designer has been “every size in the world.”

757. “Any body type is beautiful. It’s all about loving what you got and rocking it. ” — Megan Trainor

758. “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

759. 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

760. “I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” —Emma Stone

761. “Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms.” —Gloria Steinem

762. “To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself. ” – Simone de Beauvoir

763. “I’m not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body. ”—Demi Lovato

764. “Lines are proof that we change and grow. They are the etchings from your laughter, smiles, and frowns you learned from.” Eleanor Gordon-Smith.

765. “In school, they taught us a "hero" never follows the "herd". Twenty years of being a misfit and I finally realized that maybe, the hero never had a choice. Maybe, a hero was just a reject from the herd.”

766. “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. ” — Brittney Griner

767. “Your body should be treated like an instrument, not an ornament.” – Gary Thomas

768. “You’re a work of art, not everybody will understand you, but the ones that do will never forget about you.” – Amber Ibarreche

769. “If you retain nothing else, always remember the most important rule of beauty, which is: who cares?”

770. “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

771. “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

772. “Be proud of who you are and not ashamed of how others see you.”

773. Accept all body types and celebrate the so-called imperfections

774. “Working out, I would just feel better. It was never about losing weight, it was always about becoming strong." - Adele

775. “Step Away from the Mean Girls…

776. “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.” – JK Rowling

777. “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

778. 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

779. “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. ” -Selma Halyek

780. “Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale.” – Tess Munster

781. “What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.”— Brené Brown

782. “I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.” – Adele

783. “The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.” – Jamie Lee Curtis

784. “You define beauty yourself. Society doesn’t define your beauty. ” – Lady Gaga

785. “Strong is beautiful!”

786. “Worthiness does not have prerequisites.” —Brené Brown

787. “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

788. “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.”

789. “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.”

790. “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

791. “It only took 45 years to find myself. Right where I am supposed to be. And it’s not perfect. But it’s me." - Drew Barrymore

792. “It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.” – Gabourey Sidibe

793. “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

794. I certainly don't feel like I have the perfect body type ... It's through your own eyes. It's just important to have that confidence and self-esteem no matter what body type you have. — Alex Morgan

795. ” Exercise is a celebration of what your body can do. Not a punishment for what you are. ”

796. “You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously. ” — Sophia Bush

797. “Even the models we see in magazines wish they could look like their own images.”

798. “Feeling confident, being comfortable in your skin—that’s what really makes you beautiful.” —Bobbi Brown

799. Your worth has nothing to do with your weight

800. Sexy is not a size, every calorie is not a war, your body is not a battleground, your value is not measured in pounds, You are just as fucking beautiful as any other woman – via Pinterest