Autumn Goodman

39 Exhilarating Quotes To Help You Embrace Your Body

Hating our body is something we learn and something we can UNlearn.
Sade Andria Zabala
November 5, 2017
“Once upon a time, I tortured myself by counting calories and stuffing my body into the thongs I knew you liked. My shopping cart was filled with ways to make you love me. But now, I’m smarter. Now, I dress for me. I don’t need a man to check out my ass in order for me to feel sexy. I already know my worth.”
— Holly Riordan, To The Man Who Made Me Doubt My Beauty
Tagged: Body Image, My Value
“Tell your daughters how you love your body.
Tell them how they must love theirs.

Tell them to be proud of every bit of themselves—
from their tiger stripes to the soft flesh of their thighs,
whether there is a little of them or a lot,
whether freckles cover their face or not,
whether their curves are plentiful or slim,
whether their hair is thick, curly, straight, long or short.

Tell them how they inherited
their ancestors, souls in their smiles,
that their eyes carry countries
that breathed life into history,
that the swing of their hips
does not determine their destiny.

Tell them never to listen when bodies are critiqued.
Tell them every woman’s body is beautiful
because every woman’s soul is unique.”
— Nikita Gill
“Your body was designed to contain a cosmic storm.”
— Nikita Gill, The Cosmic Storm Inside
Tagged: Inspirational, Space, Power of Your Body, Power of You
“For me, skinny is just a style of jeans — not a goal.”
— Kim Kardashian, Reshape Your Body To Stay Trendy
Tagged: Fitness, Body Positive, Fashion
“pussy is supposed to smell like pussy!!! not fruit, water, fresh laundry, good childhood memories or anything else ok???”
— krisdinee, via twitter.com
Tagged: Vagina, LOL, Body Positive
“Only in the moments we are naked in our skin will we know the importance of loving every inch of our body.”
— Leena Sanders, Here’s Why We Must Be Single Before Jumping Into A Serious Relationship
Tagged: Single, Being Single, Solo, Being On Your Own, Single Life, Body, Love Your Body, Loving Each Other
“Do they think models size 6 and above can't make it to the end of the runway without stopping midway for a burrito? Enough, enough with these waifish elves walking your impossible clothing down an ugly runway with ugly lighting and noisy music. Life doesn't look like that runway.”
— Amy Schumer, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Tagged: feminism, Body Image, models, Society
“small boob privilege is so real like…. bralettes… underboob tattoos… going braless?? not looking hyper sexual at all times ???? running comfortably? i could go on”
— averagefairy, via Tumblr
Tagged: boobs, Womanhood, Body Positive, Tumblr, LOL
“The only thing wrong with your body is that you think there’s something wrong with your body.”
— G.L. Lambert, Men Don't Love Women Like You
Tagged: Flaws, Insecurities, Self Worth
“Your body is awesome. Curvy, big boobs, small ones, thin, athletic, voluptuous, J-Lo booty or no booty at all — what you got is workin’ for YOU. Don’t let anyone tell you differently.”
— Lindsay Tigar, 30 Pieces Of Sex Etiquette Every Woman Should Know Before 30
Tagged: Virgins, Bodies, Body Positive, Curves, boobs
“Count your blessings, not your blemishes.”
— Margo Maine, 20 Ways To Love Your Body
Tagged: body confidence, Blessings, blemishes, Flaws
“Dress the body you have now, not the body you had then. Keeping clothing around that doesn’t fit you is a subconscious reminder that something ‘needs to change.’ That kind of thinking isn’t healthy and is putting you into a state of stress and self-disrespect.”
— Madelyn Moon, 6 Daily Practices for Learning to Love Your Body and Your Self
Tagged: body confidence, Fashion, clothing, Weight
“Stop blaming your body for the bad things in your life. It's not your body's fault.”
— Shannon Kaiser, 10 Things To Stop Doing If You Want To Love Your Body
Tagged: body confidence, Body, blaming
“I don’t like to use the words ‘real women,’ honestly. I like to use the word woman. And I say that because there are so many women out there who are naturally thin, or are naturally curvy, and I think when we start putting a label on the type of woman it gets misconstrued and starts to offend people. At the end of the day we just all want to be known as women or models or actresses or whatever.”
— Ashley Graham, TEN ASHLEY GRAHAM QUOTES ABOUT BODY POSITIVITY
Tagged: Body Positive, Confidence
“My hope is that you can seek a body presentation that supports your life and creates a sense of overall well-being. You deserve to feel self-love and to feel safe and at home in the body that you inhabit.”
— Dr. Melody Moore, Dear Melody: Can I Separate My Gender Identity from My Body Image Issues?
Tagged: Transgender, Body Positive
“It had nothing to do with hating my body,
I just love it enough to let it go,
I treat it like a house,
and when your house is falling apart,
you do not evacuate,
you make it comfortable enough to house all your insides,
you make it pretty enough to invite guests over,
you make the floorboards strong enough to stand on.”
— Lee Mokobe, Transcript of "A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender"
Tagged: LGBTQ+ Poetry, Transgender, Body Positive
“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.”
— Alfre Woodard, Alfre Woodard's Aha! Moment
Tagged: Body Positive, Confidence, Body, Complain, Nature, Embrace Yourself
“Look in the mirror and say, There is none other like you and for that reason alone you are beautiful.”
— Miranda Hart, Is It Just Me? by Miranda Hart(2013-08-20)
Tagged: Self Confidence, How To Build Self Confidence, Body Image, Self-Esteem, Love Yourself
“Imagine if you had never in your life ever seen an image of a woman in a magazine. Imagine how differently you would feel about your body. My assumption is you would feel very different. So think about what has been ripped away from us now this is what surrounds us, this image of a body that none of us can aspire to.”
— Gail Dines, Dr. Gail Dines
Tagged: Capitalism, Beauty Industry, Body Positive, Media Against Us
“You just can't let your entire life go by worrying about your damned thighs. You'd never find happiness.”
— Sarah Gilbert, Summer Gloves
Tagged: Love Your Body, Accept Your Body, Body Image
“By the way, Marilyn Monroe was a size 14.”
— Issey Miyake
Tagged: issey miyake, thin, fat, Body Image, Marilyn Monroe, contemporary, Fashion, designer, designer clothing
“Self-care doesn't always mean spoiling yourself with love. Sometimes it's accepting our ugly and seeing what we can do about it.”
— Orooj-e-Zafar
Tagged: Self-Care, Inspirational, Love Yourself, Accept Your Body
“Your weight does not reduce the quality of your soul. You are not the number on your scale–neither your worth nor your intelligence nor your beauty are measured by it. No matter what size you are, you still deserve to be loved and deserve nothing less than love.”
— Maxwell Diawuoh, Midnight Reminder #4
Tagged: Body Positivity, Weight, Body Image, size, Beauty Standards
“Listen to me, your body is not a temple. Temples can be destroyed and desecrated. Your body is a forest — thick canopies of maple trees and sweet scented wildflowers sprouting in the underwood. You will grow back, over and over, no matter how badly you are devastated.”
— Beau Taplin
Tagged: Body & Soul, Healing, Self love
“If there's anything in this world that we do not need, it is women telling other women that their bodies aren't good enough for some reason, that we should look a certain way. We already get that every single day from the media and from men, we don't need to hear it from each other.”
— Colleen Ballinger, HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE!(MY NET WORTH)
Tagged: Body Image
“I know I don't have a lot of time, but if I may tell you a quick story. Recently, I was driving my daughter to school and she said to me, out of the blue, 'Mama?' I said, 'Yes, baby?' She said, 'I'm the ugliest girl I know.' And I said, 'Huh?' And she was like, 'Yeah, I look like a boy with long hair.' And my brain went to, 'Oh my god, you're six. Why? Where is this coming from? Who said this? Can I kick a 6-year-old's ass, like what?'

But I didn't say anything. Instead I went home and I made a Powerpoint presentation for her. And in that presentation were androgynous rockstars and artists that live their truth, are probably made fun of every day of their life, and carry on, wave their flag and inspire the rest of us. And these are artists like Michael Jackson and David Bowie and Freddie Mercury and Annie Lennox and Prince and Janis Joplin and George Michael, Elton John, so many artists — her eyes glazed over. But then I said, 'You know, I really want to know why you feel this way about yourself.' And she said, 'Well I look like a boy,' and I said, 'Well what do you think I look like?' And she said, 'Well you're beautiful.' And I was like, 'Well, thanks. But when people make fun of me, that's what they use. They say I look like a boy or I'm too masculine or I have too many opinions, my body is too strong.'

And I said to her, 'Do you see me growing my hair?' She said, 'No, mama.' I said, 'Do you see me changing my body?' 'No, mama.' 'Do you see me changing the way I present myself to the world?' 'No, mama.' 'Do you see me selling out arenas all over the world?' 'Yes, Mama.' 'OK! So, baby girl. We don't change. We take the gravel and the shell and we make a pearl. And we help other people to change so they can see more kinds of beauty.'

And to all the artists here, I'm so inspired by all of you. Thank you for being your true selves and for lighting the way for us. I'm so inspired by you guys. There's so much rad shit happening in music. And keep doing it. Keep shining for the rest of us to see.

And you, my darling girl, are beautiful, and I love you. Thank you, MTV. This is a really special night. Thank you, Ellen. I couldn't love you more. Thank you guys. Goodnight.”
— Pink, P!nk Accepts the 'Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award' | 2017 VMAs | MTV
Tagged: VMA Speechs, Love Your Body, Self Acceptance
“The body does whatever it wants. I am not my body; I am my mind.”
— Rita Levi Montalcini, Oldest living Nobel winner Rita Levi Montalcini dies
Tagged: Decision Making, life choices, Mind and Body, Take Control of Your Life
“look. i don’t think my stretch marks are beautiful. i don’t think they’re tiger stripes or natural tattoos. i don’t think my acne is beautiful. i don’t think the bags under my eyes are beautiful. i just think they’re human. and i don’t think i have to be beautiful all of the time in order to be accepted and loved and successful. i don’t think every small detail of my outer appearance needs to be translated into prettiness.”
— fairycosmos
Tagged: Beauty Standards, Love Your Body, stretch marks, feminism, body shaming, Acceptance, beauty, Tumblr Quotes, Girl Power
“I used to want a super flat stomach but then I realized it would have zero impact on my day to day life, so now I just want more money.”
— Allison Raskin
Tagged: Diets, Body Image, Our Desires
“I am not wearing makeup because I decided my monolid is beautiful and despite what Disney cartoons have led you to believe, you don’t need long eyelashes to be a woman.”
— Carolyn A. García, Fuck your Western standards: Loving yourself as a brown woman is radical- AFROPUNK
Tagged: beauty, Love Yourself, Body Image, Consumerism, Make Up, Asian