"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. Your eyes cannot define all it has endured. Do not place value upon my body, place it upon my being."
- Sophie Lewis
Self-awareness
"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
Self-confidence
"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
Self-improvement
"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
Self-improvement
"You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful."
- Amy Bloom
Self-esteem
"The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people."
- Jamie Lee Curtis
Self-esteem
"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 Sidibe
Self-improvement
"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
Self-confidence
"I’m not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body."
- Demi Lovato
Self-esteem
"I’m not going to conform and hurt myself and do something crazy to be a size 2."
- Amber Riley
Self-care
"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
Self-improvement
"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
Self-confidence
"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
Self-improvement
"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
Self-esteem
"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
Self-awareness
"This is it: This body is home. This is where I live and hang my hat. This is where I settle into my hips and sit easy in myself, slung together with strong muscles and bones, made gentle and forging with flesh. This body is durable, has lasted for years, hunkered down through fierce storms and allows for the peaceful erosions of age. It is like a cottage on the shore: weathered and well made, a place where a person could comfortably live. I like it here. It is my own."
- Marya Hornbacher
Self-awareness
"Fat is not a flaw; it’s a characteristic, like brown eyes or curly hair. It’s time we stop apologizing for our bodies and start celebrating them."
- Marilyn Wann
Belief in Self
"Your body is not the enemy. Society’s obsession with thinness and perfection is the enemy."
- Virgie Tovar
Awareness
"Every body is beautiful, valuable, and worthy of respect. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise."
- Lindy West
Belief in Self
"Fat acceptance is not about glorifying “ob*sity”; it’s about challenging the societal stigma and discrimination that fat people face."
- Virgie Tovar
Awareness
"We don’t need to change our bodies to fit society’s standards; we need to change society’s standards to include all bodies."
- Lindy West
Change
"Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like."
- Emma Watson
Self-esteem
"Your weight does not determine your worth. You are valuable and deserving of love regardless of your size."
- Sonya Renee Taylor
Belief in Self
"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
Self-awareness
"The best gift you are ever going to give someone — the permission to feel safe in their own skin."
- Hannah Brencher
Empowerment
"Fat is not the problem; fatphobia is the problem. It’s time we dismantle the systems that oppress fat people and perpetuate harmful stereotypes."
- Virgie Tovar
Awareness
"There is no right or wrong way to have a body. All bodies are good bodies."
- Lindy West
Belief in Self
"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
Self-confidence
"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
Compassion
"You gotta know that you're beautiful just the way you are."
- Bruno Mars
Self-esteem
"I'm on the right track, baby, I was born this way."
- Lady Gaga
Self-confidence
"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
Self-confidence
"Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes."
- Emme
Belief
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
- Oscar Wilde
Self-confidence
"Girls of all kinds can be beautiful—from the thin, plus-sized, short, very tall, ebony to porcelain-skinned; the quirky, clumsy, shy, outgoing and all in between. It’s not easy though because many people still put beauty into a confining, narrow box…think outside of the box."
- Tyra Banks
Originality
"It's not about how others perceive you; it's about how you perceive yourself."
- RuPaul
Self-awareness
"Body positivity is not a destination; it's a journey."
- Ashley Graham
Personal Growth
"The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence."
- Blake Lively
Self-confidence
"Love your body. It's the only one you've got."
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
Self-care
"Your size doesn't define you; your attitude does."
- Robyn Lawley
Belief in Self
"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
Self-awareness
"You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don’t know it, all of that doesn’t even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It’s not like you have forever, so don’t waste any of your seconds, don’t throw even one of your moments away."
- C. JoyBell C.
Self-esteem
"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
Self-confidence
"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
Empowerment
"We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love."
- Lori Deschene
Self-improvement
"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
Self-awareness
"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
Self-improvement
"My body, my rules. I will not let society dictate how I should feel about myself."
- Ragen Chastain
Empowerment
"Fat bodies are not problems to be solved; they are beautiful, valuable, and deserving of love."
- Sonya Renee Taylor
Belief in Self
"Don’t let anyone shame you into hating your body. You are worthy of love and acceptance exactly as you are."
- Tess Holliday
Self-esteem
"My fat is political. My fat is a declaration of my right to take up space in a society that tells me I shouldn’t."
- Your Fat Friend (Aubrey Gordon)
Empowerment
"Fat is not a flaw. Fat is not a failure. Fat is not an apology."
- Caleb Luna
Belief in Self
"My body is not a tragedy. My body is not a burden. My body is not an apology."
- Sonya Renee Taylor
Belief in Self
"Fat liberation is not just about being okay with your body; it’s about demanding a world where all bodies are valued and respected."
- Virgie Tovar
Empowerment
"You are not obligated to be thin, healthy, or perfect. You are obligated to be yourself."
- Lindy West
Self-improvement
"There is no wrong way to have a body."
- Marilyn Wann
Belief in Self
"Your body is not an apology. It is your home in the world. It deserves to be loved and respected in all its magnificence."
- Sonya Renee Taylor
Self-care
"My body is not a problem to be solved. My body is a vessel for my dreams, my desires, my passions."
- Virgie Tovar
Self-esteem
"We are not obligated to conform to society’s narrow standards of beauty. We are worthy and deserving of love and respect exactly as we are."
- Lindy West
Belief in Self
"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
Awareness
"I'm sexy and I know it."
- LMFAO
Self-confidence
"I'm bringin' sexy back."
- Justin Timberlake
Self-confidence
"Dress to impress yourself."
- Iris Apfel
Self-confidence
"Fitness, exercise and movement doesn’t have a “look”, isn’t an elite activity just for a certain group of people and should be available to anyone who wants to try it."
- Becky Missfits Workout
Health
"Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so."
- Naomi Wolf
Self-esteem
"That game of comparison you play will strip you of the marvel in your story."
- Ariella Estoria
Self-awareness
"I'm not a one in a million kind of girl; I'm a once in a lifetime kind of woman."
- Selena Gomez
Self-confidence
"Don't change to fit the fashion. Change the fashion to fit you."
- Iris Apfel
Boldness
"I'm focused, I'm determined, and I'm driven."
- Beyoncé
Determination
"You do not owe anyone your health (ever)"
- Dr Asher Larmie
Self-care
"Take it from me, you deserve to eat."
- Cara MacB
Self-care
"I feel better than ever…..and I’m fatter than ever… My body is giving me all the signs that ending restriction was absolutely the right thing to do"
- Jenny
Self-care
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."
- Kahlil Gibran
Inner Peace
"I love the real you, the you without makeup."
- Chris Brown
Self-awareness
"I'm a survivor, I'm not gonna give up."
- Destiny's Child
Perseverance
"Ain't nobody gonna steal my joy."
- Mary J. Blige
Joy
"Your body is your temple, so decorate it however you like."
- Chelsea Handler
Self-care
"My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about the way my body is shaped."
- Drew Barrymore
Self-awareness
"I want to enjoy life, and I can’t if I’m not eating and miserable."
- Kate Upton
Self-care
"My body is normal, and I’m not trying to prove anything."
- Lucy Hale
Self-awareness
"My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body."
- Serena Williams
Joy
"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
Self-confidence
"I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn’t."
- Adele
Self-care
"I have learned to enjoy my body when I have a few extra pounds on, just being more voluptuous."
- Fergie
Self-esteem
"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
Self-awareness
"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
Self-awareness
"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself."
- Coco Chanel
Self-awareness
"My body is not a problem to be solved but a vessel of strength and resilience."
Self-awareness
"I may have curves, but I also have dreams, goals, and aspirations."
Ambition
"Curvy girls rock the world with their confidence and charm."
Self-confidence
"I am not ashamed of my body; I am proud of the woman I have become."
Self-esteem
"True beauty is not defined by the size of your jeans but by the size of your heart."
Belief
"The curvier you are, the sexier you are."
Self-confidence
"We accept not just healthy bodies, but all body types."
Compassion
"I’m not trying to be a body-positive role model (which I totally am), but I want to make it clear that it’s OK to be plus-size and still be sexy. We can do this!!"
Empowerment
"I won’t apologize for my curves—they’re here to stay. And I’m going to show the whole world what a real woman looks like."
Self-confidence
"No one can tell you how to feel about your body. The only person who should matter is you, and you alone."
Self-awareness
"I’m strong, I’m powerful and I’m ready to be on top."
Empowerment
"I have a Curvy body and I’m not ashamed. Time to step up and show a little skin."
Self-confidence
"I’ve never been ashamed of my body. I love it, and I’m proud to wear all different sizes."
Self-esteem
"Love your body because you only have one."
Self-care
"Fat is not a bad word."
Awareness
"Loving yourself is the greatest revolution."
Self-improvement
"Embracing the size and slaying the game."
Self-confidence
"Don’t let the world tell you otherwise - you are a one-of-a-kind and must be treasured."
Self-esteem
"Your body is a work of art, and you're the masterpiece."
Self-esteem
"Plus size, plus beauty, plus confidence – it's all in the plus!"
Self-confidence
"The world fears the badass you are. So they ask you to stay hidden."
Bravery
"Life is short. Don’t worry about what others think of you. What matters is what you think of you."
Self-awareness
"Confidence makes you irresistible – no matter your size."
Self-confidence
"You are not just a plus size; you are a plus in everyone's life."
Self-esteem
"Your clothing size doesn’t decide how confident you can be."
Self-confidence
"Wear what makes you feel like the best version of yourself – size doesn't matter."
Self-confidence
"Fashion is about dressing according to what excites you, not the size on the label."
Self-confidence
"Nobody remembers what size clothes you are in. Everyone remembers the bright soul you are."
Self-esteem
"Style has no size; it's all about attitude and confidence."
Self-confidence
"Your wardrobe should be a reflection of your unique personality."
Self-awareness
"Fashion is the armour to survive the reality of everyday life – embrace it, no matter your size."
Self-confidence
"Love yourself at every size."
Self-esteem
"Confidence is not thinking you're better than others; it's realising you don't have to compare yourself to anyone."
Self-confidence
"You are your kind of beautiful, and no one can take that away from you."
Self-esteem
"Everyone’s journey is different. Don’t try to fit into others’ shoes."
Self-awareness
"Self-confidence is the best outfit; rock it and own it!"
Self-confidence
"Wear your confidence as your second skin."
Self-confidence
"Confidence comes not from perfection but from being perfectly you."
Self-confidence
"Your confidence stops people from telling you otherwise."
Self-confidence
"Insecurity is loud; confidence is quietly radiant. Be the shining star you are."
Self-confidence
"You can be sexy and plus-size at the same time, I mean just look at me!"
Self-confidence
"Every body size is beautiful."
Belief in Self
"Beauty is irrespective of size and shape."
Belief in Self
"Always Proud and Positive of my body."
Self-esteem
"Confident and Curvy!"
Self-confidence
"Beauty knows no size, and confidence knows no bounds."
Self-confidence
"Flourishing my curves like a Boss!"
Self-confidence
"Plus size, Plus Confidence."
Self-confidence
"Living my best plus-size life."
Self-confidence
"Grace and style knows no size."
Self-confidence
"Breaking stereotypes and embracing my size – I'm the king of my world!"
Self-confidence
"I don't fit in boxes; I break them. It's the only way to shine."
Self-confidence
"Plus men - plus confidence."
Self-confidence
"Size doesn't define my worth; my confidence does."
Self-confidence
"Elegance has no size. It's all about attitude and grace."
Self-confidence
"I am not a plus size; I am a plus in every aspect of life."
Self-esteem
"Plus women - plus confidence."
Self-confidence
"Real queens embrace their curves with style and confidence."
Self-confidence
"My curves tell a story of self-love and acceptance."
Self-improvement
"Confidence looks good on every body."
Self-confidence
"Embrace your curves; they’re what makes you one-of-a-kind."
Self-esteem
"BeYOUtiful – flaunt your curves!"
Self-confidence
"My body, my rules."
Self-confidence
"Curvy girls mean confidence!"
Self-confidence
"I am not defined by a number on a scale, but by the strength and beauty I carry within."
Belief in Self
"Curves are the art of nature, and I am a masterpiece."
Self-esteem
"Beauty comes in all sizes, not just size zero."
Belief
"Confidence is not measured by waist size but by self-worth."
Self-esteem
"I am beautiful because I am unapologetically myself."
Self-confidence
"Life is too short to spend it hating your body. Love yourself as you are."
Self-improvement
"When you discover your self-worth you will lose interest in anyone who doesn’t see it."
Self-esteem
"Your body, your rules. Do not let society fuck you up!"
Self-confidence
"Dear Body, you were never a problem. There is nothing wrong with your size… you’re good enough already."
Self-esteem
"Love your curves; they tell the story of your unique journey."
Self-esteem
"Confidence is your best accessory – wear it proudly."
Self-confidence
"Real beauty isn't about your dress size; it's about the size of your heart."
Belief in Self
"Embrace your curves – they make you extraordinary, not ordinary."
Self-esteem
"Your body is your home; treat it with love, respect, and kindness."
Self-care
"You are not defined by the number on your clothing tag; you are defined by your character and actions."
Self-awareness
"Confidence is silent; insecurities are loud. Be the confident, beautiful soul you are."
Self-confidence
"Your smile is the best makeup you can wear, and it suits every size."
Self-confidence
"Your body is a temple; honour and adore it, just as it is."
Self-care
"Present yourself to the world with confidence and see how things align for you."
Self-confidence
"You don’t need to be pretty like her, you can be pretty like YOU."
Self-confidence
"The world benefits from your insecurity, not confidence - Remember that."
Awareness
"You are the modern reincarnation of the Venus of Willendorf."
Self-esteem
"I’m tired of hearing words like fat and large. I mean come on, we’re plus size!"
Positivity
"My plus size makes me a whole buffet instead of just a snack."
Positivity
"I’m not plus size and fat, I’m just easy to see from afar."
Positivity
"Plus is hot."
Self-confidence
"You might take a larger seat, but what about taking a larger space in other people's hearts?"
Compassion
"Living my chubby waist, cute face life."
Positivity
"I’m just a plus-size girl living in a skinny world."
Positivity
"Plus size and doughnuts go hand-in-hand for me."
Positivity
"Strong, confident, and unapologetically me."
Self-confidence
"Chasing dreams, not sizes."
Ambition
"Live it up. Own those curves."
Self-confidence
"The more curves you’ve got, the better."
Self-confidence
"In a world where you can be anything, be kind to yourself."
- Unknown
Compassion
"Celebrate the skin you're in."
Self-esteem
"Life is too short to be anything but fabulous."
Happiness
"Your body is a work of art; embrace and celebrate it."
Self-awareness
"Self-love is the greatest revolution."
Self-improvement
"Wear your confidence like a crown and rule the world."
Self-confidence
"Your size does not define your worth."
Belief in Self
"In a world full of trends, be a timeless beauty."
Originality