body positivity quotes.
“The best gift you are ever going to give someone— the permission to feel safe in their own skin.”
“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
“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.”
“I’m not going to sacrifice my mental health to have the perfect body.”
— Demi Lovato
“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’”
“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
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”
“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
“Any body type is beautiful. It’s all about loving what you got and rocking it.”
“The body is such a commodity in our culture. People always comment on your weight. It's a very shameful thing to take more than your share or take up more space. But now I realize that you're entitled to that space. You can take up as much space as you want.”
— Margaret Cho
