On occasion a good quote is just what you need. They serve as an excellent reminder if you’re having a bad day or just wanting an extra ego boost. Below are a few great quotes regarding body image. If you see one you like, feel free to scribble it down on your nearest post-it note and hang it up somewhere that will catch your eye the next time you need a boost.
“There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion” – Francis Bacon
“It’s such a profound alienation for a person not to be at home in their own body” – Marilyn Wann
“Each individual woman’s body demands to be accepted on its own terms” – Gloria Steinem
“Where bodies are concerned, there is no norm. Because we are all different which is what makes us real. And celebrating that difference is what positive body image is about.” – Dr Samantha Thomas
“Each body has its art” – Gwendolyn Brooks
“I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament” – Alanis Morissette
“Instead of spending life’s precious energy asking ‘is my butt too big?’ spend it asking ‘is my life too small?’” – Kathrine Brown
“The woman who wins calls herself beautiful and challenges the world to change to truly see her.” – Naomi Wolf
“Find yourself and your own unique, signature style, rather than trying to be ‘of the moment.’” – Dita Von Teese
“I am beautiful as I am. I am the shape that I was gifted. My breasts are no longer perky or upright like when I was a teenager. My hips are wider than that of a fashion model’s. For this I am glad, for these are the signs of a life lived.” – Cindy Olsen
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