“Most of us know that the media tell us our bodies are imperfect - too fat, to smelly, too wrinkled, or too soft. And, even though we may know it’s horse shit, these messages still seep into our brains and mess with our self-esteem. In a media-saturated country where most images of women and men have…”— Victoria Vantoch, amazon.com
“That’s the key, you know, confidence. I know for a fact that if you genuinely like your body, so can others. It doesn’t really matter if it’s short, tall, fat or thin, it just matters that you can find some things to like about it. Even if that means having a good laugh at the bits of it that wobble…”— Dawn French, amazon.com
“I’ve been chained to my bathroom scale for two decades now. I’ve used the number on my scale to tell me if I’m valuable or not. I’ve let the number on my scale destroy many beautiful opportunities in my life such as scheduling family photos, having fun at the beach, or giving myself 100% in intimacy…”— Dan Pearce, amazon.com
“I am, for some reason, actually happy with who I am and the muscle, the bones, and the flub that exist beneath these clothes. I don’t need to lose 20 lbs. to be attractive. I don’t need to starve myself of the good things of life to be healthy. And, I don’t need to chase someone else’s ideal of what…”— Dan Pearce, amazon.com
“Body acceptance means, as much as possible, approving of and loving your body, despite its ‘imperfections’, real or perceived. That means accepting that your body is fatter than some others, or thinner than some others, that your eyes are a little crooked, that you have a disability that makes walki…”— Golda Poretsky, amazon.com
“By choosing healthy over skinny you are choosing self-love over self-judgment.”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com
“The only constant you have from Point A, your birth to Point B, your death is you. There is no point in changing who you are to appease others when they're gonna leave your life. Love yourself, because you're the only one who's stuck with yourself. Fall in love with who you are and if anybody wants…”— Tyler Oakley, amazon.com
“This is the only face and body you're ever going to get, so be comfortable and happy in it. Own it. Own every aspect of who you are and present it to the world with the utmost pride.”— Connor Franta, amazon.com
“When you don’t value yourself, you will accept and even welcome people who don’t value you into your life.”— Sabrina Alexis, amazon.com
“I can be whatever. I can wear shoes or don't wear shoes. I can tie my hair up or wear it down. It doesn't matter.”— Joss Stone, quotlr.com
“Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.”— Susan B. Anthony, amazon.com
“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.”— Beyoncé, marieclaire.co.uk
“Hopefully as you get older, you start to learn how to live with your demon. It’s hard at first. Some people give their demon so much room that there is no space in their head or bed for love. They feed their demon and it gets really strong and then it makes them stay in abusive relationships or star…”— Amy Poehler, amazon.com
“The idea of Original Sin—of guilt where there is no possibility of innocence, no freedom of choice, no alternatives available—is anti-self-esteem by its very nature. The very notion of guilt without volition or responsibility is an assault on reason as well as on morality.”— Nathaniel Branden, amazon.com
“You have to drown out those little voices in your head telling you that you can’t do anything spectacular, because you’ll fail, or because you’re simply not good enough, and what on earth makes you think that you have what it takes? Pay no attention to this. Hear those voices and make it your missio…”— Shani Jayawardena, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t do what you know on a gut level to be the wrong thing to do. Don’t stay when you know you should go or go when you know you should stay. Don’t fight when you should hold steady or hold steady when you should fight. Don’t focus on the short-term fun instead of the long-term fall out. Don’t surr…”— Cheryl Strayed, amazon.com