30 body positivity quotes to help you embrace your body

"Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like." - Emma Watson

"My weight? It is what it is. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow. It’s about being content. And sometimes other priorities win." - Melissa McCarthy

"Since I don’t look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good." - Serena Williams

"Your words have so much power. Every day, if you tell yourself, ‘I love you,’ if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind." - Ashley Graham

"Don’t waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living." - Meryl Streep

"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

"It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see." - Gabourey Sidibe

"At the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what’s on the outside." - Selena Gomez

"Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder to yourself and others." - Oprah Winfrey

"Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters — on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves." - Michelle Obama

"We just need to be kinder to ourselves. If we treated ourselves the way we treated our best friend, can you imagine how much better off we would be?" - Meghan Markle

"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

"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself." - Thich Nhat Hanh

"If we base our self-worth on something as ever-changing as our bodies, we will forever be on the emotional roller coaster of body obsession and shame." - Chrissy King

"I don’t want to wait until I’m 73 to embrace my body. To look back and think of my beauty: How did I miss it? Let’s not wait another moment." - Ashley Asti

"Stop trying to fix your body. It was never broken." - Eve Ensler

"The most important day is the day you decide you’re good enough for you. It’s the day you set yourself free." - Brittany Josephina

"You're a human being. You live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake." - Emma Stone

"Speak to your body in a loving way. It’s the only one you’ve got, it’s your home, and it deserves your respect." - Iskra Lawrenence

"Life is so much more beautiful and complex than a number on a scale." - Tess Munster

"To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are." - Ellen Degeneres

"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

"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." - Marilyn Monroe

"You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously." - Sophia Bush

"Your body. Your diet. Your life. It isn't perfect. It never will be. But it's real. It's honest. It's beautifully flawed. And totally magical." - Nicola Jane Hobbs

"Having a flat stomach doesn’t make you more worthy, it won’t make you happier, or more successful." - Rae Ann Langas

"I think about my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all and end all of my existence." - Lena Dunham

"My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about the way my body is shaped." - Drew Barrymore

"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." - Sophie Lewis

"There is nothing rarer, 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