Marion Nestle Quotes

In L.A., fat people are mythical. We're like Big Foot. 'Oh, yeah, my cousin knows someone who's fat.' Nobody's fat in L.A.

The skinnification of America's jeanscape has gone too far.

Everyone knew that fat had become the new cancer, yet they bellyached about the dieting hysteria and applauded the "real" women's body. As though doing no exercise and being overfed was some kind of sensible mold.

Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable.

I've never been a size zero, let me say that here and now. I've never been that sort of person.

When I was thin, I had no notion of what being fat is like. When I worked in a department store, I had sold clothes to women of most sizes, so I should have known; but perhaps you have to experience the state from the inside, to understand what fat is like.

'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'

Big women do themselves a disservice when they attempt to become the Righteous Fat (the Righteous Thin are bad enough, all that running around and sweating, somehow believing it means anything).

Personally I think women look better with a bit of chub on them.

I don't want to be size zero and I'm glad I'm not.

Compared to a lot of actresses my age, I'm actually overweight.

I think people are way less judgmental about chunky guys.

We've going to bring back thighs. Enough of these size zeros. Thighs, and back fat, and over-the-belt fat, it's all got to come back again, and we're the ones to do it.

I don't want to lose weight to live long or be healthy. I just want to be able to make fun of fat people again and know for sure that they're fatter than me.

Why is it controversial to talk about the fact that fat people deserve to take up space and deserve to be sexy?

You think people hate a fat person? Try a fat person who's trying to get thin.

Also, chubby people can never truly pull off ethereal the same way skinny people can never be jolly.

Not fat, just not anorexic. She's soft in all the right places.

To call yourself 'plus size' is just a euphemism for being fat. Life is much easier when you're thinner. Big is not beautiful, of course a job comes down to how you look.

I've been fat since fourth grade and bullied for it, but I still knew I couldn't represent every kids' experience.

Check out my pictures. I'm fat. You know what I mean? But I love it. I love it. I'm a fat dude.

Many companies and publications don't understand what it means to be body positive or what it means to be plus-size. They're just trying to capitalize on the term because it's a hot topic.

There are more important things in life than being thin, anyway men prefer women with a bit of meat.

People don't just want to be thin. They want to be curvy.

I don't understand why it's not okay to be plus-size. I don't know why people hate that phrase. Many models have built their careers as plus-size women and then suddenly don't want to be called that anymore. But you're still cashing checks from plus-size designers.