Maxine Kumin Quotes

I've never been supercritical about my body.

It took time, and it happened gradually, but by the time I started college, I felt truly comfortable with my body.

I've learned to set boundaries and know when to say, 'I just need to rest.' I'm good at listening to what my body's telling me.

Feeling comfortable in my own skin has never been easy for me.

I think a lot of us have some form of body dysmorphia... You're looking in the mirror, and you're kind of disassociated in some way. I think a good reminder is to actually, physically touch yourself. 'Ah, okay, this is what my arm feels like. It's not what I'm mutating in my head. I'm not some sort of scary monster.'

I'm trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body.

My body is my best asset.

I'm cool with myself. If I can't have the body of Angie Bassett, so be it.

I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using your body as an asset or as an extension of your vanity, you've gone too far.

Nudity is natural but not until a person accepts and loves who they are.

My body's my best friend.

Your relationship to food is but a reflection of your relationship to yourself, as is everything in your life.

I'm OK with my appearance. I have made my peace with it after a long and frankly exhausting battle.

I listen to my body and if I need to rest then I rest, but at the same time I'm not lazy.

We are comfortable in our bodies, we know how healthy we are.

You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.

I never weigh myself.

I don't preach body positivity - I'm just okay with the body I'm in and say, 'I love me, so you should love you.'

I feel like it's my duty to share my experience with self-acceptance. I don't want to bore people and talk about myself, but the biggest struggle for me was my body.

When you treat your body like a Bentley, you value yourself and you start to look at your body differently.

You have to love yourself. That's the single most powerful thing. Out of that springs: How are you eating? How are you exercising? How are you resting?

I suffer from an amazing amount of insecurities, and I'm grateful that my body image, it's normally not something I pay attention to.

I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine.

I don't think there's going to be a day when I don't think about food or my body, but I'm living with it, and I wish I could tell young girls to find their safe place and stay with it.

I don't have any concerns about my weight. I've always been healthy. I eat right. I'm just a big dude. I've always been happy with the person I am. So that will never change.