Bell Hooks Quotes

What I want people to do is what's healthy for them.

I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.

Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good.

Taking care of myself is not instinctual for me. It feels very weird.

I realized that I needed to start taking better care of myself.

If you don't have self love you can never find it outside of yourself.

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.

I think part of a beauty routine is how you feel and checking in with your inner self, and so I made that commitment to myself to do that.

Self love is the instrument of our preservation.

I'm a really big believer in self care. One of the ways I nourish my soul is I eat the way I live my life - joyfully.

You have to take care of yourself, your body, your mind, take care of your soul-be your own keeper.

It’s self-full to be first, to be as good as possible to you. To take care of you, keep you whole and healthy. That doesn’t mean you disregard everything and everyone. But you want to come with your cup full. You know: ‘My cup runneth over.’ What comes out of the cup is for y’all. What’s in the cup is mine. But I’ve got to keep my cup full.

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 needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.

I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don't like myself, there's no reason to even live the life.

I used to tell moms that for the sake of their well-being they had to put themselves first. But I know now that's not always possible.

All that matters is that I stay healthy.

It's the love you have for yourself that's most important.

I was not making enough time to take care of me.

I think every girl needs to love herself, regardless of anything. Like if you're having a bad day, if you don't like your hair, if you don't have the best family situation, whatever, you have to love yourself and you can't do anything until you love yourself first.

Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!

We get older, and we forget that we have to carve a little time out to feel good in your body, in your head, and in your spirit.

Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road.

If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.

If you can look in the mirror every day and feel comfortable, then you're healthy.