Federico Fellini Quotes

One of the most radical things women can do is to love their body.

I would say that the whole way that I have approached the body is as a space, not a thing - not an object to be improved, idealised or whatever, but simply to be dwelt in.

Being pregnant finally helped me understand what my true relationship was with my body - meaning that it wasn't put on this earth to look good in a swimsuit.

It doesn't matter: any weight, shape or form or however your body is, you want to be proud of it.

Loving, knowing, and respecting our bodies is a powerful and invincible act of rebellion in this society.

You must first get along with yourself before you can get along with others.

Women have demanded and gotten better jobs and more power. But the one thing we deserve is a better relationship with ourselves.

Here's the thing: you're not really ready for love until you have enough self-respect that if you met your exact self, but in a guy, you would totally, completely, absolutely want to be with him.

I'm not dieting anymore. I want to eat what my body is asking of me. Just listen to your body in general - it's all self-awareness.

I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves.

When I was married, I wasn't loving myself. Now I'm in love with myself. I will get married again.

If you can't be with yourself, you'll never learn to be with anyone else.

I feel like the human body is what it is, and the more you make yourself comfortable with it, the better off you are. Love your body and embrace that.

Women are wonderful, but they get so caught up about their body. We need to unhook from worrying so much. When I don't feel good, I look in the mirror and think I look fat and miserable. But when I feel good and whole, I'm not worried about my body because I'm living in it. It doesn't become an object.

People should accept being single, because those are the moments you can really focus on yourself, and learning who you are. Then when you get in a relationship, you will be stronger and have a little bit more self-awareness, self-love, and the other ingredients for a healthy relationship.

To step into reverence for your body, you must pardon yourself for all you have done and not done to care for it. You must bless what works and accept and embrace all you perceive to be wrong.

There is no ideal body. It's just taking what you have and working it.

I'm cool with my body, I love my body. I wouldn't trade it for no other body.

I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on.

The problem is, I don't think I've got too much to offer at the minute. I'm busy working on myself. This sounds like real therapy talk, but it's like, you've got to be happy with yourself before you can go out and get yourself a girl.

I think the most important thing in life is self-love, because if you don't have self-love, and respect for everything about your own body, your own soul, your own capsule, then how can you have an authentic relationship with anyone else?

Being married to Andy has given me a new appreciation for my body. He's taught me that it's not how thin you are that matters. It's how your body performs, how it endures wear and tear.

I do not understand why we are not raised to celebrate our bodies as children. Why we are told to be shy or awkward or self-conscious.

The female body is a beautiful thing, and it should be embraced and celebrated.

My body has carried me a long way and has had many evolutions. I honor it, flaws and all.