Lisa Lampanelli Quotes

You take away the handicap of obesity, and this person becomes someone else. Take a jolly fat man for instance. You talk to him, and his heart is breaking. He wants to be thin.

I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.

I have days of self-doubt, but I think the kindest thing I can do to myself is accept where my body is at.

There was a point in my 40s when I went into the bathroom with a bottle of wine, locked the door, and said, 'I'm not coming out until I can totally accept the way that I look right now.'

If you're not happy about how you look, you have to question how much self-love you have.

I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been very few times in my life where I've felt down about the way I look or the way I feel.

I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.

At the end of the day... my love for my body... comes from within.

It's very important to feel good, but I know it's hard sometimes to look in the mirror.

It's not attractive to be talking down about yourself all the time. All you continue to do to yourself is pull yourself further down into a deeper place of depression and sadness and insecurity and fear and hopelessness, so it's like, having God in your life is important, accepting who you are is important, regardless of what you look like.

I was always a very self-conscious person and was picked on for my body type. I used to feel low and sad all the time, but didn't know I was suffering from depression and Body Dysmorphic Disorder till I got help.

Looking up to girls for inspo is a beautiful thing, but comparing yourself is what creates the anxiety and self-hatred. It's really important that young girls know the difference.

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.

If I like myself at this weight, then this is what I'm going to be. I don't have an eating disorder.

Nobody looks perfect. We have to find peace with the way we look and get on with life.

I'm going to let myself off the hook, because if there's one thing that is not my focus at the moment, it's how much I weigh.

It sounds gross to say that I like myself more. But not everyone likes themselves that much. Especially in the comedy world.

I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.

Depression is a surfeit of empathy - a killing empathy - that makes depressives great friends to everyone but themselves. Having a self is a rough business, and depressives can empathize with others who have to deal with it, but not with themselves.

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

After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.

It's okay', you know? It's okay to be you. It's okay to just not be okay. It's okay to not be okay.

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.

I love myself and I am a good person.

If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act.