It’s National Underwear Day, which means Twitter is littered with photos of lean, tan, toned women — and men, too — reclining or writhing in their undies. Apparently just wearing underwear makes some of these people feel orgasmic. Well, we’d like to celebrate in our own way. Here are 30 quotes about body image to make you feel good about your body, whether you’re wearing skimpy red lace briefs… or whether you’re in your period underwear.
1. “You’re a human being, you live once and life is wonderful, so eat the damn red velvet cupcake.” — Emma Stone
2. “I’ve never had a problem with the way I look. I’d rather go for lunch with my friends than go to a gym. — Adele
3. “If anybody even tries to whisper the word ‘diet,’ I’m like, ‘You can go fuck yourself.’” — Jennifer Lawrence
4. “Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a California tan, a Jamaican dance hall ass, long Swedish legs, small Japanese feet, the abs of a lesbian gym owner, the hips of a nine-year-old boy, the arms of Michelle Obama, and doll tits. The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage our athletes.” —Tina Fey
5. “Young women, don’t worry so much about your weight. What makes you different or weird — that’s your strength.” — Meryl Streep
6. “Who cares if there are lumps on my thighs? I’m guilty of having human legs made up of fat, muscle, and skin, and sometimes when you sit, they get bumpy!” — Kristen Bell
7. “Among my acquaintances there is no woman wearing XS. No, sorry, there is one: my daughter. The point is, that Mia is 11 years old.” — Kate Winslet
8. “Step Away from the Mean Girls, and say bye-bye to feeling bad about your looks. Are you ready to stop colluding with a culture that makes so many of us feel physically inadequate? Say goodbye to your inner critic, and take this pledge to be kinder to yourself and others. This is a call to arms. A call to be gentle, to be forgiving, to be generous with yourself. The next time you look into the mirror, try to let go of the story line that says you’re too fat or too sallow, too ashy or too old, your eyes are too small or your nose too big; just look into the mirror and see your face. When the criticism drops away, what you will see then is just you, without judgment, and that is the first step toward transforming your experience of the world.” — Oprah
9. “The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.” — Jamie Lee Curtis
10. “My limbs work, so I’m not going to complain about the way my body is shaped.” — Drew Barrymore
11. “I definitely have body issues, but everybody does. When you come to the realization that everybody does that — even the people that I consider flawless — then you can start to live with the way you are. I’ve read interviews with some of the most beautiful women who have insecurities. And you look at them and you’re like, ‘How many do you have? Name one thing wrong with yourself,’ and they could name a handful.”— Taylor Swift
12. “You can’t really invest in your looks as the only thing because it’s a depreciating asset. It’s like putting money into a stock that’s going down.” — Rashida Jones
13. “I think about my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, not the be all and end all of my existence.” — Lena Dunham
14. “As a child, I never heard one woman say to me, ‘I love my body.’ Not my mother, my elder sister, my best friend. No one woman has ever said, ‘I am so proud of my body.’ So I make sure to say it [my daughter], because a positive physical outlook has to start at an early age. … I stand in front of the mirror and say to Mia, ‘We are so lucky we have a shape. We’re so lucky we’re curvy. We’re so lucky that we’ve got good bums.’ And she’ll say, ‘Mummy, I know, thank God.’ It’s paying off.’”— Kate Winslet
15. “You have to look past it — you look how you look. And be comfortable. What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make other people happy? That’s just dumb.” — Jennifer Lawrence
16. “Pretty much everyone I know, no matter what size, is trying some system. Even when someone gets to looking like she should be so proud of herself, instead she’s like, ‘I could be another three pounds less; I could be a little taller and have bigger lips.’ Where does it end? You just have to say, ‘It’s pretty damn good. I am right here at the moment and I’m OK with it. I’ve got other things to think about.’” — Melissa McCarthy
17. “Being called gorgeous is not a bad thing! But at the same time, I don’t want to thrive on people’s opinions of me.” — Lupita Nyong’o.
18. “You shouldn’t be pressured into trying to be thin by the fashion industry, because they only want models that are like human mannequins. But you have to remember that it’s not practical or possible for an everyday woman to look like that. Being size zero is a career in itself so we shouldn’t try and be like them. It’s not realistic and it’s not healthy.” – Rihanna
19. “Take your time and your talent and figure out what you have to contribute to this world. And get over what the hell your butt looks like in those jeans!” — America Ferrera
20. “Even I don’t wake up looking like Cindy Crawford.” — Cindy Crawford
21. “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. I was like, ‘Look, I can carry a baby! I’m gaining weight right, everything’s going well.’” – Amy Adams
22. “I fall into that nebulous, quote-unquote, normal American woman size that legions of fashion stylists detest. For the record, I’m a size 8 — this week, anyway. Many stylists hate that size because I think to them, it shows that I lack the discipline to be an ascetic; or the confident, sassy abandon to be a total fatty hedonist.” — Mindy Kaling
23. “I’m no stranger to the occasional dodgy juice, but it doesn’t taste very nice and it is bloody boring. It’s not a way to live.” — Kate Winslet
24. “If we’re regulating cigarettes and sex and cuss words because of the effect that it has on our younger generation, then why aren’t we regulating things like calling people ‘fat’?” — Jennifer Lawrence
25. “I don’t really care what I look like that much, and I think women out there should just be happy with the way they look. They shouldn’t really try to conform to any kind of stereotype. Just be happy and hopefully healthy.” — Rebel Wilson
26. “It’s a very specific body. Even great reviews will be like: chubby, portly, overweight. . . . Sometimes I’m like, ‘Ugh, how did I make myself the guinea pig for this?’ But on the other hand, hating my body has not been my cross to bear in this life. Which I feel very lucky about.” — Lena Dunham
27. “I’ve learned that if you’re too skinny, they’ll say something about it. If you’re not skinny enough, they’ll say something about it. I just try to feel good in my own skin as much as I can.” – Jennifer Love Hewitt
28. “I think that whatever size or shape body you have, it’s important to embrace it and get down! The female body is something that’s so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not dis other women for being proud of theirs!” — Christina Aguilera
29. “I’m never going to starve myself for a part. I don’t want little girls to be like, ‘Oh, I want to look like Katniss, so I’m going to skip dinner.’ That’s something I was really conscious of during training, when you’re trying to get your body to look exactly right. I was trying to get my body to look fit and strong — not thin and underfed.” — Jennifer Lawrence
30. “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and s–t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story — I will. I will speak and share and fuck and love and I will never apologize to the frightened millions who resent that they never had it in them to do it. I stand here and I am amazing, for you. Not because of you. I am not who I sleep with. I am not my weight. I am not my mother. I am myself.” — Amy Schumer
