Lizzo Quotes

If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?

I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.

To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.

It's so important for young girls of color - young girls of any color - to see diverse women as the heroes of their own story.

I want to inspire young girls and let them know that we are all goddesses inside and out.

When people come to my gigs, they feel accepted as they are and they feel part of this family.

I love 'HUMBLE' because he spoke on women with stretch marks and that's what I live and stand for is body positivity.

I wanted to show girls it's not bad to be dark, that different is beautiful.

Some of our songs are empowering, but I feel like more so than our music, it's who we are. We're four women who are completely different ethnicities, completely different body types, completely different walks of life and opinions.

I grew up in a big Mexican family and... we always were so comfortable in our own skin. So society, the stuff that I think we see a lot now for young girls, didn't really reach me because I had this huge Mexican bubble around me saying, 'You're beautiful. You're amazing. You're strong. And be you.'

It's always been a dream to be in a beauty campaign. Anything that can show girls they can look ethereal at any size.

I'm representing the curvy girls and that's great.

To see another fat girl on television, I think, is really powerful. I'm happy to open the doors for a younger generation of fat, black women to be visible, to be seen, to be heard.

I wanted to be a part of telling women there is no segregation. There is no need to ever not feel beautiful or glamorous. There should be nothing that gets in your way.

I just support people that truly believe that all women are beautiful.

I feel confident with myself, and if that inspires other women to feel confident with their bodies, great.

Of course the sexiest thing a girl can do is not complain about her body.

I think that, as a woman, it's much healthier and more positive to focus on your good parts and the things you like about yourself, not pick yourself apart.

If a woman says, I love myself; I love my body; I'm comfortable with my life, comfortable with my mistakes, and I deserve a seat at every table and everything should be completely equal, there are guys who lose their minds.

Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.

I'm done losing weight, I feel great, and I love looking like a woman. I love being curvy and having boobs and hips. It's hot. I don't ever want to be size zero.

Fashion can always be a part of your life no matter what shape or size you are. You don't need to feel like you have to fit into a box because you aren't a certain size that your favorite designer carries.

I say this in the spirit of feminist encouragement, but I think I'm pretty hot. I've got all the facial features, facing the right way, at the right end, and you can always paint over the bad bits with makeup.

Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else?

One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.