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title: "4 Body Object Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Body Object quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Body Object sayings and thoughts."
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> [The body is an object in which we are all privileged, or doomed, to dwell, the source of feelings of well-being and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-giddens/the-body-is-an-object-in-which-we-are-all-privileged-or-doomed-to/)

[Anthony Giddens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-giddens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/anthony-giddens-22827_action_the-body-is-an-object-in-which-we-are-al_235692.png)

> [My body is an object of work. That's why I think to be an actor is one of the most violent jobs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-bellucci/my-body-is-an-object-of-work-that-s-why-i-think-to-be-an-actor-is-one/)

[Monica Bellucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-bellucci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d2/monica-bellucci-3930_actor_my-body-is-an-object-of-work-that-s-why_501351.jpg)

> [An 11 year old sister has been taught by the media that her body is an object, will be compared to other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rowan-blanchard/an-11-year-old-sister-has-been-taught-by-the-media-that-her-body-is/)

[Rowan Blanchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rowan-blanchard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/rowan-blanchard-20301_body_an-11-year-old-sister-has-been-taught-by_1961799.jpg)

> [Our body is not in space like things; it inhabits or haunts space. It applies itself to space like a hand to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-merleau-ponty/our-body-is-not-in-space-like-things-it-inhabits-or-haunts-space-it/)

[Maurice Merleau-Ponty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-merleau-ponty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/maurice-merleau-ponty-2834_body_our-body-is-not-in-space-like-things-it_2901922.jpg)

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