--- title: "8 Fats Quotes By Beth Ditto" description: "8 Fats quotes by Beth Ditto. Plus more from Beth Ditto and more Fats sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/beth-ditto-3017_born_i-was-born-fat-and-have-always-been-whic_76276.png" --- > [I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned ten or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-was-born-fat-and-have-always-been-which-was-just-fine-and-even/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/beth-ditto-3017_born_i-was-born-fat-and-have-always-been-whic_76276.png) > [You know, either I'm too fat or I'm flavour of the month. I don't feel either, but maybe I'm both, who knows?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/you-know-either-i-m-too-fat-or-i-m-flavour-of-the-month-i-don-t-feel/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/beth-ditto-3017_either_you-know-either-i-m-too-fat-or-i-m-flavo_200846.png) > [I want to make the IKEA of clothes for fat girls and boys. Cheap, affordable, basic - but ethically made. Basics, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-want-to-make-the-ikea-of-clothes-for-fat-girls-and-boys-cheap/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8c/beth-ditto-3017_affordable_i-want-to-make-the-ikea-of-clothes-for-f_615034.jpg) > [Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/reclaiming-the-word-fat-was-the-most-empowering-step-in-my-progress-i/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/beth-ditto-3017_agree_reclaiming-the-word-fat-was-the-most-emp_873501.jpg) > [My size has helped make me an amazing performer too. The cliche of the Funny Fat Friend: I absolutely was that character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/my-size-has-helped-make-me-an-amazing-performer-too-the-cliche-of-the/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/beth-ditto-3017_amazing_my-size-has-helped-make-me-an-amazing-pe_1211614.jpg) > [I said to my teacher, 'I can't be a singer because I'm not pretty enough, and I'm fat.' And she looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-said-to-my-teacher-i-can-t-be-a-singer-because-i-m-not-pretty/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c5/beth-ditto-3017_babe_i-said-to-my-teacher-i-can-t-be-a-singer_2516524.png) > [Portland is a place where you can find a community as a feminist, a vegan or a fat activist. Artists, musicians, knitters,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/portland-is-a-place-where-you-can-find-a-community-as-a-feminist-a/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/beth-ditto-3017_activist_portland-is-a-place-where-you-can-find-a_2856893.png) > [I really worshipped Mama Cass a lot. Mama Cass, who was really fat and she didn't lose weight. Yeah, she went on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-really-worshipped-mama-cass-a-lot-mama-cass-who-was-really-fat-and/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/beth-ditto-3017_better_i-really-worshipped-mama-cass-a-lot-mama_3072052.png) ## Other authors on Fats ## More by Beth Ditto > [I was overcome by the Holy Ghost one time, but in a Baptist way. I was six or seven, and I was saved. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-was-overcome-by-the-holy-ghost-one-time-but-in-a-baptist-way-i-was/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [I've never had a very quiet voice. I tried in choir to make it smaller, and it just didn't work out. And I listened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-ve-never-had-a-very-quiet-voice-i-tried-in-choir-to-make-it-smaller/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [Someone told me once that Lucinda Williams takes six years between albums, and that's what stuck to me; it's like, you really are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/someone-told-me-once-that-lucinda-williams-takes-six-years-between/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [True love is about being able to accept raw emotions, no matter how difficult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/true-love-is-about-being-able-to-accept-raw-emotions-no-matter-how/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [Granny Ditto always referred to perfume as 'smell good' and for me it's an essential. I have a sweetheart who's extremely allergic to most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/granny-ditto-always-referred-to-perfume-as-smell-good-and-for-me-it-s/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [When I think about the idea of Rebel Wilson having to go to the Oscars and not having something amazing to wear that's made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/when-i-think-about-the-idea-of-rebel-wilson-having-to-go-to-the/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned ten or so. Puberty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-was-born-fat-and-have-always-been-which-was-just-fine-and-even/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [Growing up as a chubby kid with a ton of imaginary friends and a Cyndi Lauper obsession, I learned about rejection early on and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/growing-up-as-a-chubby-kid-with-a-ton-of-imaginary-friends-and-a/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [This archaic idea - that a woman who is unmarried and childless at 30 is somehow unnatural - will probably always exist, and, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/this-archaic-idea-that-a-woman-who-is-unmarried-and-childless-at-30/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [Not everyone wants to be sexy everyday, wearing tight dresses and spanx.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/not-everyone-wants-to-be-sexy-everyday-wearing-tight-dresses-and-spanx/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film 'Funny Girl' at least five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/here-is-my-prescription-to-heal-all-wounds-watch-the-film-funny-girl/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [As a kid, I was always mad - just noticing the women at Thanksgiving, running around the kitchen, while the men were watching football.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/as-a-kid-i-was-always-mad-just-noticing-the-women-at-thanksgiving/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [You know, either I'm too fat or I'm flavour of the month. I don't feel either, but maybe I'm both, who knows?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/you-know-either-i-m-too-fat-or-i-m-flavour-of-the-month-i-don-t-feel/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [A weird thing about Gossip that I've always said: 'If I weren't in this band, I would never listen to it.' But I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/a-weird-thing-about-gossip-that-i-ve-always-said-if-i-weren-t-in-this/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) > [I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It's incredible - Ethel Merman was a conventional singer. Her naming her child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-ditto/i-worshipped-ethel-merman-and-i-worshipped-ethel-merman-a-lot-it-s/) [Beth Ditto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-ditto/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fats/beth-ditto/#itemlist", "name": "8 Fats Quotes By Beth Ditto", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned ten or so. Puberty hit like a hurricane and brought a new set of rules. 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