Appearance Quote by Gloria Steinem

“although there are many factors that contribute to women's body-image issues, we cannot ignore the role that society plays in the aesthetics of what…

— Malebo Sephodi

Most women in our culture, then, are disordered when it comes to issues of self-worth, self-entitlement, self-nourishment, and comfort with their own bodies; eating…

— Susan Bordo

“Culture alone cannot explain the phenomena of such high rates of eating disorders. Eating disorders are complex, but what they all seem to have…

— Karen A. Duncan

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from…

— Tipper Gore

Girls developed eating disorders when our culture developed a standard of beauty that they couldn't obtain by being healthy. When unnatural thinness became attractive,…

— Anonymous

“I try to stay fit and eat healthily, but I am not anxious to starve myself and become unnaturally thin. I don’t find that…

— Scarlett Johansson

People are so obsessed with that these days. As long as you're healthy, what difference do a few pounds make? Crazy diets. Thirteen-year-old girls…

— Danielle Steel

Too many young girls have eating disorders due to low self-esteem and distorted body image. I think it's so important for girls to love…

— Ariana Grande

This unrealistic patriarchal standard of beauty? We're not doing that. It's not about what size we are after we've grown a body. It's about…

— Michelle Buteau

We know that ever woman wants to be thin. Our images of womanhood are almost synonymous with thinness.

— Susie Orbach

For me to look skinny on camera would require me to have a really violent eating disorder, and I refuse to do that. I…

— Leslie Grossman

This is hilarious. First, people say how so many actresses in Hollywood look anorexic, and now they are criticizing me for looking normal. Body…

— Jennifer Lawrence