Ashley Graham Quotes

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Ashley Graham

Profession : Model

Birth : October 30, 1987

My father was a master of the cutting insult.

Ashley Graham

We can't create change until we recognize and check our own actions.

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I had so many agents tell me that at size 18, I would never work or work again. I heard, 'Go home and lose some weight.'

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I'm a woman of faith. And I really believe that if I say, 'God, this is what I want,' He says, 'I'll give you your desires, as long as they line up with My will.'

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I really believe that parents need to know they are shaping the future of their children.

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I used to be bound by people who placed limits on what they thought I could do. Through that, I learned that if you want something, you have to be the one to go out and do it. If you don't ask for something, you're not going to get it.

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I've lived the torment of the names. I've lived the torment of boyfriends breaking up with me because they were afraid I was going to be too fat later in life.

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People would do the sound of a truck backing up - beeeep, beeeep - as I was sitting down.

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I work out not to lose weight but to maintain my good health. And anyway, if I did want to lose weight, it would be no one's decision but my own.

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I tried every diet, from living on cabbage soup to fasting to Weight Watchers, and then came the frozen meals and the shakes. I realized that the more I took care of my body, eating what was good for me, then I felt happy and whole.

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I have been so blessed not only to talk about things that I want to talk about in my industry, but also to have a platform - and people want to hear about it.

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When I post a photo from a 'good angle,' I receive criticism for looking smaller and selling out. When I post photos showing my cellulite, stretch marks, and rolls, I'm accused of promoting obesity.

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People will run up to me with tears in their eyes and say, 'You're Ashley Graham?' and I match their enthusiasm and respond, 'Yes, I am!' and all they say is, 'Thank you so much.'

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My fans are incredible. Don't you dare talk bad about me on my Instagram, because my fans will come out, and they will eat you alive.

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I think that when you use the word 'plus-size,' you're putting all these women in a category: 'You don't eat well.' 'You don't work out.' 'You could care less about your body.' 'You're insecure.' 'You have no confidence.'

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I just don't live my life in a world where I am not feeling my best, and feeling my best is feeling sexy.

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The fashion industry might persist to label me as plus-sized, but I like to think of it as my-sized.

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This is the thing: I know I'm paving the way for the next generation of girls, and they're not going to have to do this. That's what I hope. I'll take the brunt work and just handle it, and then you guys can just sail right on through.

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