Jennifer Lawrence's Most Badass Quotes

Because Jennifer Lawrence always knows exactly what we're thinking
By Grace Gavilanes
Updated October 13, 2015 05:45 PM

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ON GENDER PAY INEQUALITY

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"I'm over trying to find the 'adorable' way to state my opinion and still be likable! F--- that. I don't think I've ever worked for a man in charge who spent time contemplating what angle he should use to have his voice heard. It's just heard."

– Lenny, October 2015

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ON HER NUDE PHOTO LEAK

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"Just because I'm a public figure, just because I'm an actress, does not mean that I asked for this. It does not mean that it comes with the territory. It's my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. I can't believe that we even live in that kind of world."

– Vanity Fair, November 2014

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ON SHUTTING DOWN BODY-SHAMERS

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"There are shows that are showing generations of young people to judge based on the wrong values. That it's okay to point at people and call them ugly or fat. We have to stop treating each other like that and stop calling each other fat."

– Yahoo!, November 2013

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ON THE TRUE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS

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"Success doesn't mean that you're allowed to work less and treat people like s---."

– The Telegraph, November 2013

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ON HER ADVICE TO YOUNG GIRLS

"Be strong. Don't be a follower, and always do the right thing. If you have a choice between the right thing and the wrong thing, the right way is always the less stressful."

– 2014 Golden Globe Awards

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ON KATE MOSS' 'NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS SKINNY FEELS' QUOTE

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"I can think of a lot of things that taste better than skinny feels – potatoes, bread, a Philly cheesesteak and fries."

– ET, 2011

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ON LOVING HER BODY

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"I like the way I look. I'm really sick of these actresses looking like birds. I'd rather look a little chubby on camera and look like a person in real life than look great on screen and look like a scarecrow in real life."

– Flare, June 2011

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