1. “Tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body but they also enhance the soul.” ― Michelle Delio
2. “You don’t choose your tattoo design, your tattoo chooses you!” ― Shirin Naghashlou
3. “Getting a tattoo is a nice way of reclaiming your own body, to help tell yourself that you’re in charge.” ― Ashley Love
4. “If I decide to get a tattoo, it’ll be a map of where I live on my chest in case I ever get amnesia.” ― Stewart Stafford
5. “Tattoos tell the world we’ve still got something to say.” ― Liz Jones
6. “A tattoo is an affirmation: that this body is yours to have and to enjoy while you’re here. Nobody else can control what you do with it.” ― Don Ed Hardy
7. “People are proud of their tattoos. It’s like a modern coat of arms.” ― Christian Louboutin
8. “Good tattoos aren’t cheap and cheap tattoos aren’t good.” ― Josephine Fuller
9. “My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.” ― Johnny Depp
10. “A word to the wise, a tattoo is obviously for life, so make sure you’ve triple-checked for typos and spelling errors.” ― Lucy Alice Morris
11. “My tattoos are reminders to hang in there when things get tough.” ― Demi Lovato
12. “If the body is a temple, then tattoos are its stained glass windows.” ― Sylvia Plath
13. “Our bodies were printed as blank pages to be filled with the ink of our hearts.” ― Michael Biondi
14. “For me, a tattoo is an art installation that I get to wear all the time. It’s all about self-expression. You get to wear your insides on your outsides.” ― Malia Jones
15. “I think tattoos are a way to express yourself without words. Without having to explain yourself, people can look at your tattoos and see who you are.” ― Jodi Morgan
16. “Some of my tattoos are a bit silly, but I know where and what time I got them.” ― Ed Sheeran
17. “Tattoos are like stories – they’re symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful.” ― Pamela Anderson
18. “I’m from a nice, suburban, middle-class family, but my tattoos remind me where I’ve been.” ― Tom Hardy
19. “I do have a few little tattoos, but they were mostly done to cover scars because I’m so fair.” ― Dolly Parton
20. “So many people always fear tattoos because they don’t want to limit themselves from certain jobs. I clearly never let that stop me and just got covered head to toe.” ― Jeffree Star
21. “Show me a man with a tattoo and I’ll show you a man with an interesting past.” ― Jack London
22. “I want my tattoos to be a story of my life.” ― Anne-Marie
23. “I look at tattoos as a commitment to life.” ― Jeff Hardy
24. “My tattoos have become a part of me. When I look in the mirror, I just see my face.” ― Lil Peep
25. “Tattoos are a permanent commitment of passion.” ― Tawny Lara
26. “If people are honest with themselves when they choose a tattoo, the art will represent them better than anything that will ever come out of their mouth.” ― Troy Holloway
27. “Tattoos … are the stories in your heart, written on your skin.” ― Charles De Lint
28. “People are proud of their tattoos. It’s like a modern coat of arms.” ― Christian Louboutin
29. “I’m addicted to tattoos. I can’t stop; I love them.” ― Adrianne Palicki
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