Felicity Jones: There’s nothing crude about the human body. What’s crude is the way society has taught us to be ashamed of it.

Bonnie Brown: Clothes are the first lie we tell the world. Ditch them in a non-judgemental space, and suddenly you're not hiding anymore. You're simply, gloriously present, as nature wired you to be.

I was taken by the (Other Site's) spam today stating: 'Your fans love how you connect with them and your energy. They’re hooked not just on the outfits but on how you turn it into a whole vibe ...' Glad my outfits are considered addictive, and I hope many of you will be sporting them soon.

Andrew Welch: Social nudity strips away the superficial layers we use to separate ourselves from one another. What’s left is pure human connection - open, honest and remarkably kind.

Carolyn Hawkins: I’m far more confident naked than clothed. Clothes let you hide. Nudity demands that you own who you are, and once you do, the confidence stays with you even when you dress again.

Criss Jami: When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.

You, through no fault of your own, are illegal. To test this, go for a walk, without a sanctioned disguise, to a local shop, pub or police station. Even if you're among the few living somewhere you're not illegal, most people you meet will think you are. This is an extremely silly way to live.

Patti Smith: I believe everything we dream Can come to pass through our union, We can turn the world around, We can turn the earth's revolution. We have the power, People have the power.

Keon West: Individuals do experience increases in positive body-image, self-esteem and life satisfaction after participating in real naturist activities.

Emma Richards: WNBR is pure freedom. Riding naked with everyone cheering, it’s empowering and makes you feel alive in a way nothing else does.

Mehmet Murat ildan: To feel free, hide nothing!

Victoria Bateman: I want to show that behind every naked woman is a real thinking woman. It’s not just about me. I want to show that behind every body is a brain.

Jaeda deWalt: Be you and live free. Trust that in living true to yourself, you will attract people that support and love you, just as you are.

Paul Rapoport: Naturism gives you permission to be exactly who you are without apology. The moment the clothes come off, the pretending stops and you meet the real you. And everyone else sees the real you too.

Backstory: The son of my wife's best friend can never manage to open envelopes without destroying the contents, so she made him a YouTube video about how to do it, then got friends to add to it. She asked me to do a Wicca-oriented one, particularly requesting some not too blatant nudity. Sorted!

Annette Wagner: Being nude is like breathing freely. There’s no embarrassment in something so natural.

Mary Jane Saunders: Shame about our bodies is a taught behaviour, not an inherent truth. Naturism teaches us to unlearn it through the simple act of being ourselves, uncovered.

Katherine Meehan: The right to be naked in public is a human dignity issue. No one should be forced to cover what makes them human.

The popularity - nay, the existence - of these things baffles me, but for those who enjoy them:

Nicky Hoffman: The path to body acceptance is quickly accomplished - and is fun. Since nudity is our natural state, so is body acceptance our natural state.

Isis Phoenix: Naked yoga will outlive spandex. The body remembers what the mind forgets: we were born bare.

Margaret Mead: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Terry Pratchett: It's vital to remember who you really are. It's very important. It isn't a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong.

Rainer Maria Rilke: Bound by conventions, people tend to reach for what is easy. Here we must be unafraid of what is difficult. For all living beings in nature must unfold in their particular way and become themselves, despite all opposition.

Héloïse Fournier: Being naked with friends is like shedding all your worries.

Anonymous: Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologise for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind.

Shirley Mason: The body is not obscene; the laws that criminalise it are. Allowing nudity everywhere, where it’s non-sexual, would break down barriers of judgement and let people live without hiding who they are.

Emma Kate: Tune into your truth. Live it. Breathe it. Beam it.

Emma Richards: WNBR is pure freedom. Riding naked with everyone cheering, it’s empowering and makes you feel alive in a way nothing else does.

Tessa Hughes: The WNBR is wholesome fun that makes you feel alive - cycling naked with a crowd, music blasting, and everyone cheering for the environment and freedom. It’s a playful, public way to show that nudity and activism can be a joyful combo.

Ella Kopelman (on WNBR events): For the first time, I felt like a normal human being with a body like everyone else’s. Being naked somehow felt like a superpower.

Mary Jane Saunders: Shame about our bodies is a taught behaviour, not an inherent truth. Naturism teaches us to unlearn it through the simple act of being ourselves, uncovered.

Patti Smith: I believe everything we dream Can come to pass through our union, We can turn the world around, We can turn the earth's revolution. We have the power, People have the power.

Siân Rees: I’ve never felt more confident than walking naked through a public park with other naturists. You own your space, your skin, your truth.

August Strindberg: When I free my body from its clothes, from all their buttons, belts and laces, it seems to me that my soul takes a deeper, freer breath.

Francesca Lynn: Standing bare in a crowd, as I did at my first festival, taught me that vulnerability is strength. The law may call it indecent but the spirit calls it freedom.

Liz & James Egger: Naturists don’t go naked to be seen. They go naked to feel the world directly.

Sylvia Vaught: People ask if I’m scared to be naked in public. I tell them I was scared the first time. The second time, I was free. The third time, I forgot clothes were even an option.

Carlos Ortega: A clothed person stares. A naked person smiles. That smile is the sound of fear dying.

Walt Whitman: There come moods when these clothes of ours are not only too irksome to wear, but are themselves indecent.

Victoria Bateman: Nakedness forces people to confront the humanity they’d rather ignore.

You, through no fault of your own, are illegal. To test this, go for a walk, without a sanctioned disguise, to a local shop, pub or police station. Even if you're among the few living somewhere you're not illegal, most people you meet will think you are. This is an extremely silly way to live.

Beverly L Anderson: Eventually, all societal constructs fall to new ideas. Normal is one of them.

Richard Opperman: For us, naturism is brilliant. You feel so free and empowered, and you should never let someone else’s judgement stop you from doing something you love.

Francesca Lynn: Standing bare in a crowd, as I did at my first festival, taught me that vulnerability is strength. The law may call it indecent but the spirit calls it freedom.

Katherine Meehan: The right to be naked in public is a human dignity issue. No one should be forced to cover what makes them human.

Brené Brown: Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.

Margot Datz: It's not easy being yourself because it can invite envy and attention. But if you hide your authentic self from the rest of the world, a unique life will pass you by. There is splendour in being true to yourself.

Dennis Craig Smith: Modesty concerning the body makes no sense at all. Feeling shame about what you have when everyone has one as well is an affront to logic, common sense and the human struggle to understand ourselves.

Mira Solis (on WNBR events): The second I ditched my shorts at the starting line, something clicked ... The crowd’s cheers weren’t mocking; they were celebrating. I’ve never felt so seen and so unashamed in my life.