Cosmetic surgery processes the bodies of woman-made women, who make up the vast majority of its patient pool, into man-made women.

We as women are trained to see ourselves as cheap imitations of fashion photographs, rather than seeing fashion photographs as cheap imitations of women

A Mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually VACCINATES her daughter against low self-esteem.

A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience.

The woman wins who calls herself beautiful, and challenges the world to change to fit her vision.

What editors are obliged to appear to say that

Culture stereotypes women to fit the myth by flattening the feminine into beauty-without-intelligence or intelligence-without-beauty; women are allowed a mind or a body but not both.

Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so.

Spokespeople sell women the Iron Maiden and name her "Health": if public discourse were really concerned with women's health, it would turn angrily upon this aspect of the beauty myth.

Only one thing is more frightening than speaking your truth, and that is not speaking.

Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.

By extending love and comfort to the broken places around us, we keep watch with Jesus in his sorrow.

When your chair is positioned facing the wall, you see the wall. When it is positioned facing the sea, you see the sea. The same is true for us. Perspective is everything. Align with the divine.

I should thank you'', she said.His lips stilled, and she felt him smile against his skin. ''For what?''''Everything, really. But mostly for being you

I am learning to be more vulnerable and open on stage. This comes with the development of my acting abilities.

I don't think anyone's ever thought I was a drug dealer.

The distance between a gene and a behavior is of greatest interest to me. The relative contributions of nature and nurture, of nucleotide and nuclear family, are perpetually fascinating to me.

People are dying who haven't had that opportunity to say yes to the Lord.

Youth fades, love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all.

You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.

I would say the number one thing with cancer is not to let it scare you because when you are afraid, it destroys your immune system.