I think our culture promotes fear and shame.

I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.

I want to be awake. I want to choose kindness, live & let live. I want joy, gratitude, and peace today.

It was when I realized I needed to stop trying to be somebody else and be myself, that I actually started to own, accept and love what I had.

Just embrace your hair! I really feel like I am not an advocate for people doing what I do. I'm an advocate for people discovering and finding what works for them.

When I'm not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it's time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite "milkmaid" braid.

Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later.

In some of the darkest and hardest moments, there is always a part of me that is okay. And I can always access that part of me.

Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.

I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself'.

We all, as women, need to continue to change our gaze from how we are seen to how we are seeing.

A movie is not a movie, it is a potential nuclear furnace of inspiration, courage and conscience.

With no sense of smell, your memories dropped like pennies out of a ripped pocket, until the past was ashes and your parents were blanks: nothing more than the holes in Swiss cheese.

Can any man sacrifice is life for his fellow man?

Imagine Himalayas without glaciers. Imagine 3 nuclear powers without water.

We will never realize the vision in division

Paradigm shift: does that come before swing shift or after?

If you are considering marriage, ask yourself one question: Will I still enjoy talking with her when I'm old?

Some period of time later you look up and say, "That concern was right on the mark; it happened exactly as I thought it would." So that's been really helpful to recognize.

I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond.

The single most effective way to make a service as reliable as possible is to make it as simple as possible. Find the simplest solution that meets all the requirements.