Quotes from Jillian Michaels

Selfish isn't a dirty word. It means we take care of ourselves and are able to give back.

Do you realize that there is nothing in our genes that tells us when to die? There are genetic codes that tell us how to grow, how to breathe, and how to sleep, but NOTHING that tells us to die. So why do we? Because we literally rust and decay our bodies from the inside out with poor food and lifestyle choices.

Do I look like the kind of person who gives a ****

If I fall in love with a woman, that's awesome. If I fall in love with a man, that's awesome. As long as you fall in love… It's like organic food. I only eat healthy food, and I only want healthy love!

I can always use a good chest fly in my life

If you want to meet your true love, don't focus on wanting someone to take away your loneliness or make you feel less unloved. Instead think about everything you have to offer the right person, and imagine the beautiful, productive relationship you will have, which is what you will project and attract.

At some point you have to stop acting as though life is happening to you and acknowledge the ways you are happening to it. Once you take responsibility for your side of the street, you grant yourself the power to improve every aspect of your life by simply acting and behaving differently.

Something horrible may have happened to you, but you always have a choice in how you respond to it. You have the "Why does bad stuff always happen to me? I'm never going to find happiness" option, and the "This sucks but I'm going to learn and evolve from it, examine what role I played in it, and ultimately it will help me become the person I'm supposed to be" option.

I want you to take a moment here and write down all the problems that are plaguing you at this moment, from big to small. Now ask yourself what you contributed in creating your current situation. Did the professor fail you because you never went to class? Did your boss yell at you because you were on YouTube instead of working?

No one ever died from an open mind.

You may be thinking, But life really has dealt me a bad hand. It's really not my fault that my life sucks. Just hold on a second. I'm not saying taking responsibility means controlling all the things life throws at you—none of us can do that. And there are times when we are victimized. Allowing yourself to accept that reality frees you to release any guilt or shame you might be carrying for tragedies and hardships that befell you in the past.

If it didn't come from the ground or the ocean or have a mother—don't eat it. Think about it. Twinkies and Cheetos—what the hell are these? There's no Twinkie tree, and I'm pretty positive that nothing ever gave birth to a Cheeto.

Be awesome. Live life to the fullest. Shoot for the stars and never settle.

It seems at times fate knocks on people's door, and they are too afraid to pursue it.

I wish I had some strapping football player husband. It would be such a dream to be 'normal' like that, but I'm just not.

In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.

Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?

Here's the thing: life is now. It's not ten pounds from now, it's not twenty pounds from now, it's not a million dollars from now. It's right now. And you just have to take a chance.

My dad was a crazy person, but some of the best qualities about me came from him.

Every now and again, you just gotta hit something. Not someone - something.

I could open up a little gym, and I would be blissfully happy.

I felt the calling to adopt. You just know in the deepest part of your being that you are meant to find this little soul and guide them through life.

I can always use a good chest fly in my life

My agenda is trying to help people live a better life.