Quotes About Independence

You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you're in.

It's one of the terrors of old age that your body is not your friend. Or to be out on the street and be frightened of someone because you're not in good shape and can't do anything about it.

It's your body and your life and you have an absolute right to do with it as you choose.

You want to do it on your own terms - not to be forced out because your body breaks down. I had to quit because of injury and I was crying for weeks. I used to wake up in the morning and think 'what am I getting up for now?'

I rarely use a stylist, and enjoy choosing my outfit on my own. If you know what suits your body and personality then your individual style emerges naturally.

I think the problems with being older come when your body cannot do what your mind wants. Then, Houston, we have a problem.

I'm about women's empowerment. I'm about agency. I'm about being in control of your narrative and your body.

When someone else is making money off of you and using your body, you need to step off the carousel.

I have a son, who is a... not an ordinary form of schizophrenia, but clearly, cannot take care of himself. And the great fear of then, of all parents is, when the parents die, who takes care of your child? And the answer is: they become homeless.

Your baby is your baby and you are free to feed them however you like. Try not to compare your child to others. This is your journey and you can take it at your own pace. Whichever style of weaning you decide to go for is your choice, and remember: all children eventually do learn to eat with a knife and fork.

I want to tell everyone out there that there is no reason for you to sit at home when you are pregnant. Make your child ready for life, make him/her feel special.

Sending a book out into the world is a lot like sending your child to the first day of kindergarten. You hope the other kids play nice and that she makes friends.

I don't have a nanny. I have a chef, and I have my assistant, and that's it. I do it myself. You know, those hours with your child are really important ones, even if it's just the two of you, being quiet in the car together.

You love your child, and you want to protect your child more than anything on this planet, and yet, by the time they're 17, 18, they're going to step into this world, and that world will not feel the same compunction, necessarily, toward your daughter.

You're supposed to put the child in their own room at six weeks. I don't think your child should ever sleep with you.

Never let anyone or anything define your value or limit your dream.

Become your dream, and not be told what you are supposed to do.

Follow your heart, and don't be subservient to anyone. Shut out the world, and only listen to your heart to fulfill your dreams.

Nobody is going to love and honor your dreams like yourself. It's really not looking for someone to be your superhero but for us to save ourselves and to really understand that. I've been at the lowest of lowest of my life, and it took that for me to realize that I want to do better and to be better.

Don't let anyone stop you from doing what you are doing, from your dreams and what you want to do.

As a single mom, I want to say that having a child does not have to be a setback. You can still reach your dreams and teach your kids to reach for their dreams.

I want people to see that you don't need to rely on other people to make your dreams happen: you have to grab them yourself.

You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.

No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.