Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.

Almost everything I do is related to being fat.

I don't get it. I just don't get it. If Art is supposed to imitate Life, why do they want all the actors to be thin? There are fat people in the world. Shouldn't there be a few of us actors to represent them?

I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.

fashion has always been a little slow in accommodating large women. ... We're not asking for philanthropy here. Wake up, we're fat, we like nice clothes, and we've got cash.

Self-acceptance begets acceptance from others, which begets even deeper, more genuine self-acceptance. It can be done. But no one is going to bestow it on you. It is a gift only you can give yourself.

I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people.