I grew up with a deep belief that wherever our troops fought, they were on the side of the angels.

You don’t learn from successes; you don’t learn from awards; you don’t learn from celebrity; you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that’s the truth.

When food becomes the enemy, every time we lose the fight we not only gain weight, but lose our self-esteem as well.

Find the balance between the calories you take in and the ones you burn up.

I wasn't a hippie and I wasn't even a bohemian. I was extremely earnest and serious.

The woman who respects the needs of her body will junk the junk food.

I wasn't pretty enough to be the pretty girl and I wasn't unattract­ive enough to be the dorky girl.