Don't apologize for asking for what you deserve.

We have to unclutter our brains from worries that maybe people don't like us. Women tend to worry about popularity; it doesn't matter if they like you. They need to respect you. They need to show that respect for you in your pay check. And that needs to be okay.

A bad boyfriend is someone you give everything to - you live with him, cook for him, sleep with him - thinking he is going to marry you and then he doesn't. When you are giving your all to a job and not getting credit, your job is a bad boyfriend.

We have to stop judging people who are struggling with their weight.

Being unemployed has so many real and palpable ramifications but there are also psychological side effects which you can only understand if youve truly lived through it.

The needs of babies and toddlers were constant and drained the life out my sense of self and my familys relationship with each other.

I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer.