You are not the product of your circumstances. You are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you. You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, "You can't." Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does. You can keep going forward.

Self-esteem comes from being able to define the world in your own terms and refusing to abide by the judgments of others.

I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.

If you take care of your body, it'll take care of you.

These French-style caramels are handmade in California. It's always hard to give them away!

I made the decision I will own my own show. So never again will I ever be told what I can and can not do.

Connect. Embrace. Liberate. Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You'll see the difference it makes.