As women, we are constantly told that we need to compare ourselves to a girl in school, to our co-ยญworkers, to the images in a magazine. How is the world going to advance if we're always comparing ourselves to others?
Shailene WoodleyYou have only 30 seconds with a new person. I will give you a hug so you know Iโm real, and then youโre real too.
Shailene WoodleyI've been acting since I was young because I wanted to, not because my parents wanted me to. My dad is a principal and mom is a middle school counselor, so acting was like, "Eh, whatever. As long as you get good grades." It's really fun, and nothing more.
Shailene WoodleyThe day the process of acting becomes something that I dread is the end. Obviously, why would you do something that you hate? I won't do that.
Shailene WoodleyI was between 14 and 15, when I went through my angsty period. I was never very rebellious. I never did things to rebel against society, or against my parents, but I did think I knew everything. Then, one day, I woke up and realized I was a dot in this universe, and that quickly dissipated.
Shailene WoodleyAll it takes is to pick up that one piece of trash you pass everyday on your way to work. Or to turn the water faucet off when you're brushing your teeth from afar. Or to compost. Or to buy 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper. Or to utilize vintage stores and secondhand markets. Or to fully devote yourself to only buying vegetables from local sources. It is remarkably easy to incorporate sustainable choices into our everyday, busy lives.
Shailene Woodley