Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.

I'm over the hill, maybe even the whole mountain range, but I don't see it that way even one little bit.

On the issue of abortion, I'm ever on the fence, or, at most, an inch or two to either side.

If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it-through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated.

A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with-that's poverty-but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you're clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it's clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)

Sometimes we get so busy pursuing our dream that we forget to notice the degree to which we're living it already.

I realize that I'm a mature woman and one of these days, incredible diet or not, I'll be a little old lady.