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)

Home is the place where you are most thoroughly yourself, with no pretenses.

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

You want to live a life in which the things you have traded your hard-earned money for are quality items that really do uplift your life.

I firmly believe that everyone deserves to live within walking distance of either beauty or convenience, if not both.

Self-doubt is the greatest enemy of any new good habit.

Choose your exercise using the same criteria you'd apply to choosing a date - that is, attractive to you and able to hold your interest for an hour.