Getting fit is a political act – you are taking charge of your life.
Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.
Think about it: Reducing crime and poverty and ensuring that we have an educated, stable work force has a direct effect on you and me and the future of our country.
Reproductive freedom is a real danger for the patriarchy, because it means that women are empowered.
Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary.
You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don’t find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do.
When I say women are the agents of change, I really should say women and girls.
A man has every season while a woman only has the right to spring.
Enjoyable does not necessarily mean easy.
We all, in fact, carry so many people inside us; the only difference is that actors get paid for it, and we sort of spruce it up a bit.
Physical fitness is a three-legged stool: strength, aerobic capacity, and flexibility.
If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.
I don’t think there’s anything more important than making peace before it’s too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent.
Some people are surprised that the Republicans are waging a war on women, or that they voted against equal pay for women. I’m not surprised at all. In some ways, it may be a good thing. They’re defending the patriarchy, which is a wounded beast! And wounded beasts are always dangerous.
I don’t want to die without knowing who I am.
Female listeners are leaving traditional talk radio because of the rough-edged, shouting nature of it. Women want more light and less heat.
Exercise teaches you the pleasure of discipline.
As is my way, when I start something that I’ve put off doing, I always start with the hardest form. So I started with Ashtanga.
The woman who respects the needs of her body will junk the junk food.
I always carry yeast flakes and bran with me when I travel.