Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.
If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream.
Being a healthy woman isn’t about getting on a scale or measuring your waistline. We need to start focusing on what matters-on how we feel, and how we feel about ourselves.
Even my husband is happier when I’m happy. He has always said, “You figure out what you want to do,” because he’s discovered that personal happiness is connected to everything.
Hope and change are hard-fought things.
Ultimately this issue is on us. We’re the ones who make the decisions about what our kids eat.
We need to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation. We have lost our way. And it begins with inspiration. It begins with leadership.
I’ve always been a closet jock, but when I got married and had kids, that fell by the wayside.
There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.
I admit it: I am louder than the average human being and have no fear of speaking my mind. These traits don’t come from the color of my skin but from an unwavering belief in my own intelligence.
I am a sleeper. When you wake up at 4:30 in the morning to do a workout, you’re sleepy at 8 in the evening. By 10 o’clock at the latest, I’m in bed.
How hard you work matters more than how much you make.
All of us are driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won’t do – that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.
As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else’s, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids.
I’m not a big fan of young kids having Facebook. It’s not something they need. It’s not necessary.
Exercise is really important to me – it’s therapeutic. So if I’m ever feeling tense or stressed or like I’m about to have a meltdown, I’ll put on my iPod and head to the gym or out on a bike ride along Lake Michigan with the girls.
Walk away from ‘friendships’ that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you.
My goal is to be a great-looking 70-year-old! I won’t mind being 70, but I want people to say, “You’re 70?”
At the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values, and your vision, and the life experiences that make you who you are.
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