Quotes about "Change & Growth"

I never modeled myself after anyone. The person who had most influence on me was my mother, but it was really for her strength and courage more than her style, even though she had a lot of style. In a weird way, looking at pictures of me when I was 17 or 18, I was dressing the same way. I haven't changed very much. ”

It's freeing to not be caught up in your own personal baggage. ”

I certainly am the first to acknowledge where I don't have strengths, but I think I'm pretty good at acknowledging where I do. ”

I realized through my personal travels how little I know about certain conflicts, because I was too vain or self-absorbed to ask the questions. That's been the focus while I'm in my thirties - to become an accomplished woman, rather than some actress. ”

I don't know about style. I know about my personal style. ”

Photography is very personal to me. God knows how many rolls of film I have that I've never shared. ”

They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there. ”

I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information. ”

If people look at me and, certainly, my brothers, and they see strength and guts, they'd have to know my parents. If they wanted to know why we're so close as a family, that closeness comes from my mother and father. ”

I need that hug from my mom. She's the Latin mother that hugs you and says all these sweet things to you in Spanish. It's just comforting. She also gives me that strength. ”