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Especially as a title-holder, you can do great things with charities, because people suddenly care about what you have to say. I wanted to make a difference, which is why I created the Queen of the Universe pageant. I want to change all of those stigmas in the beauty pageant world. ”
If my favorite, most comfortable place is by our fireplace in cold weather, expedient places are on an airplane, in a waiting room or even waiting in line; frequently these days, while on the phone having been 'put on hold.' ”
In fundamental ways, the 2016 Democratic primary has been a litigation of the Obama years, and of whether the president's 2008 campaign vow of 'change we can believe in' succeeded or failed. ”
Instead of focusing on that circumstances that you cannot change - focus strongly and powerfully on the circumstances that you can. ”
Something I learned along the way is that you really have to have courage in life. You can do amazing things on any level. It doesn't have to change the world; it can just impact the people around you - that's just as amazing. ”
I don't see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn't need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty. ”
No day is alike - I do many other things, and I'm very active in the environmental movement. ”
My life has included a study of Shakespeare and to me it's very natural, but I know that it's not always accessible to other people. ”
It's like, 'You're not allowed to change. That's not fair. We like you like this.' But I don't. So let me expand and express myself. ”
I'm still figuring out why people would want to look at me. Maybe it's generic beauty, but it's weird to be valued for something I was born with. ”