We have to nurture our young women and understand the beauty and the strength of being a woman. It’s kind of a catch-22: Strength in women isn’t appreciated, and vulnerability in women isn’t appreciated. It’s like, ‘What the hell do you do?’ What you do is you don’t allow anyone to dictate who you are.

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"Love and honesty are the things that make a good wife and mother."

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Love

"A message to a friend: A wise man shared with me yesterday one word responsible for his 24 years of marriage. You know what that word was…forgiveness."

- Jada Pinkett Smith

Love

"You know, as I get older, personal happiness is all about love. It’s all about love. You know, how I’m loved and how I love my family and my husband. That to me is happiness, when I feel like I am loved and I have a place to love deeply. That to me is happiness."

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Happiness

"Women are the glue that holds everything together."

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Connection to Earth

"I had to get into a place for myself of thinking what I would create for myself if I didn't have to worry about making money."

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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

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