Carre Otis Quotes

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• We come in many different shapes and sizes, and we need to support each other and our differences. Our beauty is in our differences.

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  Differences, Support, Different

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• Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.

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  Mean, People, Judgment

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• There is nothing more attractive that a woman who is sure of herself.

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  Attractive

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• I'm proud that today, at 43 years old, I've come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty.

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  Years, Focus, Proud

  "A Sisterhood of Inner Beauty" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 3, 2012.

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• I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for women's equality and liberation.

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  Believe, Progress, Made

  "Sisterhood Now: The Political, the Personal, and the Just" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 27, 2012.

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• Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people.

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  People, Eating Disorder, Body

  "Ending the Myth" by Carré Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2011.

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• Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and adult life.

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  Taken, Diversity, Childhood

  "In the Face of Change" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 3, 2012.

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• Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.

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  Heart, Anorexia, Situation

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• I did some great work with my Calvin Klein ads on the motorcycle. It was really groundbreaking because people hadn't seen a woman actually riding a motorcycle before.

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  People, Motorcycle, Riding

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• My own path towards wellness has been a long and dynamic one. It's taught me that healing from the inside out takes time and there can be great value in various sources of guidance.

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  Healing, Long, Path

  "A Healing Balance" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2012.

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• My daughters, your daughters, our daughters deserve safety, protection, and the freedom to make their own choices about their personal lives and their physical selves.

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  Daughter, Mother, Self

  "Sisterhood Now: The Political, the Personal, and the Just" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 27, 2012.

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• I've found that balance is key. I'm no longer an extremist in any one direction.

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  Keys, One Direction, Balance

  "A Healing Balance" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2012.

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• I was in a sushi bar and it dawned on me - how could I discriminate between a cow and a fish?

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  Vegetarianism, Bars, Sushi

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• You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.

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  Scary, Balance

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• Motherhood has brought me many joys and insights, but the new perspective it granted me on the role I had inadvertently played in young women's lives for the 2 decades I spent in the modeling industry was downright sobering.

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  Motherhood, Perspective, Joy

  "Ending the Myth" by Carré Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2011.

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• I was essentially paid to perpetuate the myth that we are all, or should at least try to be, 17 and a size 2 forever.

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  Forever, Trying, Size

  "Ending the Myth" by Carré Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 8, 2011.

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• I grew up on antibiotics. Every ailment - sore throats, earaches, flus - warranted a trip to the doctor and in most cases some kind of prescription.

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  Doctors, Flu, Antibiotics

  "A Healing Balance" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2012.

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• In the past, I often found that when I reached out for a fast cure it led me down a slippery slope of more medications, hopeful dependence on the next prescription and ultimately a much longer drawn-out illness.

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  Past, Hopeful, Next

  "A Healing Balance" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2012.

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• When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

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  Parent

  "A Sisterhood of Inner Beauty" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 3, 2012.

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• I've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather than drained.

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  Feelings, I've Learned, Lift Me Up

  "A Sisterhood of Inner Beauty" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 3, 2012.

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• There comes a moment as a parent when you realize you will no longer be the center of your child's universe.

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  Children, Parent, Realizing

  "In the Face of Change" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 3, 2012.

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• My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!

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  Dog, Tree, Acres

  "Speaking for the Silent" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 7, 2012.

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• My weight fluctuated when I was 30, and I did the unthinkable - I stepped out as a plus-sized model.

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  Weight, Plus, Unthinkable

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• Just as young people absorb all kinds of messages from the media, young girls learn what it means to be a woman by watching the older women in their lives.

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  Girl, Mean, Media

  "A Sisterhood of Inner Beauty" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 3, 2012.

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• I had been on this insane diet for almost 17 years to maintain the weight that was demanded of me when I was modeling. My diet was really starvation. I am not naturally that thin.

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  Years, Anorexia, Insane

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