November 2009
670 posts
Happiness Meme, Day 5
loveyourchaos:
I felt genuinely happy all day. I went to visit my grandparents after physical therapy and my grandpa slipped me a five dollar bill and told me to go buy myself some candy <3
What made you happy today?
“It’s only after you’ve lost everything that you’re free to do anything.”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via prowess)
(this is exactly where I am right now, realizing that I really am free to do anything)
(via loveyourchaos)
” I have never felt any pressure being Miss Universe. I behave quite naturally. I like to be the way I am. If people behave as if wearing a certain shield, nobody can open his or her heart to them. On the other hand, if people are relaxed, they can easily make friends and communicate openly. I always try to keep in mind that many people look at what I do and how I do it. Being a role model...
“My life since Miss Universe has been changed a lot. have grown so much as a result of my travels and all my work with HIV/AIDS programs. I’m incredibly grateful for the things I’ve experienced.I hate the whole tall-poppy syndrome. I don’t want people to think it’s all gone to my head, because it isn’t. That’s why I’m a little bit stressed, because...
“I had critics call me, ‘Miss Piggy USA’ and ‘The Worst Miss USA ever’ just because I wasn’t a size 2, I laugh at the situation now because I learned a big lesson. I will never look to others to find my happiness. You don’t have to want to be Miss USA or even be interested in pageants for that matter. You just have to have a will to better yourself and make things happen for you.” Chelsea Cooley,...
“I always have faith in my talent and for that reason I work day to day to follow my professional growth. I know that I have all the tools to be successful. No matter how long or short time may be, it does not matter to me. “
Denise Quinones, Miss Universe 2001
What’s the best thing about winning Miss Earth? And what’s the worst? “I would say that so far, the best thing about winning Miss Earth is that you can contribute to the cause that the pageant promotes—that is, the environment. Then, of course, there’s the quantity and quality of knowledge that you gain and are able to accumulate through your travels as Miss Earth. You get exposed to new...
What is the essence of being a woman? Sushmita’s famous answer: “Just being a woman is God’s gift. The origin of a child is a mother, a woman. She shows a man what sharing, caring, and loving is all about. That is the essence of a woman.”
Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994
Is it written in your contract that you have to maintain a certain weight, look, and that you can’t cut your hair? “Of course that is included in the contract. It is a standard thing for both models and actresses. In this world, it’s normal. For example, it’s in the contract that my image can’t change too much from the moment of being chosen. I must keep up my image, but my appearance has...
Elayne Boosler
I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I only lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
Ellen DeGeners
You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She’s 97 today and we don’t know where the hell she is.
Groucho Marx
I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.