The pretty girls get all the good stuff. Oh, God. So not true. I unlearned this after years of coaching beautiful clients. Yes, these lovelies get preferential treatment in most life scenarios, but there’s a catch: While everyone’s looking at them, virtually no one sees them. Martha Beck Read Quote
I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in my life. Martha Beck Read Quote
If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it. Martha Beck Read Quote
In one century, we’ve added 28 years to our average life span – a change so rapid that our brains couldn’t possibly have evolved to accommodate it. Martha Beck Read Quote
My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I’ve developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day. Martha Beck Read Quote
Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don’t match our own beliefs about how we should look. Martha Beck Read Quote
Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you’ll discover the creativity that connects you with others. Martha Beck Read Quote
I’d like to help repair the earth’s ecosystems, and to fully live until I’m fully dead. Martha Beck Read Quote
