Carre Otis Quotes - Page 2

Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It's like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender.

From the time I started school, it was clear to everyone that I wasn't learning at the same pace as other kids.

My parents were both from the East and had moved to San Francisco only so my father could go to law school there.

I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there depicting women. Not all of us are 17 and a size two.

I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country.

I bicycle 12,000-foot mountain passes, run, cross train, skate-ski, hike and mountain bike.

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.

But I would assert that despite the wide variety of yoga options and individual preferences, there is one universal element: the union of consciousness and movement, breath and awareness.

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

I feel like it's my responsibility to honestly cover a lot of subjects in part because I have two little girls and I really want them when they grow up to have a voice.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.