Quotes
“Tough girls come from New York. Sweet girls, they’re from Georgia. But us Kentucky girls, we have fire and ice in our blood. We can ride horses, be a debutante, throw left hooks, and drink with the boys, all the while making sweet tea, darlin’. And if we have an opinion, you know you’re gonna hear it.”
“I was always told I was special. And I was also assured that I had a gift and a purpose.”
“You have so much power to bring awareness, prevention and change.”
“I can’t think of anything I want and need that I don’t already have but at the same time, I’m not sated.”
“Oh sure, I can do that, no problem. Gain 30 pounds, sing a song, ride a horse, jump off a building, no worries.”
“It’s up to us to take pop culture back and to express quality and dignity for both boys and girls.”
“I know what $20 can do, what $600 can do, what $1 million can do, so I’ve radically altered my own spending – I will stay at the airport hotel rather than the $350-a-night one, and then I’ll take the extra money and invest it to accrue interest, so I can later donate it.”
“My mat is a safe place. I’ll go into Child’s pose or I’ll simply sit on it and cry. It’s my rock. I haven’t been depressed in a while, but it’s something I know how to look for in my life. Yoga has made a big difference there,”
“My mother’s into frilly dresses and eyelashes and hairstyles from the 1970s. We always argue about that.”
“Abstinence, being faithful and correct and consistent condom use are the only ways to successfully reach everyone when discussing HIV prevention. I believe that the abstinence message alone does not solve the AIDS epidemic.”
“I have these little talks with myself. I call it an attitude pep talk. I say, ‘Ashley, this is not one of those moments you pray God sends a thunderbolt to make it better. Girl, you just endure.”
The Burning Time
