Books by Boss Ladies We Love

“Cara and I are on the same page when it comes to taking care of ourselves. We know just how crucial it is that we do it, but we also live in a world where it can be hard to make our well-being a priority.” —Christina Anstead

“Sometimes we are all so afraid to be honest with ourselves because we know that honesty will lead to somewhere.” —Jessica Simpson

“I keep a journal and it means a lot to me. It keeps me honest and accountable. I don’t tell very many people about every detail of my life, but I tell my journal.” —Carrie Underwood

“When we learn to embrace forgiveness, it opens us up to healing, hope, and a new world of possibility.” —Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt

“Becoming is never giving up on the idea that there’s more growing to be done.” —Michelle Obama

“No, I am not a sexpert, a psychologist, or a registered dietician. I am not a married mother of three or the owner of a successful hosiery franchise. But I am a girl with a keen interest in self-actualization, sending hopeful dispatches from the front lines of that struggle.” —Lena Dunham

“Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” —Tina Fey

“I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story — I will.” —Amy Schumer 

“I’ve experienced a whole lot the last few years, and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you’ll take a moment to sit back, relax, and enjoy the words I’ve put together for you in this book. I think you’ll find I’ve left no stone unturned, no door unopened, no window unbroken, no rug unvacuumed, no ivories untickled. What I’m saying is, let us begin, shall we?” —Ellen Degeneres

“I will never need anyone to complete me. I am enough on my own.” —Lily Collins

“A woman who doesn’t apologize for her very existence on Earth is rare, and that’s what I wanted for myself.” —Gabourey Sidibe

“If you allow yourself, you can become stronger in the very places that you’ve been broken.” —Jane Fonda

“But I’ve learned that tending to the outside has a pretty profound effect on how we feel on the inside.” —Joanna Gaines

“All my wins are lessons and all my failures are lessons that will one day become wins.” —Tiffany Haddish

“Badassery, I’m discovering, is a new level of confidence—in both yourself and those around you.” —Shonda Rimes

“It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for. It takes years to find your voice and seize your real estate.” —Amy Poehler

“Sometimes you just have to put on lip gloss and pretend to be psyched.” —Mindy Kaling

“My theory is that if you look confident, you can pull off anything-even if you have no clue what you’re doing.” —Jessica Alba

“You are not your circumstances. You are your possibilities.” —Oprah Winfrey