American - Playwright | May 25, 1953 -
I've been involved in social activism my entire life, and I would argue that many people involved in social activist movements have done very little work on themselves.
Eve Ensler
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Do I think it's great that we have a celebrity system where some people matter and some people don't? No. But do I think we'll always create icons and legends? Yeah, I probably do.
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I'm in good shape. My cancer means I have lost a lot of organs and I'm a lot lighter. I have devoted myself to yoga and I'm doing handstands.
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Since cancer, I feel like I have dreams rather than ambitions, visions rather than plans.
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I would rate the fact that I get to be alive a big beautiful 10. Satisfaction with myself - work in progress.
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I was a waitress for nine years, which I don't regret at all. It taught me about discipline. I was always writing; it took a long time to make a career of it.
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Before cancer, I was obviously disconnected. I had a tumor the size of a mango inside me and didn't do anything about it. It wasn't like I didn't know something was wrong.
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When I wrote 'The Good Body,' I turned 40 and suddenly had this stomach. It seemed like the end of the world. Because I didn't value my body. I was constantly judging it, but I also didn't live in it.
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I try not to think about what people think of me. You can't, because then you get hung up in all the people who love you, and you've also got all the people who hate you, because of what you're doing.
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I think that anytime you get clear about what your mission is or what your focus wants to be, things start to come together in your life.
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I really want to help stop violence toward women.
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The minute someone tells you you have cancer, it's kind of like you die. You really do die. It's like you get that you're mortal.
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