Maria Bello

“I've learned that you can't have a perfect journey. It's not possible. But you can have a perfect intention.”

“For a long time I was a chameleon. I was a social chameleon. I was a character chameleon. I was a spiritual chameleon.”

“Partnership is not a destination, but a journey.”

“I've learned that vulnerability is not weakness. It's strength.”

“I think the most important thing for a woman to have is her own sense of self.”

“I am an activist and a feminist and a humanitarian. I'm not a politician.”

“Whatever is fluid, <strong class="highlight">softstrong>, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is <strong class="highlight">softstrong> is strong.”

“You can have a messy love life, but you can't have a messy financial life.”

“My life is not a Hallmark card. It's a complicated, messy, beautiful, and ever-evolving story.”

“I've always been a late bloomer. It's my journey. It's my story.”

“We're all just walking each other home.”

“I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may not admit it, but if you ask them, 'Do you want to be paid the same as a man for the same work?' they'll say yes.”

“Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.”

“I believe in the power of storytelling. I believe that stories have the power to change the world.”