Kinky Hair Don't Care? A Naturalista's Guide to Natural Hair

Chapter Two

Naturally Fabulous

Food For Thought

"Hair Style is the final tip-off whether or not a woman really knows herself."

-Hubert De Givenchy

"...You can't lose respect for your individuality no matter what anybody says."

-Erykah Badu

"It's better to be looked over than overlooked."

-Mae West

"Women have to harness their power-its absolutely true.  It's just learning not to take the first no..."

-Cher

"You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream.  You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself."

-Diana Ross

"Each of us will have to make choices that allow us to be the largest versions of ourselves."

-Julia Alvarez

"I don't have a problem with whatever the next big look is.  Just don't try to tell me that only one look is beautiful."

-Alek Wek

"Don't let anyone tell you that you have to be a certain way.  Be unique.  Be what you feel."

-Melissa Etheridge

"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth."

-JFK

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."

-Ayn Rand

"The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power.  You just take it."

-Rosanne Barr

"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief.  And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."

-Muhammad Ali