Amanda de Cadenet Quotes
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When I was interviewing Hillary Clinton, I knew when I'd ask her something that she wasn't going to give me the complete truth because she would break eye contact with me.
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Stay away from other people's partners.
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I believe I was a codependent out of the womb and have been struggling to free myself from its vice-like grip for many, many years.
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Being present with a person and just seeing them for who they are is something that is so rarely given to us, and I try to do that with everyone I meet.
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You never know how your kids are going to turn out. You can raise them with all the best intentions, and then they're own people, and they have their own inner conflicts. You just hope you've given them some good stuff to navigate with.
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I was put in White City children's home when I was 15.
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You have a different experience as a woman walking through life; you just do.
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The fact is external feminine beauty is highly valued, and we are constantly given the message that a slamming body is the most valuable thing a woman can possess.
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If we remove all judgment and preconceived ideas of who a person is, the truth is, we are all blessed with the same emotions and desires.
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I've learnt that if you can't get rid of something, you have to find a way to live with it.
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No one wants to be lectured at.
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Jane Fonda was at the top of my list of women to meet and the only time I felt nervous about interviewing someone. She is one of the most dynamic women I have ever had the honor of talking to.
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Some people would say having a feminist perspective is political, but I don't think it is. I think it's just having a female perspective.
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By age 19, I was married to a high-profile, much older musician and was mother to a baby girl. Since then, I've been divorced, been a cheater, been cheated on, gotten happily remarried, and raised a couple of great kids.
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Men are hugely significant to me and to many of the women I interview.
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Retouching is an incredible tool but can also create unrealistic expectations for women who don't understand that an image is not how the subject really looks. Even the subjects themselves can't live up to their retouched images.
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I am one of the last photographers to convert to digital.
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Whitney Cummings is a very dear friend of mine, and she is a huge advocate for women.
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If I'm looking at life without a spiritual perspective, it's a lot more painful, a lot more confusing, and there's so much that I don't understand.
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Spirituality is an anchor for me and guides me through life.
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I think that the friendship that women share is so powerful. In fact, there's nothing quite like it. People talk about mother-child bonds, but I would argue that female friendship bond is also in a league unto its own.
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With the combination of spending a fair amount of time on planes, having twins that go to elementary school, and generally living a lifestyle that is pretty high-stress, I have been known to run myself down quite easily, so I am pretty much a petri dish for germs, colds, and flus.
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I had lived with abuse for many years, but the worst abuse has been at my own hands and the appalling situations I have tolerated.
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I've built 'The Conversation' from the ground up with no business training.