#ow

For a long time, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was desperate to find something that fit me and I just decided that if I could organically make a professional living out of the things that interested me, then I would be a happy person. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#decided #desperate #find #fit #grew

Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. ↗

— Alan Lakein

#bringing #future #into #now #planning

You don't want your jewelry to make you look fat. A lot of what's out there now does - you just wind up looking like a Christmas tree. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#christmas tree #does #fat #jewelry #just

I am a sufferer of endometriosis. I didn't want any young women to go through what I went through. I thought that people should know about it. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#am #any #go #i #i am

I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#attached #body #i #little #my own

I grew up a vegetarian. Then, because I grew up in the states, I started slowly eating meat. First it was bologna sandwiches, or pepperoni on pizza. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#eating #first #grew #i #meat

I know most people use their phones to tell time, but there's something very romantic and beautiful about a timepiece. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#beautiful #i #know #most #people

The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them? ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#beautiful #best #body #else #food

I love clothes, but really I don't have that much to say about skirts. Before I was writing, I went to fashion shows only when the designer was a good friend and I was there to show support. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#before #clothes #designer #fashion #friend

I never Tweet about my daughter. Never. I just want to be respectful of her privacy. My job as a mom is to know when to open my mouth and when not to. ↗

— Padma Lakshmi

#daughter #her #i #job #just