The idea that the more you hide something, the more it becomes something that's supposed to feel shameful is very true.

I spent a lot of times sitting in big rooms full of a lot of men and executives thinking, 'What would Oprah say right now?' and trying to channel that as hard as I could. And mostly that was just about having the confidence. If this woman did it, it can be done. And there's no reason for anybody to stop you.

My philosophy was always try to look like Whitney Houston at all times. That did not work out so well.

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