Alysia Reiner quotes:
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Don't push the river. Just go with it.
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Create the space and a bigger life happens
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I'm a girl who always looks at toilets and thinks Wow, how do we waste that much water when there are people who don't even have water?
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Clearly, I'm committed to women's issues and stories and promoting gender equality. I have two incredible role models in Jenji [Kohan] and Shonda [Rhimes].
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I once dressed up, very badly timed as Steve Irwin's daughter. And I didn't realize he had passed because I hadn't been following the news. I love Bindi Irwin, just the timing was in poor taste.
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I have to say I'm very good on a bike. Maybe the last time I was 5 years old.
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The more I give, the more I get.
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The more I am able to deeply love and accept my flaws and imperfections, the more I am able to do that with my fellows.
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I'm not a fruity girl. I don't like licorice. I'm chocolate all the way.
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Work hard, and then let the universe take you where you're meant to go.
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I love you. Really, I do. Now love yourself more and each other a lot more. And please take care of this precious planet.
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We are all amazing and magical as we are. Just remember to remind me of that on rough days.
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I have been asked so many times why I live a green life, why water conservation, why getting wells in places, why work with water organizations, why conserve water at home with double-flush toilets, why I tell my daughters, "Turn off the tap" so much. Sometimes I want to say, "I wish I knew the answer." My answer really is: I don't understand why everyone doesn't feel this way.
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Sometimes we don't face what's going on in our world, be it a water crisis or an earth crisis, because it's a little too scary and painful. Just like we don't want to face the parts of ourselves that are a little too uncomfortable or painful. We've gotta face both and love both so that we can heal both.
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The more I have deep love and compassion for my earth and my fellows, the more love and compassion I have for myself, and vice versa.
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When we love the planet, we love ourselves, and when we love ourselves, we love the planet.
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Water has always been something that I care deeply about, and I'm very aware of its limits on this planet. If we don't change our behavior around water, water will become as valuable as oil. That is a given. When people don't understand that, I'm surprised.
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be a scientist or an actress. My daughter really wants to be a scientist. I really want her to be a scientist, not an actress!
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We must help each other to be present and compassionate. Remember that we have no idea what the person next to us is going through; compassion is the only choice.
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Be here now. It keeps us in a place of love, not fear.
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I haven't ridden a bike in a while because I'm so scared I'll get hit and die.