"Be kind and gentle and patient with yourself as an older woman," she said. "Don't only be gentle with yourself figuratively, but literally. You can't do the same heat, the same pulling, the same processing and styling as a woman who is middle-aged."

"be gentle."

"I protect my hair as much as possible," she said. "I don't think in a given week, I'm ever fully blowing out my hair. I'm either letting it air-dry naturally if it's a weekend, or I'm coming in with it wet for work and I'm just having the front blown out and I put the faux-ponytail on so that it's reasonably presentable for TV.""

"That means making sure your diet is good, making sure that you're getting enough protein, that you're getting enough zinc, that you're getting enough folic acid, all of those are important for hair growth," she said, adding, "Your styling and grooming habits are incredibly important."

"It's something that almost every woman, if she's being honest, will deal with basically from menopause on."

"Due to a variety of factors, hair takes a hit," Ashton said of the perimenopause and menopause phases. "It grows less. It gets thinner. It's more vulnerable and more delicate and it can lose some of its luster."

""The earlier we all prioritize the health and well-being of our hair, the better [it] will be across our lifetime,"

"Aggressive color, color process or heat process on a long-term basis is absolutely going to damage hair. That's a fact," Ashton said. "So, it's a matter of is it worth it? How much are you going to damage it, and for how long?"

"Roughly every decade there is a change in hair," Ashton said, adding, "With age, all of us will have a change in our hair.""

"“Funding is critical to advance women’s health. We cannot move the needle on women’s health without money. Men must also be involved in that conversation in an equal way”."

"“The pandemic amplified the interest and need for medical and nutritional information, and this is especially true for women. Women are demanding more access to this information from credible sources, and this needs to be presented and analyzed clearly for the lay public.”"

"“A holistic approach is essential in addressing anxiety, stress, and depression. Connecting the dots between mental health and physical health is a must. One cannot have a healthy body without a healthy mind, and vice versa.”"

"“There is so much stigma about mental health as well as blame. I felt that blame when my ex-husband passed.”"

"“The magazine will provide expert opinions and interpretations that readers can continue to refer to and have access to at the palm of their hands. I see this magazine as a real patient encounter where I can be their personal expert on issues that really matter.”"

"“We need to protect these national treasures called our comedians because life needs them. We need to stop binding them in [and] fencing them in,”"

"“Well I love Jo Koy and I thought the whole time I was so nervous for him because I think he is so funny. He is kind, he is good, you know all the things. What bothers me more in watching this is -- get a sense of humor because we need to protect these national treasures called our comedians, because life needs them. We need to stop binding them in, and fencing them in. And in that room, Jo Koy is punching up. No one feels sorry. Just smile,”"

"I turned to Max and I just said, 'I'm willing to have transactional deals with you if you can just put the kids to bed please,'" she said with a laugh. "That's about how romantic the suggestion felt too: 'I will pay you in other things, other currency, if you go ahead and put those kids to bed.'""

"I stop and I say, ‘Babe, did the plumber call today?’" she laughed. "I need to wait a little longer. Which is why I look at my phone. Give him a full five minutes before I ask him a question."

"We have three kids, we run in different directions. When I get him, I get him. He got what he wanted, I’m gonna get what I want. Did the plumber call?"

"We can’t have a conversation about that in 2021 without talking about what happened in 2020, and the tragedy of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and whole bunch of people before and after them. What I think we have – and let’s hope we can hold on to it– is the understanding that this stuff is systemic. That it is built in, that there was a social hierarchy established a long time ago that hopefully most of us don’t believe in but is nonetheless alive and well and on automatic every day selecting the same people, positioning the same folks and disadvantaging the same folks over and over again. So the awareness around systems I think has been powerful."

"Privilege: Once you see it, you can use it to help other people. Interrupt bias on behalf of someone else."

"Don't allow colleagues to say offensive things without interrupting them. Intervene and be an ally. Don't laugh at offensive jokes. Be responsible for the success of at least one or maybe two people."

"It would be nice to be [treated by the majority group like] an individual, and not the spokesperson or cultural resource for your people."

"Go somewhere where you're the minority. Go to the 'black gay women with disabilities film festival, because this is where you can confront your biases."

"Look at your Facebook feed, look at your Twitter feeds, and consider how diverse they are. Build relationships across differences. Get closer. Get uncomfortable."

"To move ahead, you have to go looking for your biases and stay on top of them."

"When you look at another person [of the same race or ethnic group], you see your future success in them, but you don't see the same possibilities in those who are different."

"We want the straightest gay people, and the whitest black people. We want that first-generation immigrant to act like they've been chilling in this place forever."

"We have so many ways to favor those in the "in group" while excluding those who aren't, including keeping them in their place with subtle but often intentional "micro inequities." Regardless of the intention, the pain and the impact is the same."

"After musicians started auditioning for orchestras from behind curtains, "the number of women in top U.S. orchestras increased five-fold."

"This is quite frankly about people being in denial. The biggest barrier is that we're in denial about our unconscious bias,"This investment in our self-image as good people is preventing us from moving forward. We don't need any more good people; we need real, authentic people."

"What we learned after Michael Brown was shot is that police officers are deeply ingrained with erroneous ideas about who's dangerous. Looking at pictures of black kids, they're adding four years to their age, and are told that 'black people are crazy strong and have crazy [levels of] pain tolerance."

"Biases are the stories we make up about people before we learn who they are. They are especially apparent when things are high-risk, or you have to make quick decisions."

"I have always been drawn to the idea of unconscious biases and blind spots and what happens in our unconscious mind. "Our brains are highly habitual. Our brains start reaching conclusions without immediately telling us that it's doing so," she said. "It's looking for things that go together; 'what have I been habituated to understand goes together?' We're backing up and moving toward people in social situations all the time."

"We were all the same, and then you had the nerve to be different."

"I think you've already said the wrong thing by not saying anything."

"Embracing inclusion requires "the institution's ability to fully integrate its understanding of and appreciation for the diverse cultures and backgrounds of its employees."

"Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance."

"It’s hard to step away from the company and this role because of how much I love Netflix and the people here. I’m so excited for the talented Wade Davis who will be taking the lead of the I&D work along with our incredible Inclusion Strategy team and I can’t wait to see the continued progress we all will make together."

"I will be returning to my consulting company working across global organizations and industries, while continuing to advise Netflix."

"Being married definitely slowed me down because some of the directors told me they couldn’t cast me for certain roles which I played previously because I’m a wife. I love that they give me such respect but as an actress, it is my duty to act irrespective of my marital status; so if I can perfectly play a role, I don’t see the reason why I should not be given the chance."

"Those who speak aggressively on upholding Sanatana Dharma and Hindutva are not Hindus. They project themselves as contractors of Hindutva. We must tell them that they are speaking for furthering their political ill-intentions. People must understand it and I hope they will."

"I don't compare myself to anybody because at the end of the day, I'm grateful that when you mention Ghanaian actress, I'll be there. If not for that (marriage), I would have done a lot of things. I'm happy I got married; otherwise, I would have done a lot of things. I would have wasted my life because I was wild. It made me stop a lot of things, so it's good."

"Celebrity marriage is just like any other marriage except that it is a bit more costly because both of you are in the limelight so a lot is expected from you than other families."

"We were holding onto hope, thinking it will bounce back but it seems far-fetched, truth be told the industry is dead. I was having a conversation with one of my colleagues about the industry but in conclusion, we realized there is absolutely nothing happening towards reviving the industry. it is pretty worrying."

"It is not easy running a business in Ghana. People will sabotage you and getting workers is tough. People are always crying on social media about unemployment. It is all a lie because they don't need any job, they are lazy. The youth are lazy because they think that once you are born, you start walking...it is a process but without any experience, they expect so much."

"Those people who overtook me whiles I’m home are also now looking for husbands to marry and give birth. That is how God works in his own way. How God works is different from every individual."

"Femininity of today is the one who does not feel guilty of his desires, whatever they are."

"An image depicts younger members of society helping a young bride as she walks the short distance to her new home. They carry small cases, some are relatives, wrapped in newly printed fabric to represent the brides family. Other images reveal the beauty of our attire, our traditional dress, Jewellery and the beauty of our landscape."

"I feel incredibly blessed that I have been given a great opportunity to display how much I love what I do and I look forward to having a great night celebrating our musicians on the largest music platform in Africa."