"I also work out because I have scoliosis. I have to maintain certain strength in my core." ― Joan Smalls Topic(s): Strength More From Joan Smalls "I just want to continue to break barriers and to show the industry and the world that beauty is diverse, and you don’t have to be a certain stereotype to be beautiful." More In Strength "Looking ahead, I believe that the underlying importance of higher education, of science, of technology, of research and scholarship to our quality of life, to the strength of our economy, to our security in many dimensions will continue to be the most important message."― Charles Vest "I feel like it’s always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It’s often times your greatest ‘flaw’ which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength."― Olivia Thirlby "Many a man’s strength is in opposition, and when he faileth, he grows out of use."― Francis Bacon