The past five years had informed me about human sorrow. While no two griefs are the same, nobody understands suffering like those who’ve been there.

A mother cat is rightfully called a Queen. Personally, I think it would be great if pregnant women were also called Queens. If the gay community protested too much we might possibly accept Baroness, Duchess or Fairy Princess. Anything instead of those glamour-sapping medical terms Gravida, Multigravida and the dreaded Geriatric Multigravida.

Cleo’s motto seemed to be: Life’s tough and that’s okay, because life is also fantastic. Love it, live it – but don’t be fooled into thinking it’s not harsh sometimes. Those who’ve survived periods of bleakness are often better at savoring good times and wise enough to understand that good times are actually GREAT.

I hope I have convinced you -- the only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren't is the willingness to work very, very hard.

I hope I have convinced you / the only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren't is the willingness to work very, very hard.

I've got to admit, it's one of the most fun parts of my job, ... We laugh our butts off when we do them. They are over-the-top, but the reader knows they're hyperbolic.

It's still the No. 1 seller on college campuses, maybe in the Top 10 in the newsstands, ... Two million copies at the stands alone, another million in subscriptions, a total of 77 million copies worldwide in all our 55 international editions.

some people ran multiple pages they may not have run otherwise.

Cosmo is feminist in that we believe women are just as smart and capable as men and can achieve anything they want. But it also acknowledges that while work is important, men are, too. The Cosmo girl absolutely loves men!

What Cosmo did was report on what was true out in the real world, but was never reported before. Some of the principles were based on 'Sex and the Single Girl,' which said that if you're single and 33, you don't have to go to the Grand Canyon and throw yourself in.