Glitter Every Day: 365 Quotes from Women I Love

By Andy Cohen

The Instant New York Times Bestseller

From Andy Cohen, the New York Times bestselling author and host of Watch What Happens Live comes an inspiring collection of daily quotes from the larger-than-life women that defined his life, offering inspiration, affirmation, and (just enough) intoxication to make any day shine bright – the perfect gift for the holidays!

Andy Cohen has made a career, and a life, out of making the ordinary extraordinary. The inspiration for this fabulous view of the world has always come from the incredible women (from his mother to Madonna) he loves. In Glitter Every Day Andy shares his most needed words of wisdom from his favorite icons for every day, just in time to kick off the new year!

Andy not only gathers 365 sayings and quotes from the icons, thought leaders, Real Housewives and legendary celebs that fuel his fun, he writes about the people and experiences that have made him live one of the most joyous lives that any little boy growing up in St. Louis could dream of so that you can, too. And like Andy himself, Glitter Every Day is irresistible, infusing your day with a laugh, a pep talk and a shot(ski) of fun.

So pour a drink, put on your heels, and always remember to let yourself shine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Nov 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9781250832405

Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen is the author of four New York Times bestselling books. He is the host and executive producer of Watch What Happens Live, Bravo’s late-night interactive talk show. He also serves as executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise and hosts the network’s highly rated reunion specials. He’s won an Emmy and two Peabody Awards for his work, and he lives in New York City with his two children.

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PREFACE

I’m inspired by women every day of my life. They make me laugh and think and challenge me to be a better human. The inspiration all started with my mom, a powerhouse who always encouraged me to be myself. It continued with Lucy, who not only entertained me on TV, but (as you’ll read on October 15) provided me great inspiration in the form of a well-worn library book that had my mother worried I was an airhead (spoiler alert: I was). From there I moved on to the majesty of Diana Ross, who was like a Diva-Superhero, then Madonna, whose music took me to the moon and attitude rocked my soul, and a galaxy of other female icons in the world of entertainment, who dazzled and delighted me. Most of my mentors in my career have been women, and they’ve seemed to get me in a way that others haven’t. And then there are the Real Housewives, who give me the daily drama and laughs I’ve grown to depend on; and without them, I wouldn’t be half the man I am today (or have half my gray hair).

My goal with this book is to provide you with a daily meditation unlike those you might find in other books of actual daily meditations. I can guarantee that this is a group of women you won’t find bundled in any other place, but their quotes will hopefully make you inspired, amused, shocked, think about something differently, or just shake your cage!

Think of each quote as a sparkly cloud of glitter, sprinkled freshly onto each new day!

JANUARY

1

JANUARY

Get a hold of yourself, Andy!

—Evelyn Cohen

Whenever my mom says this to me, it’s like a slap of reality in my face. This chestnut has been used for years in especially heated moments when she thinks I’m doing something very stupid. Spending too much on needless trifles? Get a hold of yourself, Andy! Not going to the doctor when I’m clearly sick? Get a hold of yourself, Andy! Living on caffeine and five hours sleep? Get a hold of yourself, Andy! Sometimes we all just need a metaphorical slap in the face from our mothers to take stock and get a hold of ourselves!

◊ On the first day of the year, it’s important to listen to your mother!

2

JANUARY

Everything is right on time.

—Hoda Kotb

I remember pulling Hoda aside at Sirius one day, confiding that Ben was on his way. Hodes was an immediate calming burst of enthusiasm and guiding force when we discussed having kids later in life. She completely put me at ease about every stress running through my mind. Everything is right on time, indeed.

◊ Hoda Kotb was named the co-anchor of Today on this date in 2018.

3

JANUARY

The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.

—Aretha Franklin

Aretha knew she was a prize and acted like one until the day she died. Self-worth is so powerful and one of the greatest things we can pass on to our kids, and I’m praying mine walk through life the way Aretha did.

◊ On this date in 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first woman ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

4

JANUARY

The fact that I can reproduce is very scary.

—Nicole Snooki Polizzi

The fact that Snooki is so self-aware made me less scared about her having kids.

◊ Snooki’s first book (she has three!!), A Shore Thing, was published on January 4, 2011.

5

JANUARY

But how will you know when to wipe me?

—Kelly Ripa

I played a game on Watch What Happens Live with Anderson Cooper, Ripa, and all of our assistants. This was Kelly’s response after her assistant said her grossest habit is going to the bathroom with the door open, and it made me laugh for days after she said it. She is so fast and funny, and I love how dirty she gets in my Clubhouse.

◊ Kelly Ripa’s last appearance on All My Children as Hayley Vaughan aired on this day in 2010, when she returned for the series’ fortieth anniversary.

6

JANUARY

"I regard Real Housewives as anthropological documents."

—Camille Paglia

So do I, Camille Paglia! I’ve been saying for years that the show is like a sociological time capsule of how a certain group of women lived and interacted in different cities. Someday, in a galaxy far, far away, people are going to study this, I’m convinced!

◊ On January 6, 2017, Camille Paglia published the scathing essay on show business How to Age Disgracefully in Hollywood, trumpeting how to age with grace and class without all the Botox and filler. But do that, too, if it makes you feel good.

7

JANUARY

Everybody’s a little bi.

—Sandra Bernhard

Sandy—always a trailblazer, artistically and personally—said this on Arsenio Hall in 1992. Her freedom in expressing her sexuality in that era opened a lot of people’s minds.

◊ Today is a good day to explore your bisexuality!

8

JANUARY

I don’t apologize because I never make mistakes.

—Tiffany New York Pollard

This would be such a brilliant Housewives tagline, and it’s the perfect attitude for any reality star—unrepentant narcissism in full bloom!

◊I Love New York premiered on VH1 on January 8, 2007.

9

JANUARY

I’ve always walked around and noticed things and other people also used to notice things, but then everyone but me got a phone and so now everyone is just looking at the phone and they’ve bequeathed the entire city to me.

—Fran Lebowitz

Phones suck, and they’re going to kill us all, one way or another. And Fran is lucky to not be involved in any of these phone shenanigans. In summary, these phones are going to kill us all. I’m sorry to ruin your day.

◊ Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPhone on this date in 2007.

10

JANUARY

I. Love. Bread. I love bread. I now just manage it so I don’t deny myself bread. I have bread every day. I have bread every day!

—Oprah Winfrey

Oprah loves bread! Do you hear me!? Oprah. Loves. Bread. She has it every day!

◊ On this date in 2018, Oprah gave a speech at the Golden Globes that began a short-lived movement to get her to run for president.

11

JANUARY

The more you live, the less you die.

—Janis Joplin

While I don’t advocate overdosing at the age of twenty-seven, I think Joplin makes a great point. This is one of the reasons I moved to New York City: to live. I always appreciate the idea that anyone could drop by at any time, or I might be summoned for a late-night drink by a friend who happens to be in the neighborhood.

Living > Sleep

◊ Janis Joplin’s second and final solo studio album, Pearl, was released posthumously on January 11, 1971.

12

JANUARY

The body is like a car: the older you become, the more care you have to take care of it—and you don’t leave a Ferrari out in the sun.

—Joan Collins

I was over for lunch at Collins’s Saint-Tropez house in the early aughts, and she was indeed very protected from the sun! Even better, she looked like a Ferrari!

◊Dynasty premiered on this date in 1981.

13

JANUARY

I beat Meryl!

—Jennifer Lawrence

I love people who say what they think, and if I beat Meryl Streep, I’d probably shout it from the rooftops, too.

◊ Jennifer Lawrence made this remark while accepting a Golden Globe on this date in 2013.

14

JANUARY

Keepin’ it hot!

—Natasha Richardson

This is something Natasha and I started saying to our group of friends as a joke, but it actually became a bit of a mantra for us. A paparazzi photo ran of Natasha and Liam Neeson kissing on a beach with the wildly cheesy headline Keepin’ It Hot! We’d laughingly use every opportunity to headline any mundane activity with Keepin’ it hot! but the expression morphed into us challenging each other to essentially keep the proverbial party going.

◊ Natasha Richardson made her Broadway debut in the play Anna Christie on January 14, 1993. This was also where she met her future husband, Liam Neeson.

15

JANUARY

I do think it’s smart to see a [marriage] as ‘a garden and a gardener who constantly swap roles.’ You really have to switch from one to another.

—Carla Bruni

Leave it to the former First Lady of France to remind us that we all need to be versatile with our partners, and this applies to gay men who say they’re strictly tops. (If I’m confusing you, call your gay bestie, and he’ll explain.)

◊ Carla Bruni released her second studio album, No Promises, on January 15, 2007.

16

JANUARY

There are seven drag performers in Las Vegas, right now, doing me.

—Carol Channing

I was gonna say there’s no bigger honor than being impersonated by seven drag queens, but then Carol said in the same 1996 interview (with Conan O’Brien) that [she] was made a honorary lesbian. I don’t know what any of that means, but it sounds hilarious and something to be very proud of!

◊Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway on January 16, 1964. Carol Channing won a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for playing