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The formula I've figured out: Stop being so damn picky and let go of the mental image of an ideal; talk to more strangers, because it builds confidence and helps you feel more connected; be open to every opportunity, and when you do meet someone you ...
Take the entire 4.5-billion-year history of the earth and scale it down to a single year, with January 1 being the origin of the earth and midnight on December 31 being the present. Until June, the only organisms were single-celled microbes, such as ...
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Melvin Udall: I might be the only person on the face of the earth that knows you're the greatest woman on earth. I might be the only one who appreciates how amazing you are in every single thing that you do, and how you are with Spencer, "Spence," an...
Elle Driver: [reading] "The venom of a black mamba can kill a human in four hours if, say, bitten on the ankle or the thumb. However, a bite to the face or torso can bring death from paralysis within 20 minutes." Now, you should listen to this, 'caus...
My parents lie somewhere beneath the snow, buried with my mortal life.
Parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet.
My parents got married late and they had kids late, so I never felt a social or cultural thing to be married or pregnant or a homeowner by a certain age.
My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.
My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents.
I think my parents knew before I did that I was going to be an actress, because I was doing impressions of Margaret Thatcher at the age of four.
When I was growing up, my parents took in foster children. From a young age, I learned that there are a lot of children in need.
I have amazing parents and some really great friends that would kick my butt if I ever started acting different.
So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
The afternoon my parents died, I was out shoplifting with Irene Klauson.
It feels good to have parents, but it feels even better to not have an evil one.
Are parents always more ambitious for their children than they are for themselves?
