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Everybody always asks us how we choose the movies we have going right now, and it's hard to explain sometimes. There's a randomness to the way things kind of happen and get done. And sometimes you have this perfect storm, and you have to accept that and do the best you can.
I'm a mom, so I have to be comfortable. Jeans are a staple — I have way too many in my closet! It's warm in Florida, so I wear jeans and a tank top every day. I love my True Religions, my Rich and Skinny, and Citizens of Humanity. But I also love getting dressed up!
Sincerity is the way to heaven.
What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart.
Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.
Having a baby on my own is a dream come true, but in my world, there's no sheepish spouse on his way home from a work trip to offer me a stretch of alone time.
What keeps you confident in a healthy way is knowing that everyone else around you is going to support you and teach you and you're going to learn from them. I just feel open to learning from people.
Every one of us is different in some way but for those of us who are more 'different', we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing as they can... just differently.
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.
The future is always coming up with surprises for us, and the best way to insulate yourself from these surprises is to diversify.
My pitching philosophy is simple — keep the ball way from the bat.
I grew up very differently than a lot of other people in my hometown in Mississippi. But I can't imagine my life any other way. I flew home and surprised my best friend at his graduation, and I remember turning to my mom and saying, 'My graduation was so much cooler than this'. I had Melissa Joan Hart give my commencement speech.
I felt ashamed of being different and ashamed of feeling that way.
Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
As life has a way of unfolding as it is meant to, I have learned to trust life.
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.