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" What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships. "
Laura Linney
Choices
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" Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. "
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" It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously. "
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" A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that. "
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" I love to work in all sorts of different situations. "
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" All the things that most kids hated, I loved. I loved that things were asked of me and that, much to my surprise, I was able to do them. I loved the 10 o'clock bedtime. I loved the responsibility. "
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" Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth. "
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" At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them. "
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" I can scarcely stand to have a manicure. I have to have them because you don't want to look like a disgusting human being - it's self-care and it has to happen, but I get very restless. "
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