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" What I would say is that vows and rings don't change anything: the challenges are the same. Every day is just a conscious commitment to making the next day better. "

America Ferrera

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Commitment

Challenges

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" I'm the first one in line to go watch 'Spider-Man', but there's definitely something in me that makes me want to go to a movie and see something that makes me feel good about life. "

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Good

Want

" As a child, I didn't know what I didn't have. I'm thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know what's important. "

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" I am trying to be guided by my passion. "

America Ferrera

Guided

I Am

" There's not really a choice about, am I going to pursue a typical career? Because I'm not the typical standard, so that's not even an option. "

" My parents were both Spanish-speakers and they used to speak to me and my siblings in Spanish and we'd answer them in English. "

America Ferrera

Used

Them

" When my mother was born on 14 April, he named her after a Latin American holiday, the Day of Americas, that nobody knew about. My due date also happened to be 14 April. "

America Ferrera

American

Mother

" The name America has definitely grown on me. I wish there was a big patriotic story behind it, but the truth is that my grandfather was a librarian who knew all sorts of random facts. "

" I was an open, smiley and gregarious child. I could make friends in 30 seconds wherever I went. "

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Pretty

World

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" I am incredibly, incredibly fortunate about the opportunities I've had. But at the same time, I've had plenty of opportunities to screw it up, too. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is 'No...' and not feel the need to do everything. It's about doing what rings true to me. "

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Powerful

I Am