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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

"Failures make character, not success."

"When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way."

"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."

"Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!"
Explore more quotes by Meryl Streep

"People say, When you have children, everything changes. But maybe things are awakened that were already there."

"I'm older. There's some sort of seniority. As a matter of fact, the seniority ebbs as you get older."

"I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies."

"I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do."

"Show business has been really, really good to me because I can work and take a lot of time off, and I'm extremely undisciplined person."

"I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors."

"All an actor has is their blind faith that they are who they say they are today, in any scene."

"I have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can't imagine eschewing one for the other."
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