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"There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself."

"It is only in the act of nursing that a woman realizes her motherhood in visible and tangible fashion; it is a joy of every moment."

"Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another."

"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."

"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord."

"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"

"Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation."
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"I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got."

"There are a lot of things going on with my life right now that don't just have to do with career. So I have a hard time making decisions about work. That's really a luxury problem."

"My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise."

"Sometimes I'm uncomfortable with the level of fame I've got! It all depends on the day and what's going on. I don't desire any more fame. I don't need it."

"People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside."

"When you have a child, as anyone knows who has them, that's basically all you want to talk about."

"I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic."
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