I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
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The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.
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I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
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The Fountain of Youth is in your mind.
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My philosophy is that it’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe and not to explore at all.
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Any woman can look her best if she feels good in her skin. It’s not a question of clothes or makeup. It’s how she sparkles.
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There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.
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A dog is faithful, a woman never.
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Jealousy is a miserable feeling. It means you aspire to something that you cannot have. Even in love, it is better to leave, better not to waste time.
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Hate is unfulfilled love.
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Where youthful beauty is unconscious, mature beauty is knowing and sophisticated.
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I have never judged myself by other people’s standards. I have always expected a great deal of myself, and if I fail, I fail myself.
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I was born wise. Street-wise, people-wise, self-wise. This wisdom was my birthright.
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You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about.
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After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
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If you don’t have the roots somewhere, it’s very difficult for people to work with you. Because you are a different person from them. They don’t know you, really. They don’t know how you feel.
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I was not interested in what I could bring to myself by being an actress, but in what I could bring out of myself.
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I eat a lot of salad, a little meat, and some fruit—that’s all. But I like sweets.
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