My mother is a realist, and she’s had biological and adoptive children, and she said it’s no different: No matter what, they’re putting a stranger into your arms. You don’t know them yet.
KATHERINE HEIGLWhen something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There’s still so much to be grateful for.
More Katherine Heigl Quotes
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Even if you plan a marriage and a family, you are never quite prepared for the reality versus how you imagined it. In a lot of ways it’s better, and in a lot of ways it’s worse. That’s life, right?
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When something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There’s still so much to be grateful for.
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Adoption has been a part of my life and a part of my family, so it was how I wanted to start. It felt natural and right to me.
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Obviously my career’s important to me and I’m really, really passionate about trying to keep it.
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I’m terrible with patience.
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My career is really important to me, but there have to be other great, important things in your life besides work.
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I have my moments, but generally speaking I shy away from being too lovey dovey.
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If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.
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I’m not out burning bras, but I’m very opinionated about women owning their power.
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I’m too lazy and I like food and I like my free time too much to spend it working out!
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I love playing a smart, ambitious, talented woman. Who doesn’t? That’s really fun for me.
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I’m the most uncoordinated clumsy, klutzy person. I always had a bruise, I always tripped and fell.
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I always assume I look better than I actually do. I’ll feel pretty good about myself when I leave the house, then I’ll see a picture and think, ‘Crap, I had no idea that’s what I was looking like.’
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There are some things that, if you say them out loud, will hurt the other person’s feelings. I tend to say them anyway. It’s better to be honest.
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I don’t want to be the person digging my own grave.
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