But I remember the morning after The Mask of Virtue-which is the first play I did at the West End-that some critics saw fit to be as foolish as to say that I was a great actress. And I thought, that was a foolish, wicked thing to say, because it put such an onus and such a responsibility onto me, which I simply wasn't able to carry. And it took me years to learn enough to live up to what they said-for those first notices. I find it so stupid. I remember the critic very well, and have never forgiven him.

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Economic distress, political pressure, and social obloquy already drive us from our homes and from our graves. The Jews are already constantly shifting from place to place. -Theodor Herzl

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I saw that you were perfect and I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more. — Angelita Lim

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Try new things, step out of your comfort zone, take risks, do things in ways you've never done them before, ask for help, surround yourself with self-actualized people, become obsessed with the fact that you have one go-round on this planet as the you that is you, and realize how precious and important it is not to squander that. -Jen Sincero

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Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. — Fred Rogers, television host and author

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Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity. — Marie Curie

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At the end of the day, the key to happiness is taking ultimate responsibility for your reactions to all of your experiences - the good and the chaotic.

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We may not have hit the peak yet, but we are on the journey up. — Brian Nhira

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Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. – Zora Neale Hurston

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Passion first and everything will fall into place. — Holly Holm

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