It's just better to be yourself than to try to be some version of what you think the other person wants.
Interpretation
Being authentic is more valuable than conforming to others' expectations.
This quote emphasizes the importance of authenticity in one's life. It suggests that rather than trying to mold oneself into a version that pleases others, it is far better to embrace and express one's true self, as this leads to genuine connections and self-acceptance.
In practice
During a motivational speech about self-acceptance.
Some people get into this business and they're so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These actors end up making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route. If I go down, I'm going down swinging.
Being known as a writer did change the relationships I had with directors. The rap on actors is that they always want to inflate their parts. But when directors know you write screenplays and have a different view of things, you really get invited into the huddle in a much fuller way. And those collaborations end in friendships.
You will never solve poverty without solving water and sanitation.
Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage
If I had a bucket list, I'd say raising my four girls to be strong, good women would be No. 1.
There are people who appear in the magazines and I don't know who they are. I've never seen anything they've done and their careers are over already. They're famous for maybe 10 minutes. Real careers, I think, take a long time to unfold.
Niggas hate what they can't understand, fear what they can't conquer
It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute.
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
A Man of Knowledge like a rich Soil, feeds If not a world of Corn, a world of Weeds.
No matter what, we always have the power to choose hope over despair, engagement over apathy, kindness over indifference, enthusiasm over lethargy, love over hate. This is our true freedom. Whatever life may throw at us, we have the freedom and ability to choose our attitude. And I believe it is in those moments of choice that we manifest our destiny.
There is an unseen sweetness in the stomachβs emptiness. We are lutes. When the sound box is filled, no music can come forth. When the brain and the belly burn from fasting, every moment a new song rises out of the fire. The mists clear, and a new vitality makes you spring up the steps before you . . .
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