Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.
Interpretation
Getting sober transformed Jamie Lee Curtis's life, leading to greater self-awareness and success.
This quote by Jamie Lee Curtis encapsulates the profound impact that sobriety has on one's life. It illustrates how overcoming addiction can lead to significant personal growth, clarity in self-perception, newfound positivity, and increased success. Curtis reflects on her journey with sobriety as a catalyst for better understanding her abilities and limitations, which has enabled her to thrive both personally and professionally.
In practice
A motivational speaker discussing recovery at a community event.
Modern women are just bombarded. There's nothing but media telling us we're all supposed to be great cooks, have great style, be great in bed, be the best mothers, speak seven languages, and be able to understand derivatives. And we don't really have women we're modeling after, so we're all looking for how to do this.
The most rewarding aspect of parenting is seeing my children be authentic. The most rewarding thing for me is to see them do anything that they're proud of.
~As a mom, you have to look at how much time you're spending with your kids. There is nothing you will regret more in your life - nothing - than not being present for your children.~
I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti'. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes and aging .... We are ALL going to age and soften and mellow and transition.
I don't ever want to make taking pictures into another way of saying 'Here I am'. Because I'm as here as I want to be.
I don't think any woman wants to be known for being beautiful or busty. I think you want to be known for who you are.
Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change.
We want to try to galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change.
Hope is the foundational quality of all change, and encouragement is the fuel which keeps hope alive.
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
Change is vital to any actor. If you keep playing lead after lead, you're really gonna dry up. Because all those vehicles wean you away from the truths of human behaviour.
I think Newark has been in the crosshairs in every generation of the fight to achieve America. And I think Newark is a city that's at that crossroads still.
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