"To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would be if men died for ideas that were true!"

-- H. L. Mencken

#Wisdom Quotes #Men Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“In my 20s, my mom and I went and saw the bridges of Madison County, which are in Iowa, and I had seen that movie with Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. I've always done these Iowa road trips. I did this transcendental meditation course in Fairfield, Iowa. So I've known since my early 20s that someday I would buy a farm in Iowa.”
“I want to win an Oscar. I want to be known for more than, like, going out. For being the 'party girl'. I hate that. I bust my ***** when I'm filming and when I have time off, yeah, I like to go out and dance.”
“Perhaps one day I will be fortunate enough to be upset over how I misunderstood I am. A girl can dream.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“They say I have the ugliest feet in the world. I don't care if they say it - I'm not gonna hide 'em!”
“It's been a rollercoaster life but it hasn't been boring.”
“I'm accused of cleverness as if it were a sin. She is merely clever, they say.”

Source : Jennifer Stone (1992). “Telegraph Avenue then”, Regent Pr
“My falling in love with spoken word poetry definitely came out of that time period where all the adults around me were failing to supply me with any answers. Everyone was too busy dealing with things that were more important. I was pretty lost and invisible. And all of a sudden, this world opened up where I could get on stage and perform in front of my peers. People would listen to me and see me, and people would say, "That thing you created was important." And that was so validating and necessary at that specific moment.”
“I feel blessed to have had the accumulation of life experiences that I've had, life experience just adds to the depths of a persons richness, as with acting!”

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