“The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.”

“I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself.”

“I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.”

“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.”

“I think you find your own way. You have your own rules. You have your own understanding of yourself, and that's what you're going to count on. In the end, it's what feels right to you. Not what you...”

“The quote above about patience is NOT MERYL STREEP's-- this quote is actually from the pen of Portuguese self-help author/life coach Jos Micard Teixeira. PLEASE REMOVE IT!!!!!”

“The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things.”

“But instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.”

“The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own people to criticize the government harshly.”