"We shouldn't require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we're all influenced by charisma. It's hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it."

Motivation

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This reflection on motivation by Julianne Moore resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in motivation is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Julianne Moore

Julie Anne Smith, known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in independent films and blockbusters since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled and vulnerable women. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Additionally, she is one of only two women to have won an acting award at each of the world's three major film festivals.

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"I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I'm very, very afraid to ski. It's dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I'm acting, I don't feel very scared."

— Julianne Moore
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"When the computer and tablets are all about playing games, that's not interesting to me."

— Julianne Moore
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"In grade school, I was a complete geek. You know, there's always the kid who's too short, the kid who wears glasses, the kid who's not athletic. Well, I was all three."

— Julianne Moore
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"It's hard to keep the romance going sometimes. Because you have a job. And you have children. And you have a house and a dog. And something leaks in the basement, and somebody has to take the dog to the vet... you're exhausted."

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"I wanted to be with the kind of people I'd grown up with, but you can't go back to them and be one of them again, no matter how hard you try."

— Ethel Waters
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"I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me."

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"The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands."

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"I made a decision when my father passed away that I was going to be who God made me to be and not try to preach like my father."

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