"Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials."
- Meryl Streep
Awareness
"Giving voice to characters that have no other voice—that’s the great worth of what we do."
- Meryl Streep
Compassion
"Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head."
- Meryl Streep
Self-awareness
"Don't waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living."
- Meryl Streep
Happiness
"The formula of happiness and success is just being actually yourself in the most vivid way you possibly can."
- Meryl Streep
Happiness
"I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now."
- Edna Mode
Presence
"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."
- Maria Edgeworth
Presence
"And remember, no matter where you go, there you are."
- Confucius
Presence
"The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it’s all we’ll need."
- Ann Richards
Presence
"I don't look ahead. I'm right here with you. It's a good way to be."
- Danny DeVito
Presence