You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you, and you already have.

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"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

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"Love your family, work super hard, live your passion."

- Gary Vaynerchuk

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"Christmas is a time for family, for being together, for creating memories that last a lifetime."

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"The best gift of all is the gift of family."

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"At Christmas, all roads lead home."

- Marjorie Holmes

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"Family is what makes this season so special."

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