Quotes about Personal Growth

I never went to college. I was pregnant at 23.

I was pregnant when I left school, so I needed income support. I didn't even have functional skills, not even GSCEs in English and Maths, so I needed to go back to college.

Oh, listen, honey, I'm never gonna be photographed in a bikini again. That's all over. But I love being pregnant.

You have to liberate yourself first from the prejudices of the world in which you live.

I want to improve myself; I believe I can be a big player in the Premier League.

The Premier League is the top league in the world. It's definitely toughened me up and mentally made me into the person I am now.

After my second year in the NBA, my prep years, my college, I hadn't really found myself.

Through process and preparation and going through all of the interviews, I've learned a lot about myself and my skills.

I think every role you do prepares you for the next one. Of course, 'Nashville' has been, and will continue to be, a huge learning experience for me as an actor. It's something that I grew a lot doing.

Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle.

I don't think anything can prepare you for parenthood.

Every year that I have under my belt, I'm a lot more confident and a lot more prepared for the challenges of being a manager.

I never really thought about being a role model. I started really young, so at 10 years old, I was still very much the person who needed role models. I wasn't really prepared to be one, but it's always something that I've taken very seriously.

It's easy to think that college classes are mainly about preparing you for a job. But remember: this may be the one time in your life when you have a chance to think about the whole of your life, not just your job.

Bleak Night' presented my first lead role in a long feature.

When I was 18, 19, I was presented as the 'aw shucks' Nebraska kid who's coming up with a big serve, and then I flipped out a couple of times, and then I was ueber-brat, when I feel like there's parts of both, but I don't think I am either one, if that makes sense.

I never set out to be an actor. Again, my mother presented this job by job to me at the time, and if it sounded fun, I would say yes and if it didn't, I would say no. I always knew, since I was 7 or 8 years old, that it was a means to an end and that I wanted to go to college.

Not to get too sort of mystical, but I believe in fate. I believe when roles are presented to me in my life they're for a very specific reason, something for me to learn.

I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.

There's always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you're happy with the looks you're born with, then what are you going to do your whole life? We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we're not happy with what we're given.

He who is honest in his dealings simply because of the social prestige and position it secures will never develop his higher nature, but will always live along the lower lines.

Everyone wants to pretend like they sprang out of the ground with an Animal Collective record in their hands and a David Bowie haircut, and that's just not the case. You discover these things gradually.

I look back at my old school journals, and they're full of self-hatred, full of me condemning myself for not being prettier, richer, more popular.

I am pretty happy with myself. I am not saying I am flawless, but I am content with the way I am.