When I when I first made a little bit of money as an actor, the thing that gave me the most joy was to be able to send money to my mom as proof that not only was I gainfully employed, but I was sufficiently gainfully employed that I could send her some money.
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Maria Popova
It is, of course, impossible to ever fully know what it is like to be someone else — this is the cost of consciousness, singular and secretive as it is; impossible, too, to fully convey to another what it is like to be you. The dream of perfectly clear vision is indeed just a dream. But we can always see a little more clearly in order to love a little more purely.
Iris Murdoch
I've come to believe that the highest form of faith is the kind that extends beyond yourself — helping others, even in the smallest ways.
Alex Mebane