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Mother is a verb, not a noun.
Ditch the dream and be a doer.
Nobody got anything great by playing it safe.
Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice.
The only limit to success is your own imagination.
I want to be able to sing like Whitney Houston did.
I don't read work emails after 7 P.M. or on weekends.
To lead or to parent means not being liked sometimes.
I learned how to write TV by writing 'Grey's Anatomy.'
I cannot keep track and lots of great shows go unnoticed.
Boundaries don't keep other people out, they fence you in.
I don't identify with her, but I highly admire Eleanor Roosevelt.
You are not alone. You are seen. I am with you. You are not alone.
I've always said if I'm winning at one thing, I'm failing at another.
Disney has made $2 billion on 'Grey's Anatomy.' I don't have $2 billion.
'Grey's' has this universal, global thing to it. It works all over the world.
I was 4 and dictating stories into a tape recorder, and my mom typed them up.
I love having boyfriends. I love dating. I do not want a husband in my house.
You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.
Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do.
I actually like being alone. I spend most evenings reading and taking long baths.
When the press began asking me for interviews, I freaked out. My instinct is to hide.
No matter how you feel about social media, you can't deny the giant that is Facebook.
People expect me to be, first and foremost, a storyteller. I lead by telling stories.
Nobody ever asks a man how he gets stuff done. Nobody asks a man how he finds balance.
I am terrible with examples. I can never think of them when anybody asks for an example.
The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever.
The beauty of being a feminist is that you get to be whatever you want. And that's the point.
My parents created a world in which the only barrier to your success is your own imagination.
I've spent more time on Hillary Clinton's Flickr page than any other human being on the planet.
When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that with me a lot. It has served me well.
Why should I dislike anything about my appearance? I came off the factory line this way. I am perfect.
My philosophy was always try to look like Whitney Houston at all times. That did not work out so well.
I don't understand why people don't understand that the world of TV should look like the world outside of TV.
Most of the women I saw on TV didn't seem like people I actually knew. They felt like ideas of what women are.
A movie is a movie is a movie. But it has to have an adjective in front of it if it's not a white guy's movie.
Sometimes people don't want to be empowered because they are afraid of being the person to make the decisions.
I have found that if I spend the first hour of my day at home, I get more done, and less people steal my time.
I happen to like debating, and I like to debate like a lawyer, and I can argue any points to death, and I will.
There's nothing wrong with being driven. And there's nothing wrong with putting yourself first to reach your goals.
The idea that the more you hide something, the more it becomes something that's supposed to feel shameful is very true.
No one's body is up for comment. No matter how small, how curvy, how round, how flat. If you love you, then I love you.
A lot of people think that they are leaders just because they have been placed in charge of something - and you're not.
You don't necessarily have to watch something for 14 seasons. It's not necessarily the way everything's supposed to be.
The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.
You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things.
Calling a show a 'guilty pleasure' is like saying 'I'm embarrassed to say I watch it but I can't stop.' That's not a compliment.
When you help make people healthier, it makes the nation healthier, it makes the world healthier, it makes the economy healthier.
When you help make people healthier, it makes the nation healthier; it makes the world healthier. It makes the economy healthier.
If we're not shooting, if we're not filming, if you're not standing on the soundstage, turn off your phone and go live your life.