Salma Hayek Quotes

When I started acting, I was told over and over again, 'You're no good.' But I said to myself, 'You've got to keep it up.'

Salma Hayek

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• I'm a Muslim. I don't try to hide it. I'm also a girl who loves music.

  

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• Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.

  

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• You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.

  

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• We talk about feelings. And about sex. And about bodies, and their gratification, violation, repair, decoration, deferred, maybe permanently deferred, mortality. Feelings are a bodily thing, and respecting them is called, is, kindness.

  

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• I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.

  

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• Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.

  

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• Salesmen always need something to sell.

  

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• Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?

  

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• What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.

  

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• I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.

  

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• I'm pretty much a thrift shop gal. Flea markets on Sundays.

  

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• Faith is personal if it's to be real.

  

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• A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

  

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• My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior.

  

  A. E. van Vogt
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• America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time.

  

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• New Hampshire is moving in the right direction because we have shown time and time again that we can work across the aisle to solve problems.

  

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• So the storm passed and every one was happy.

  

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• If you're not clipping coupons before going to the grocery store, you're overspending. If you're ordering in or going out to dinner because you don't feel like cooking, you're overspending. If you're not tracking where your money is going, you're very likely overspending.

  

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• A self-defined challenge is an irresistible teacher.

  

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• As human beings we each have a responsibility to care for humanity. Expressing concern for others brings inner strength and deep satisfaction. As social animals, human beings need friendship, but friendship doesn't come from wealth and power, but from showing compassion and concern for others.

  

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• Good crime writing holds up a mirror to the readers and reflects in a darker light the world in which they live.

  

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• In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important.

  

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• When I started acting, I was told over and over again, 'You're no good.' But I said to myself, 'You've got to keep it up.'

  

  Salma Hayek
  • Up
  • Good
  • Myself