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I'm never so sure as I was in my mid-20s.

Meryl Streep

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Meryl Streep
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 22
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Film Actor
Film Producer
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New Jersey
Mary Louise Streep
Meryl Louise Streep
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Every easy choice will have its consequence tomorrow.
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I like who I am now. Other people may not. I'm comfortable. I feel freer now. I don't want growing older to matter to me.
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What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.
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We all make the mistake thinking that how you look makes you more worthy of love.
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Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.
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I never look a gift horse in the mouth. And I've been really, really lucky. I'm aware of that. And my career has been given to me by the people I've worked with, no question. The actors, the directors, the cinematographers, the writers, all of whom gave me the opportunity to work in the way that I have and I'm really grateful.
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My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that.
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Wrinkled, wrinkled little star... hope they never see the scars.
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