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I thought I was going to go back to Stanford, and then I got Election. I loved being an actor.
Reese Witherspoon
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Reese Witherspoon
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: March 22
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Everybody needs love. Everyone deserves it.
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It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that is no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. I have nothing but respect for the police and I'm very sorry for my behavior.
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Never miss an opportunity to just shut up.
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If something seems frightening or horrible, I should probably do it.
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I'd always ask my grandma, who was so, so smart, why she didn't work, and she would explain that her parents didn't approve of her working after she had children. She didn't feel like she had choices.
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The truth is... I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart... and I never really got it back.
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There are things in my life that are hard to reconcile, like divorce. Sometimes it is very difficult to make sense of how it could possibly happen. Laying blame is so easy. I don’t have time for hate or negativity in my life. There’s no room for it.
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