--- title: "1 Defects of character Quotes By Ashley Judd" description: "1 Defects of character quotes by Ashley Judd. Plus more from Ashley Judd and more Defects of character sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/ashley-judd-9064_adults_i-was-powerless-over-my-childhood-but-th_1797021.jpg" --- > [I was powerless over my childhood but the coping strategies that I developed, to survive, all of which were creative and brilliant and got me through, as an adult those became my defects of character. Those became my shortcomings, control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/i-was-powerless-over-my-childhood-but-the-coping-strategies-that-i/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/ashley-judd-9064_adults_i-was-powerless-over-my-childhood-but-th_1797021.jpg) ## More by Ashley Judd > [Campaigning actress ASHLEY JUDD refuses to 'breed' with her racing star husband DARIO FRANCHITTI while there are starving children in the world. . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/campaigning-actress-ashley-judd-refuses-to-breed-with-her-racing-star/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [Your private relationship with yourself is a spring that will feed every other factor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/your-private-relationship-with-yourself-is-a-spring-that-will-feed/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [A wonderful pastor I know once told me, "Perfectionism is the highest order of self-abuse." So now I try to remind myself that if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/a-wonderful-pastor-i-know-once-told-me-perfectionism-is-the-highest/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [“(In part, quoting Robert Keegan from Harvard):'When we take the risk of really witnessing another human being, when we validate their human experience, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/in-part-quoting-robert-keegan-from-harvard-when-we-take-the-risk-of/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [The empowerment of girls and women is an essential tool to preventing the HIV/AIDS emergency from exploding any further](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/the-empowerment-of-girls-and-women-is-an-essential-tool-to-preventing/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [I've always been crazy for the American songbook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/i-ve-always-been-crazy-for-the-american-songbook/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [I did a lot of hiking and I loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/i-did-a-lot-of-hiking-and-i-loved-it/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [“I recall looking out the window at Redbuds,Dogwoods, daffodils, irises and pom-pom bushes, knowing exactly what Heaven must look like: a spring day in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/i-recall-looking-out-the-window-at-redbuds-dogwoods-daffodils-irises/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [My first big acting performance was in the Marilyn Monroe biography piece, and it required frontal nudity. I talked to Mira Sorvino, my co-star,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/my-first-big-acting-performance-was-in-the-marilyn-monroe-biography/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [Abstinence, being faithful and correct and consistent condom use are the only ways to successfully reach everyone when discussing HIV prevention. I believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/abstinence-being-faithful-and-correct-and-consistent-condom-use-are/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [Getting married is an incredible act of hopefulness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/getting-married-is-an-incredible-act-of-hopefulness/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [God doesn't make mistakes and timing unfolds as it should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/god-doesn-t-make-mistakes-and-timing-unfolds-as-it-should/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [Well, maybe there are one or two things about the double jeopardy concept that are overlooked. I could be charged with violating my probation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/well-maybe-there-are-one-or-two-things-about-the-double-jeopardy/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [The Conversation about women’s bodies exists largely outside of us, while it is also directed at (and marketed to) us, and used to define…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/the-conversation-about-women-s-bodies-exists-largely-outside-of-us/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [I very much believe in things unseen, both of positive and destructive energy, and I have never seen The Exorcist through from start to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/i-very-much-believe-in-things-unseen-both-of-positive-and-destructive/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defects-of-character/ashley-judd/#itemlist", "name": "1 Defects of character Quotes By Ashley Judd", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was powerless over my childhood but the coping strategies that I developed, to survive, all of which were creative and brilliant and got me through, as an adult those became my defects of character. 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