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> [The only reason I have the career I have is that I didn't quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/the-only-reason-i-have-the-career-i-have-is-that-i-didn-t-quit/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

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## More by Mariska Hargitay

> [You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/you-survived-the-abuse-you-re-going-to-survive-the-recovery/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/i-think-god-runs-the-show-completely-life-proves-it-every-day-he-runs/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [It's very difficult leaving the house anytime with my baby at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/it-s-very-difficult-leaving-the-house-anytime-with-my-baby-at-home/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/sexual-assault-and-domestic-violence-are-difficult-things-to-talk/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/humor-is-about-perspective-and-hanging-out-with-people-who-see-life/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/i-have-a-more-developed-sense-of-my-priorities-life-has-so-much-more/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [I have a nest egg, and I don't buy above my means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/i-have-a-nest-egg-and-i-don-t-buy-above-my-means/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [Being fearless means busting down those walls of fear and being who you are, not who someone else thinks you are. People like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/being-fearless-means-busting-down-those-walls-of-fear-and-being-who/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [In life you have two choices. You can laugh or you can cry. You have to laugh, you have to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/in-life-you-have-two-choices-you-can-laugh-or-you-can-cry-you-have-to/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [Golf made me feel like a loser. So I dismissed it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/golf-made-me-feel-like-a-loser-so-i-dismissed-it/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [Fifty years ago my Mother stood on this stage accepting this award; She was fortunate enough to have my Dad with her. Fifty years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/fifty-years-ago-my-mother-stood-on-this-stage-accepting-this-award/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/if-i-can-play-a-little-part-in-the-world-s-healing-and-making-it-a/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [I think one of the mistakes actors make is we're so focused on what we're going to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/i-think-one-of-the-mistakes-actors-make-is-we-re-so-focused-on-what/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [You should've seen my big hair in the 80's, that was a real project.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/you-should-ve-seen-my-big-hair-in-the-80-s-that-was-a-real-project/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

> [There's so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariska-hargitay/there-s-so-much-that-you-can-get-mad-about-out-of-self-preservation-i/)

[Mariska Hargitay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariska-hargitay/)

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