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title: "11 Liberating Thing Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drew-barrymore/my-whole-life-i-ve-wanted-to-feel-comfortable-in-my-skin-it-s-the/)

[Drew Barrymore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drew-barrymore/)

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> [I think the most liberating thing I did early on was to free myself from any concern with my looks as they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-think-the-most-liberating-thing-i-did-early-on-was-to-free-myself/)

[Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/)

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> [I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salma-hayek/i-say-that-the-most-liberating-thing-about-beauty-is-realizing-that/)

[Salma Hayek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salma-hayek/)

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> [What a liberating thing to realize that our problems are probably our richest sources for rising to the ultimate virtue of compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krista-tippett/what-a-liberating-thing-to-realize-that-our-problems-are-probably-our/)

[Krista Tippett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krista-tippett/)

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> [I think writing a solo play was the most liberating thing I ever did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-think-writing-a-solo-play-was-the-most-liberating-thing-i-ever-did/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

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> [If you stop trying to restrict yourself by defining yourself and love in other people's terms, it's the most liberating thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-boynton/if-you-stop-trying-to-restrict-yourself-by-defining-yourself-and-love/)

[Lucy Boynton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-boynton/)

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> [Once you accept that we're all imperfect, it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paloma-faith/once-you-accept-that-we-re-all-imperfect-it-s-the-most-liberating/)

[Paloma Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paloma-faith/)

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> [That is the most liberating thing to feel as an actor: that you don't have to hold back or be afraid. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-simone/that-is-the-most-liberating-thing-to-feel-as-an-actor-that-you-don-t/)

[Hannah Simone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-simone/)

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> [It's been the most creatively liberating thing I've ever done and so I'm bringing some of that mad enthusiasm to Marvel for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-millar/it-s-been-the-most-creatively-liberating-thing-i-ve-ever-done-and-so/)

[Mark Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-millar/)

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> [The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geri-halliwell/the-truth-sets-you-free-it-s-a-very-liberating-thing-when-you-say/)

[Geri Halliwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geri-halliwell/)

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> [It's actually a very liberating thing to have a creative community, which is something that we all kind of desperately search for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-tempest/it-s-actually-a-very-liberating-thing-to-have-a-creative-community/)

[Kate Tempest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-tempest/)

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