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title: "2 Stanford Quotes By Reese Witherspoon"
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> [I thought I was going to go back to Stanford, and then I got Election. I loved being an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-thought-i-was-going-to-go-back-to-stanford-and-then-i-got-election/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/reese-witherspoon-2395_actors_i-thought-i-was-going-to-go-back-to-stan_959045.jpg)

> [ Growing up in the South, it was very patriarchal. When I applied to Stanford, I was told by a \[male\] college counselor, "You're never gonna get in, don't bother. They don't want you." I said, "I'm going to try." And… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/growing-up-in-the-south-it-was-very-patriarchal-when-i-applied-to/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

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## Other authors on Stanford

## More by Reese Witherspoon

> [I love that people are going, Yeah, I love a hundred different kinds of beauty; it's not all the tall, skinny supermodel. Around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-love-that-people-are-going-yeah-i-love-a-hundred-different-kinds-of/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [It's fun chasing boys, especially when you're young, but I think it takes time and life experience to notice the other boys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/it-s-fun-chasing-boys-especially-when-you-re-young-but-i-think-it/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [This is a movement to say we're more than just our dresses. ... It's hard being a woman in Hollywood or any industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/this-is-a-movement-to-say-we-re-more-than-just-our-dresses-it-s-hard/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-got-a-role-in-this-movie-called-freeway-playing-this-really-angry/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [My rule is, if it's not moving-monogram it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/my-rule-is-if-it-s-not-moving-monogram-it/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [When I was a question on Jeopardy, that's when I felt famous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/when-i-was-a-question-on-jeopardy-that-s-when-i-felt-famous/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [I don't think these women are stupid. I think they're selling a personality that's very marketable: Wouldn't it be fun if we were all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-don-t-think-these-women-are-stupid-i-think-they-re-selling-a/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to make my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/many-people-worry-so-much-about-managing-their-careers-but-rarely/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [I'm a big organizer person. I can spend a good three hours on my sock drawer. It's fantastic!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-m-a-big-organizer-person-i-can-spend-a-good-three-hours-on-my-sock/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [“I don't believe in perfection. I don't think there is such a thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-don-t-believe-in-perfection-i-don-t-think-there-is-such-a-thing/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [Movies will finally reflect the world we live in, not some weird dinosaur reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/movies-will-finally-reflect-the-world-we-live-in-not-some-weird/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-clearly-had-one-drink-too-many-and-i-am-deeply-embarrassed-about/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [I always say funny doesnt sag, which seems like a good rule of thumb. People should be more interested in your personality than how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-always-say-funny-doesnt-sag-which-seems-like-a-good-rule-of-thumb/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [I mean, really: He called me 33 percent lesbian, which was a gross underestimation of my lesbian-ness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/i-mean-really-he-called-me-33-percent-lesbian-which-was-a-gross/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

> [ A \[news\] magazine printed a \[photo-illustration\] of me in a ball gown holding a vacuum cleaner, saying I started a company. Last time I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reese-witherspoon/a-news-magazine-printed-a-photo-illustration-of-me-in-a-ball-gown/)

[Reese Witherspoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reese-witherspoon/)

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