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Portia de Rossi has 86 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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If your self-esteem really does depend on how you look you're always going to be insecure. There's no way you can get…
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We must be able to inspire. That's my goal in acting
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When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear
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You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I…
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Healing comes from love. And loving every living thing in turn helps you love yourself.
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I did a lot of fast talking as a youth; I was pretty good at it. I was never talked into it…
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I didn't choose the fact that I was gay, but I did choose whether to live my life as a gay woman-that…
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I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic,…
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I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where…
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I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say…
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If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely…
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I try to be feminine, yet intellectual and smart at the same time. You don't see enough of that
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She'd tell me how she'd handle the backhanded compliment by smiling and pretending she was receiving a genuine compliment all the while…
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