I'm just trying to matter and live a good life and make work that means something to somebody. Reese Witherspoon More Quotes by Reese Witherspoon More Quotes From Reese Witherspoon We’re more than just our dresses. Reese Witherspoon dresses Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness. Reese Witherspoon I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger than your life out there. Reese Witherspoon love children school I believe ambition is not a dirty word. It's just believing in yourself and your abilities. Imagine this: What would happen if we were all brave enough to be a little bit more ambitious? I think the world would change. Reese Witherspoon ambition believe dirty As an artist, I feel more strongly than ever that my job on earth is to tell the stories of the invisibles, and women have been invisible on film for a long time. Reese Witherspoon artist jobs long 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 gorgeous and didn't have a care? But creating a cultural icon out of someone who goes, I'm stupid, isn't it cute? makes me want to throw daggers at them! I want to say to them, My grandma did not fight for what she fought for, and my mother did not fight for what she fought for, so you can start telling women it's fun to be stupid. Saying that to young women, little girls, my daughter? It's not OK. Reese Witherspoon daughter girl cute Confidence is everything in this business. Reese Witherspoon self-confidence confidence business Everybody needs love. Everyone deserves it. Reese Witherspoon need-love love-everyone needs I thought I knew everything about love and relationships in my 20s, the ignorance of youth is bliss. As you get older, you start to realise that you don't really know anything and life is a great traveling journey. Life is unexpected...you just never know whats going to happen. Reese Witherspoon unexpected ignorance journey Many people worry so much about managing their careers, but rarely spend half that much energy managing their LIVES. I want to make my life, not just my job, the best it can be. The rest will work itself out. Reese Witherspoon careers work jobs Doing begets more doing. It sounds simple, but I’m a firm believer that action can solve so many worries, and just powering through, no matter what, can give you the confidence you need when you feel like you’ve got nothing to offer. Reese Witherspoon simple worry giving If you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them. Reese Witherspoon enough-time yelling kids You can learn a lot about yourself with what youre doing and who youre with on a sunday. Reese Witherspoon about-yourself sunday Never miss an opportunity to just shut up. Reese Witherspoon shut-up missing opportunity Kids are the best part of my day. I don't wake up to make movies. I wake up to hang out with my family. Reese Witherspoon my-family wake-up kids Obviously, this isn't the time in my life that I would have chosen to do this, but I feel like life gives you these challenges for a reason. I feel so happy and glad to be in the place that I am. I really feel blessed. This is something I need to face and take control of. Reese Witherspoon blessed challenges giving One honest voice is louder than a crowd. Reese Witherspoon crowds honest voice I get crazy in a bookstore. It makes my heart beat hard because I want to buy everything. Reese Witherspoon bookstores crazy heart It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it. Reese Witherspoon clothes awards winning I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real. Reese Witherspoon real blessed children
