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Film actress

Salma Hayek is a Mexican actress, director, producer, and activist, born on September 2, 1966. She is renowned for her exceptional performances in films such as 'Frida' and 'The Love Letter'. Hayek is celebrated for her contributions to gender equality and Latin American culture.

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“Life is about chasing after the things you think are truly worth it, even if they don't happen, I'd rather have nothing but know I didn't settle for something I didn't want!”

Ifs Thinking Knows Want Happens Motivational Life Is Settling Worth It Chasing

Author:Salma Hayek

“I don't think we are the same, women and men. We're different. But I don't think we are less than men. There are more women than men in the world - ask any single woman! So, it is shocking that men are in more positions of power.”

Thinking Men World Different Asks Position Men And Women Shocking Single Women Position Of Power

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“I think that a lot of women that know they're going to be part of history somehow decide to have a character to be remembered by.”

Thinking Knows Character Remembered Be Remembered By

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“I think it's important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it's great I get to travel the world with my daughter.”

Thinking World Important Kids Mother Values Responsibility Travel Daughter My Daughter Travel The World

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“When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth the fight.”

Ifs Thinking Stills Important Ends Happens Fighting Minutes Happenings Vehicle Worth It

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“After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.”

Thinking Body Focus Meditation Commitment Motivated Hitting Buttons Juice Cleansing Reset Reset Button

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“Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days.”

Ifs Thinking Looks Doe Happens Faces Moving Skins Sick Muscles Plus Your Face Tempted Trust Me Freeze Botox Atrophy

Author:Salma Hayek

“I didn't think marriage worked. I thought everybody who was married was secretly miserable - that it was something they just put up with for their children.”

Thinking Children Married Miserable

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“I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him. She does it out of love. She wants him so badly to stay with her.”

Thinking Men Want Doe Black Manipulate Widows Want Him Femme Femme Fatale Black Widow

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“I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.”

Thinking Years Wells Persons Important Matter Problem Humanity Effort Knowing Planets Drama No Matter What Well Being Single Person

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“My English was limited to vacationing and not really engaging with Americans. I knew 'shopping' and 'eating' English - I could say 'blue sweater,' 'creme brulee,' and 'Caesar salad,' - so I came here thinking I spoke English.”

Thinking Eating Blue Spokes Shopping Engaging Salad Sweaters Caesar Salad Creme Brulee

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“I just love life. I'm excited about things in life. I think that if you're excited about life, you are excited about waking up and doing things with your life every day.”

Ifs Thinking Wake Up Excited Love Life Waking Things In Life Excited About Life

Author:Salma Hayek

“I think I'm very good at adjusting to anything and to any situation, and if you are good at being in the moment and adjusting, you can actually have a clear vision of what to do with things or how to do things.”

Ifs Thinking Moments Situation Vision Clear Very Good Adjusting Clear Vision

Author:Salma Hayek

“I think being able to be malleable is a great weapon and I'm a very, very good strategist. I create the most amazing strategies in my head and I have created the most extraordinary strategies in my head for my career.”

Thinking Able Careers Weapons Strategy Extraordinary Very Good Most Amazing Strategist

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“Sometimes I decide not to make something because I am proud and think I am better than that - and then I realise I have to pay the rent and I have to take something which is even worse than all the other stuff they offer you because you were being so proud not to take it! But you adjust and sometimes for one reason or another there is no strategy at the end but there is the ability to do the best that you can with what you have.”

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“I think today that's a very big problem because of the world we live in and the social media and everything... everybody is obsessed with their own identity, but seen through other people.”

People Thinking World Problem Bigs Today Social Media Identity Social Media Obsessed Big Problems

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“Try to figure out who you really are and not who you want other people to think you are.”

People Thinking Want Trying Figures

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“I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I admire women.”

Thinking Feels Kind Different Country America Moving Judgment Angry Competition Including Connected Admire All Kinds Different Countries Mistreated

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“I think if I was not in love, I would probably let myself go faster. Love gives me the vanity to continue.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Give Me Vanity Faster

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“I think if you are young and you have children, you still have so much to prove. When you have children later in life, you lose a bit of that urge for working.”

Ifs Thinking Children Stills Young Bits Loses Prove Urges Later In Life

Author:Salma Hayek

“There's a lot about the character. It doesn't always happen, but there are some characters you really create a relationship with, almost as if they were your friend. And you never get into their heads again or think like them.”

Ifs Thinking Character Happens

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“Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.”

Thinking Knows Violence Victim Domestic Violence Violence Against Women Stop Violence Against Women Against Violence

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“Before you do anything, think. If you do something to try and impress someone, to be loved, accepted or even to get someone's attention, stop and think. So many people are busy trying to create an image, they die in the process.”

People Ifs Thinking Trying Dies Process Attention Busy Accepted Impress

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“No surgical tweaks. No Botox either. I think it is terrible, these girls in their late 20s injecting their faces and lips. One told me, If I kill my muscles now, I'll never get wrinkles. Can you imagine?”

Ifs Thinking Faces Girl Imagine Terrible Late Lips Muscles Surgery Wrinkles Plastic Surgery Botox Tweak

Author:Salma Hayek

“I think it's nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.”

Thinking Men Trying Nice Sexy

Author:Salma Hayek

About the Author

Born: September 2, 1966
Known for: Film actress
Quotes: 165

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