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Lessons from a Legend

Meryl Streep
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At the end of their afternoon tea, Uma asked Meryl one of Oprah's favorite questions: What do you know for sure?

"I know life is short and I'm a lucky woman. I think that you find your own way. You have your own rules. You have your own understanding of yourself, and that's what you're going to count on. In the end, it's what feels right to you. Not what your mother told you. Not what some actress told you. Not what anybody else told you but the still, small voice. ... Beyond that, I don't know. And it's the not knowing that's the good part. To me, mystery is the most beautiful thing—the fact that you can't figure it out—that's it for me. That's for sure."
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Published 10/07/2005
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