Send me 300 francs; that sum will enable me to go to Paris. There, at least, one can cut a figure and surmount obstacles. Everything tells me I shall succeed. Will you prevent me from doing so for the want of 100 crowns?

There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot storm.

I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend.

I finally made up my mind I wanted to be an actress and I was not going to let my lack of confidence ruin my chances.

I never underestimated myself. And I never saw anything wrong with ambition.

When we face with a steady eye the difficulties which lie before us, we may derive new confidence from remembering those we have already overcome.