I realized that when two people function well together at work, it doesn't matter if they hadn't seen each other for years. What they had before was still intact.
Penelope CruzI love New York, but being there the whole year, it gets a little crazy with the speed and rhythm of things.
Penelope CruzNothing is going to happen to you if you throw salt on the floor, stand under a ladder, or see eight black cats on the street.
Penelope CruzThe discipline that ballet requires is obsessive. And only the ones who dedicate their whole lives are able to make it. Your toenails fall off and you peel them away and then you're asked to dance again and keep smiling. I wanted to become a professional ballet dancer.
Penelope CruzThe one philosophy or religion I find I am most close to is the Buddhist one. I think it is the one that respects others and the one that doesn't say that this is the only way. I think happiness is the moment when - if you've forgotten those little things - they suddenly come back into focus for you.
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