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I Am So Secure In Who I Am. I Really Am! And I'm Not Conceited. I Just Think, 'wow, Okay, That's The Life You Want To Live.' It Wasn't About Who He Chose. I Mean, I Had Moments, 'am I Not Sexy Enough? Am I Not Pretty Enough? Am I Not Smart Enough?' But In So Many Of Those Questions, I Immediately Stopped And Said, 'no, Don't Start Doing That.' Because You Can Get Stuck In That Cycle And You Can Carry On To Other Things.

-Eva Longoria

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I Am So Secure

Eva Longoria

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I Am So Secure In Who I Am. I Really Am! And I'm Not Conceited. I Just Think, 'wow, Okay, That's The Life You Want To Live.' It Wasn't About Who He Chose. I Mean, I Had Moments, 'am I Not Sexy Enough? Am I Not Pretty Enough? Am I Not Smart Enough?' But In So Many Of Those Questions, I Immediately Stopped And Said, 'no, Don't Start Doing That.' Because You Can Get Stuck In That Cycle And You Can Carry On To Other Things.

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