"I don’t love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful." ― Natalie Portman Topic(s): Strength More From Natalie Portman "You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there." "My dad’s a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again." "I’m a Gemini, so I change my mind every day." More In Strength "I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining. Cinema can fill in the empty spaces of your life and your loneliness."― Pedro Almodovar "There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one’s anonymity."― John Knowles "Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness."― Amos Bronson Alcott