"The more we can purge ourselves of the diseases we create the more we can become magnificent people"
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The line carries the cadence of someone who’s lived through reinvention in public. Light’s career arc-from sitcom brightness to heavier, riskier roles-parallels a cultural shift in how celebrities talk about mental health: less “I’m just being real,” more “I’m responsible for what I build inside myself.” The subtext is accountability without cruelty. She doesn’t blame the world, but she doesn’t romanticize suffering either. If you “create” the disease, you can also stop feeding it.
“Magnificent” is doing more work than it seems. It’s not “better” or “successful,” words tied to hustle culture and résumé metrics. It’s aspirational, almost theatrical-a reminder that the goal isn’t perfection but presence: showing up with fewer internal infections distorting your relationships, choices, and art. Light’s intent feels less like a motivational poster and more like a rehearsal note: cut what’s false, and what remains can actually shine.
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| Topic | Self-Improvement |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Light, Judith. (2026, January 16). The more we can purge ourselves of the diseases we create the more we can become magnificent people. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-more-we-can-purge-ourselves-of-the-diseases-107219/
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Light, Judith. "The more we can purge ourselves of the diseases we create the more we can become magnificent people." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-more-we-can-purge-ourselves-of-the-diseases-107219/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"The more we can purge ourselves of the diseases we create the more we can become magnificent people." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/the-more-we-can-purge-ourselves-of-the-diseases-107219/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.











