Edd Byrnes Quotes
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I feel like if I live the Christian life, then the people should be able to see it in my everyday actions.
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Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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We need more children raised in the optimum situation, which is between a mom and a dad bonded together for life.
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When you lose your mother at 20 and then your father soon after, melancholia is part of your life.
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Laughing and crying are very similar. They're an extreme response to life. You see it in children who start laughing hysterically.
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When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.
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Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I'm waiting to fall in love'. For me, as a child, it was Christmas. At least that eventually came.
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Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.
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All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.
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Life is such a gift, I just say thank you all day.
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My life, my family and my friends are back in the U.K., so ideally I would love the kind of career that is split between London and New York.
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The thing is, I live a very public life, and I have to keep things personal, or else I have no personal life. It's very difficult.
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I have to give importance to my personal life, my family, parents, and sisters. I hope I can strike the right balance.
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A collection of strong-minded individuals who have learned how to dismiss mistakes, disappointments and problems in their personal life make up a strong team. If the majority of the team have that then, as a unit, you are almost impossible to beat.
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Marriage counselors in particular all strongly recommend divorcees try to understand their role in a divorce before re-marrying. Statistics show if you re-marry before you've clearly seen things from the biter's point of view - you're re-bounded to fail again!
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'Fallen Too Far' was my first NYT bestseller. That changed my life.
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Recreating the experience of, say, bereavement in my own head is pretty rough. I was used to switching off from emotions every day of my working life as a journalist, but in fiction, you have to feel it 100%, or else it's a flat experience for the reader.
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We did not effectively manage our licensing program, ... While we negotiated good deals, introduced great products in the marketplace, we failed to provide the retail marketing support and monitoring that was needed.
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I'm Irish; I grew up in Ireland, and it's impossible to separate my background from who I am as a filmmaker.
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It's important that you think of your relationship with the world and the way you can express that world and that you not be stopped if it scandalizes or embarrasses; but you must not look for scandal or for the avant-garde as a thing in itself.
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The divorce was the toughest thing in my life. It still hurts.
