Roma Downey Quotes
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I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other.
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I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything.
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I do take time to pray. I also start my day in gratitude, and as my first foot hits the floor in the morning when I climb out of bed, I say "Thank," and as the next foot hits the floor, I say "You," and I say "Thank you" all the way to the bathroom. Starts the day in the right headspace and the right heart space!
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I am inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well.
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I pray. I try to find space to process with a walk on the beach, a hike in the hills. Nature is restorative. I also try not to overreact. I grew up in Ireland, and we are big tea drinkers, and I think it's less about the tea itself and more about the ritual and the moment to prepare.
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I'm the youngest of six children; both of my sisters are housewives and they each have four kids.
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I love to be by the ocean and have always done my best thinking by the sea. The ebb and flow is like a brain massage and very calming. I am also inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well.
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I have been a spokesperson for Operation Smile for twenty years helping children with facial deformities. I also have worked with a children's mission called Compassion International. Both are doing amazing work for the children of the world.
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What is free time? I'm a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.
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I think Operation Smile is in more than 22 countries, mostly Third World. It just happened that my schedule opened up at the time they were heading to Vietnam.
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For life to be meaningful, you must have a challenge.
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If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.
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I lost my mother when I was very young, and my father when I was in college.
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Between stimulus and response, there is a space, and when you take time to pray or make a cuppa, you don't have to live in reaction to a situation.
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A smile costs about $240.
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Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.
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If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative.
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I grew up in Ireland, and the ocean was never more than an arm's length away. As lovely as the mountains are and as friendly as the people of Utah are, I feel a bit landlocked here.
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People are hungry for stories of faith. People are hungry for hope.
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Jesus' simple poetic words are delivered casually and gently. Jesus prefers to explain a difficult concept over time, never talking down to His followers, patiently letting the words soak in until they understand them fully.
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I have a home in Salt Lake, and I have a home in Malibu, at the beach.
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Catholics Come Home inspires each of us to share God’s love with others, in order to help change the world for the better, for eternity!
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I have morning prayers and a nighttime reflection. I also read the Bible daily.
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I was reading through endless junk scripts that were being sent my way. Typically the roles were to play his wife or his girlfriend - leading roles for women were few and far between.