Sarah Ban Breathnach Quotes
Not every one of our desires can be immediately gratified. We’ve got to learn to wait patiently for our dreams to come true, especially on the path we’ve chosen.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television.
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You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure.
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Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes.
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Nobody can tell you how the blues feel unless they have the blues. We all take it differently.
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A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.
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I have spoken to a whole group of millionaires, head executives at Microsoft. Boy did I chew those guys out.
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People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.
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When you dance, it takes a lot of stamina, but it never seemed like work 'cause I was doing something that I so loved doing. It was always a joy. And you know, to have beautiful ballets made specially for you is such an honor. I always said it was better than diamonds.
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The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
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visiting Jackson Pollock’s studio: You do not work from nature. This is no good, you will repeat yourself. You work by heart, not from nature. Pollock reacted: 'I am nature
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When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.
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'Is it a wicked thing, then?''I should call it a misunderstanding, rather. A misunderstanding of life. Death and life are the same thing-like the two sides of my hand, the palm and the back. And still the palm and the back are not the same...They can be neither separated, nor mixed.'
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Colour-blindness always extends to the complementary colours. Those who are red blind are also green blind; those who are blind to blue have no consciousness of yellow. This law holds good for all mental phenomena; it is a fundamental condition of consciousness.
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Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.
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There's a place for him, but he's the final determinant as to whether he achieves that or not. He needs to capture the imagination of a universe hungry for decent thought and passion. All he has to do is be truthful and have a vision for what to do and stop playing a goddamn game of politics. If he does that, he'll get everything he needs.
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I know it's cheesy, but if you listen to the universe, it gives you pointers. I strongly believe if you keep your ears open and eyes open, your path will become clear. You just have to make sure you don't ignore it.
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Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.
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To play an older woman, 'til the look is not affected, it is never a problem for me. To play a matured character, it's different. You get to learn so much. It becomes more serious.
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But there's a thin line between songwriting and arranging.
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Je suis esclave de mon baptême.
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Allowing your kids to watch TV doesn't have to mean they have no choice but to see commercials for junk food and alcohol.
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A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community.
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Not every one of our desires can be immediately gratified. We’ve got to learn to wait patiently for our dreams to come true, especially on the path we’ve chosen.
