Sarah Ban Breathnach Quotes
When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present ... we experience heaven on earth.

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It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
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I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all.
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Parts that are desexed, matronly – to just put me in a couple of scenes and have me be the older, you know, dead character, is not gonna fly with me.
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I do not like violence.
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Humor is an antidote to all ills.
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I see a really good tag on a building, a man passed out in the middle of the street, a couple hugging, a cop arresting a panhandler. I'm interested in how all these things are happening in one block.
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I do wear weaves and I do wear wigs.
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There is nothing that compares to the Holocaust.
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'The Burning Dark' needs a certain kind of soundtrack - something dark and moody, electronic, weird. One of my favourite bands is Ladytron, and I think they'd fit the bill quite well.
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Words change over time. 'Condescending,' for instance, was once a good thing to be. It meant that a person was willing to interact politely with people of lower social ranks. In Jane Austen's world, a lady praised for her condescension was receiving a sincere compliment.
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Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.
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You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.
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Between the conceptionAnd the creationBetween the emotionAnd the responseFalls the Shadow
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Nationalism and racism, to take two examples, are the culturally nurtured outgrowths of simple tribalism.
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What else does a detective agency really need? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. No inventory would ever include those, of course.
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All too soon will Childhood gay Realise Life's sober sadness. Let's be merry while we may, Innocent and happy Fay! Elves were made for gladness!
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It will all come back - the wasted splendor, The heart's lost youth like a breaking flower, The dauntless dare, and the wistful, tender Touch of the April hour.
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Before the Internet became so powerful, I toured extensively. With the rise of the Internet, touring apparently has become less important.
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We have to challenge the whole idea that it's acceptable for a society like Britain to have such a significant number of people who do not work one day of the week and don't have any possibility of improving the quality of their lives.
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I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.
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When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present ... we experience heaven on earth.