Cecelia Ahern Quotes
Don't mind all those people who say that you should be back to normal in a month or two. Grieving is all part of helping yourself anyway.
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When I was in school, you could pick any instrument you want, and they'd teach you how to play it. That changed my life. I loved playing music in school, and it sent me on my path as a musician.
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I make my own face exfoliant at home, using finely ground rice powder mixed with milk or yogurt. I also treat my skin to a honey, rose water, glycerine and lemon face pack. The honey moisturises, and the lemon removes impurities.
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When I was young, I had an 'aha' moment in church. There was a thing called testimony service, and somebody would sing a song, and everyone else would join in, finding a note where they fit. During one of those, a light went on in my head. In that moment, I heard everything - Parliament, the Staple Singers, Curtis Mayfield, Prince - in there.
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I cannot live anywhere else except India.
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Let's use our stories to encourage listening to one another and to hear not just the good news, but also the pain that lies at the back of a lot of people's stories and histories.
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What the cinema can do better than literature or the spoken drama is to be fantastic.
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I think personal growth has much to do with acting ability.
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I don't know, but I think kids just want to be listened to, so I want to make sure I do that.
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The flight was extremely normal... for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting.
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There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.
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Sometimes it seemed to me I could not look at those silent little figures; that I must go north, to the grim coal fields, to the Rocky Mountain camps, where the labor fight is at least fought by grown men.
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The righties connect with Joe Beercan better than the Democrats do.
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I stood in front of a mountain and was overwhelmed by the beauty and energy; I had goosebumps. I thought, if I could record this feeling, go back home and pour it out again so other people can have that feeling, this I would want to be my work. I knew it was acting - I wanted to be like a messenger or medium.
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You have to play the logic of a character.
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I'm a serious-minded and intense little devil, terribly gauche and so tense I don't see how people stay in the same room with me. I know I wouldn't tolerate myself.
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I think my health is probably fine. Let's be honest, you never know what could happen to somebody, but I think I'm in very good shape right now.
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I'm still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn't suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today.
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Ruins-antique ruins at least-are what is left when history has moved on. They are no longer at the mercy of history, only of time. (p. 207).
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Being successful is not determined by the amount of money you make but by the amount of lives you affect and influence for the better.
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Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it.
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My mother is going to get earrings of my head. Some will be dipped in silver, some will be dipped in gold, and I will hand them out to everyone I know.
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Everything is an idea for something, something that touches the imagination, a fact that seems relevant or maybe just a statement I find interesting — either because it resonates or because I disagree. All of it is fodder for continued work or thinking on the topics. It’s also important to me to record the ideas that my instincts tell me are bad.
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Don't mind all those people who say that you should be back to normal in a month or two. Grieving is all part of helping yourself anyway.
