Brendan Brazier Quotes
Many people put up with things that are unpleasant but tolerable, rather than changing them; their situation needs to become unbearable before they take action.
Quotes to Explore
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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
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I've always been fond of acoustic music.
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I'd started acting as a child. But I wanted to see if it was something my true personality was interested in. I stepped away from offers when I took five years off to go to college. I've only really just decided to whole-heartedly embrace acting.
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I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot.
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I do love my wine. I'd opt to drink my calories rather than eat them every time, so I cut out the breads, potatoes, pastas, cheeses and desserts in an effort to get my healthy angel and unhealthy demon to compromise.
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Truth is a tendency.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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Fame, do I like it? No. It has bought a lot for me in my career, but there are a lot of downsides to it. You give up your privacy. I did it to myself but not to my family and friends. You don't ask for it. You just have to live with it.
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You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
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Love can never make you weak, and love is not restricted to opposite sex. I love my parents, I love my animals, and I love my profession.
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I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' is tongue-in-cheek and has a sense of humor about itself. But it's nothing like 'Deadpool.' 'Deadpool' is this super-bizarre thing. The best thing about it is that it's R-rated.
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I have to say, I'm still surprised anyone's nice to me, that anyone talks to me. But I think people understand that other people go through things. We're all a bit gonzo, and you're allowed to take a little time to get your head on straight.
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Any political party that includes the word 'democratic' in its name, isn't.
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My typical morning involves some time on the treadmill, but obviously I skip that a lot. Mostly, I wake up, check my email, then get to work on the various interviews and questions and phone calls that come with being an author.
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I've been married a couple of times and survived!
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We can't assign beliefs to people who don't have a voice to express them. And we can't assume what someone thinks.
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Sexual Personae seeks to demonstrate the unity and continuity of western culture - something that has inspired little belief since the period before World War I.
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Sacred play is anything that takes you into that right hemisphere of your brain. It turns out that this move away from left to the right hemisphere, that sense of expansiveness and everything, can be accomplished through unusual rhythmic action, or any action that requires so much attention away from words that you cannot think in words.
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Half the struggle is just getting yourself to the gym or getting yourself in your workout gear and ready for action.
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Is 'I hope you all die a painful death' too strong?
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We were supposed to stay over in Boston, but when Scribners heard I'd won the Pulitzer, they told me to get on a plane - that Katie Couric wanted my body. And when Katie Couric wants your body, you get moving right away.
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I'm interested in making films that ask questions and don't particularly provide answers.
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Many people put up with things that are unpleasant but tolerable, rather than changing them; their situation needs to become unbearable before they take action.
