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 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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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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That's what my dad always said. 'If you're very lucky, it'll work out.' I love what it is I do, and I realize how blessed I am. So now it's just about doing the work as good as possible and enjoying the ride.
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This was the most important discovery I had ever made in my life. It was a discovery which has irrevocably changed my whole life's direction. It immediately elevated me to the status of one of the world's leading anthropologists.
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I've always wanted to have kids. I do think I would be a great mom.
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I find it easier to play someone who is so far from me because you create someone - you build this person based on the story and the script, with the director.
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A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He's above all a human being . . . the true artform is being a human being.
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Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.
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We must all work together to end youth homelessness in America.
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I didn't go to the cinema a lot when I was young.
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In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.
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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.
