Regina Brett Quotes - Page 4

• A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

  Regina Brett

  Writing, Want, Follow Your Passion

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.45, Hachette UK

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• Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

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  Envy, Needs, Waste

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• Pope Francis is not only changing the face of the Catholic Church, he's challenging us to be the face of God in the world by seeing the face of God in the person we least expect to see it, including the person in the mirror.

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  Mirrors, Catholic, Challenges

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• Writer's block.. when one curses the blinking cursor on the blank page.

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  Block, Pages, Blank

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• I think of her every time I judge myself or someone else too harshly. How do we really know the worth of our work? It's not our job to judge the worth of what we offer the world, but to keep offering it regardless. You might never know the true worth of your efforts. Or it could simply be too soon to tell.

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  Jobs, Thinking, Offering

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• It's rare to find someone excited over jury duty. If they're out there, I've never met them. Not a one. When the summons for jury duty arrives in the mail, how many people scream, 'Yes!' and run to clear the calendar? None. Our first and only reaction is, 'Oh, no,' quickly followed by, 'How can I get out of this?'

  Regina Brett

  Running, People, Calendars

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• Bakers get excited over aprons. I love the soft cotton ones with pockets like my gramma and mom wore. They always kept a hankie tucked in one pocket, which wasn't sanitary, but was comforting to the child who needed a tear or nose wiped.

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  Mom, Children, Comforting

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• It's easier to forgive those who hurt you than those who hurt the people you love.

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  Herir, Personas, Perdonar

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• Choas will come, calm will follow, and then it will start up all over again. The secret is to savor the ride.

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  Secret, Calm

  Regina Brett (2010). “Life's Little Detours: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness”, p.75, Hachette UK

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• Back when I was dating, the dreaded C word was Commitment. As soon as most men found out I had a child, they ran. If I ever got close enough to say the words, 'I love you,' they ran faster.

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  Children, Love You, Commitment

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• It takes courage to sit on a jury. How many of us want to decide the fate of another person's life or freedom? How many of us want to hold that kind of power in our hands?

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  Fate, Hands, Want

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• 'Star Trek' never grabbed me. Every time I hear about Klingons, I think of those little lint balls that stick to your clothes in the dryer.

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  Stars, Thinking, Clothes

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• The idea of being stuck in a plane with dozens of people chatting over each other on their phones might feel like Dante's 10th circle of hell.

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  Phones, Circles, Ideas

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• The last watch I wore felt like a handcuff. When I need to know the time, I check my cell phone.

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  Phones, Cells, Watches

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• There are few places you can find silence. Air travel could be the last fortress of solitude.

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  Air, Silence, Solitude

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• For me, being Catholic was who I was and who I am, just like I'm Irish and Slovak. It's just so ingrained in us.

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  Who I Am, Catholic

  "Guiding Children Through Religion". Interview with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. August 30, 2011.

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• If you want to lose 40 pounds, you order salad instead of fries. If you want to be a better friend, you take the phone call instead of screening it. If you want to write a novel, you sit down and write a single paragraph. It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step.

  Regina Brett

  Writing, Phones, Order

  Regina Brett (2010). "Los pequeños desvíos de la vida: 50 Lessons to Find and Hold onto Happiness", p.11, Hachette UK

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• Baking happens with ingredients that last for months and come to life inside a warm oven. Baking is slow and leisurely.

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  Lasts, Baking, Months

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