Regina Brett Quotes

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Regina Brett

Profession : Journalist

Birth : May 31, 1956

Family is more than DNA, more than who we used to be, more than we can imagine we will become.

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While journalists cannot right every wrong, champion every cause or fix every problem, they can - through the written word - lift someone's burden for a day, make some elderly woman on a bus smile or let them know they are noticed by someone.

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We are all on a journey of faith, and we have to polish that faith.

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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.

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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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I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone.

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God isn't present in the past or future. The great 'I Am' is in the present moment. When I claim that presence, I can get through anything today.

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It's sad that grandkids show up at the end of obituaries, way behind the list of work place achievements, social clubs and survivors. Why last? If you've got grandkids, you know they're first when it comes to the joy in your life.

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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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Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

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Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds.

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Most of life is showing up. You do the best you can, which varies from day to day.

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Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

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Sometimes you have to disconnect to stay connected. Remember the old days when you had eye contact during a conversation? When everyone wasn't looking down at a device in their hands? We've become so focused on that tiny screen that we forget the big picture, the people right in front of us.

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No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments.

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If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

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

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Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the task, the challenge, the fear into small, bite-size pieces. I can handle a piece of fear, depression, anger, pain, sadness, loneliness, illness. I actually put my hands up to my face, one next to each eye, like blinders on a horse.

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When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

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If baking is any labor at all, it's a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation.

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