"That's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better."

“I'm a very private person. What I did in the past or what somebody heard me do or has a bootleg of me doing...well, if you have a bootleg, then I did it.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“My mother was a personal friend of God's. They had ongoing conversations.”

“I pray. I try to find space to process with a walk on the beach, a hike in the hills. Nature is restorative. I also try not to overreact. I grew up in Ireland, and we are big tea drinkers, and I think it's less about the tea itself and more about the ritual and the moment to prepare.”

Source : "Actor Roma Downey: Being inspired by kindness and the centering ritual of tea". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.”

“Good government could never be a substitute for government by the people themselves.”

Source : Speech at Stirling, 23 Nov. 1905, in Daily News 24 Nov. 1905

“In the twilight, it was a vision of power.”

“Mr. Watras asked me whether I was practicing, and I told him I was practicing my tissue basketball skills.”

Source : Jordan Sonnenblick (2010). “Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie”, p.82, Scholastic Inc.

“I've learned to hate it when the cameras are pointed at me.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.