104 Quotes by Roma Downey

I'm not fooling myself. I don't expect my faith to turn up on the cover of Rolling Stone anytime soon or expect MTV to run the video. But I know there's an audience for it. And our album is sincere and comes from a well-intentioned place.

In an interesting way, the operation becomes almost a metaphor for hope and optimism. A little child can have a new face with a smile restored, and suddenly his mother's smile is restored and his father's and the outer family's... and they bring him back to the village and the village is delighted... The ripples and effects of this are fantastic.

If you heard me sing, you wouldn't ask me if I would ever sing!

I do my best thinking by the ocean. As much as I enjoy church service, I've always felt closer to God by the sea.

Between stimulus and response, there is a space, and when you take time to pray or make a cuppa, you don't have to live in reaction to a situation.

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.

I'm the youngest of six children; both of my sisters are housewives and they each have four kids.

If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative.

A smile costs about $240.