Quotes by Roma Downey

“You can never turn your back on the ocean.”

He (Peter) doesnt know if hes looking into the eyes of a madman, or the eyes of a King.

He speaks the words of a distant prophet as though He has written the words Himself.

Jesus simple poetic words are delivered casually and gently. Jesus prefers to explain a difficult concept over time, never talking down to His followers, patiently letting the words soak in until they understand them fully.

Despite the huge crowd, He speaks to His disciples as though no one else is there.

This CD became something of a personal journey for me. The tone of the whole CD is uplifting and inspirational. Its an upper. We have enough downers in the world.

I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other.

Mary and Jesus had this extraordinary relationship between them. What a teacher Mary is, really. It is the ultimate trusting; that she had to trust God, that she was so privileged to be the mother of the Savior, that she had to stand there as a mother and watch her son being murdered and trust that that is what he came to do.

People come together with their families to celebrate Easter. What better way to celebrate than to spend a few hours going on the journey of Christs life.

One of my pet peeves about biblical epics was that the characters costumes always looked like theyre just out of the dry cleaners.

I think that Little Angels provides the gateway into that conversation about faith and about the Lord and about Gods love for us. Remembering that the angels are just the messengers and the message is the message of love.

What is free time? Im a single mother. My free moments are filled with loving my little girl.

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put on. Donald Trump came on stage and pledged a donation.

I think Operation Smile is in more than 22 countries, mostly Third World. It just happened that my schedule opened up at the time they were heading to Vietnam.

A smile costs about $240.

I have a memory of my mother kneeling in front of a cabinet in our home, tenderly cradling her wedding china. We never used the plates; she died in her 40s without ever letting herself enjoy these gorgeous pieces. I told myself that I would use my precious items.