Deegan Quotes

#1. I record at the same place [Toe Rag or FatSounds Studios in London], with the same people [Liam Watson at Toe Rag and Ed Deegan at Fatsounds], every time. It makes it effortless, and another reason for the vast output when I do go in and record stuff.

Holly Golightly

#2. Deegan pushed once, twice, and rolled the body in. The current's fast fingers claimed Bobby and in less than two seconds he'd slipped beneath the rippling surface. About ten yards down, he bobbed up and then disappeared again. Oh, look, Bobby was bobbing. I chuckled.

Bonnie R. Paulson

#3. When we make a habit of acting on the interests arising out of our authentic passions, our enthusiasm can open doors before we even realize the potential that lies beyond them.

Marian Deegan

#4. We can't act until we know who we are and what we believe.

Marian Deegan

#5. Distraction leaches the authenticity out of our communications. When we are not emotionally present, we are gliding over the surface of our interactions and we never tangle in the depths where the nuances of our skills are tested and refined.

Marian Deegan

#6. Beware of those who are too focused with polishing and beautifying their outer shells. They lack true substance to understand that genuine beauty is reflected from the heart that resides inside.

Suzy Kassem

#7. How we present ourselves at any given time is dependent on the situation. We constantly balance the tension of high aspirations with the pragmatism of realistic expectations. The key is to represent ourselves in such a way that we can fulfill the expectations we create.

Marian Deegan

#8. We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.

Hillary Clinton

#9. The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace the human vocation of becoming more deeply, more fully human.

Patricia Deegan

#10. There wouldn't be a Halle Berry or an Angela Bassett or a Cicely Tyson if there hadn't been a Lena Horne.

Dee Dee Bridgewater

#11. By choice or by chance, we must actively test our limits to know our capabilities.

Marian Deegan

#12. We are a conspiracy of hope and we are pressing back against the strong tide of oppression which for centuries has been the legacy of those of us who are labelled with mental illness. We are refusing to reduce human beings to illnesses.

Patricia Deegan

#13. I've always suggested if you can't stand the sight of your own blood, don't run for office.

Mike Huckabee

#14. We share in the certainty that people labeled with mental illness are first and above all, human beings. Our lives are precious and are of infinite value.

Patricia Deegan

#15. The goal is to become the unique, awesome, never to be repeated human being that we were called to be.

Patricia Deegan

#16. Any master skill in practice is about comprehending myriad elements and fitting them together in inspired ways that satisfy the objective.

Marian Deegan

#17. People need to have "the dignity of risk" and "the right to fail".

Patricia E. Deegan

#18. Habits of action cultivated early in life lay the foundation for unique skill sets able to carve a path beyond the mundane and into the relevant.

Marian Deegan

#19. Writing a memoir isn't particularly interesting to me. I'm not like Ellen [DeGeneres], where I can write, 'Water bottles
they're crazy!' and it's funny.

Lauren Graham

#20. The concept of recovery is rooted in the simple yet profound realization that people who have been diagnosed with mental illness are human beings.

Patricia Deegan

#21. I love being natural. I never feel more beautiful then after I've been to the beach and my hair's just a crazy mess of salt curls, or when I've just been outside all day hiking.

Troian Bellisario

#22. I believe it is a spirit of hope that gathers us here together today.

Patricia Deegan

#23. Studying the rule of law won't make a great litigator. It is the act of trying cases in real courtrooms with real plaintiffs and defendants and judges and juries, week after week and year after year that develops lawyers into top trial attorneys.

Marian Deegan

#24. The glory of victory softens our view of past frailties.

Marian Deegan

#25. Only by digging deep down to the core of our true self can we come to a place of inner certainty. Our underlying values and priorities are our personal navigational stars on life's journey - essential tools to chart a life course that embraces what matters most to us.

Marian Deegan

#26. Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring.

Richard Baxter

#27. Recovery is the urge, the wrestle, and the resurrection.

Patricia E. Deegan

#28. I've got a bunch of plumbers with rifles I could put on a shuttle. The bridge went quiet.

James S.A. Corey

#29. I think that still, for the most part, even in 2010, the vast majority of museum shows and gallery shows and gallerists are pretty much dominated by men. So having a sense of what women are up to, for me, frankly, is very, very important.

Carrie Mae Weems

#30. I like the idea of a love story between men. There is a great affection between men, which exists much more in ethnic groups: Latin, Italian, Jewish.

Arne Glimcher