Best 88 quotes of Regina Brett on MyQuotes

A book store is a treasure chest. Every time you walk in one, you strike gold.

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

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.

Bakers get excited over aprons. I love the soft cotton ones with pockets like my gramma and mom wore. They always kept a hankie tucked in one pocket, which wasn't sanitary, but was comforting to the child who needed a tear or nose wiped.

Baking happens with ingredients that last for months and come to life inside a warm oven. Baking is slow and leisurely.

Before I started chemotherapy treatments, I wrote down the best advice from doctors, family, friends, books, and survivors and created an 'Owner's Manual' to help me take care of myself. It would remind me that cancer is doable.

Cancer is messy and scary. You throw everything at it, but don't forget to throw love at it. It turns out that might be the best weapon of all.

Choas will come, calm will follow, and then it will start up all over again. The secret is to savor the ride.

Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece.

Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.

Eating something fresh out of the oven is like a hug you can taste.

Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

Even if you have nothing in your wallet, nothing can keep you from having a great summer. You can listen to crickets sing you to sleep, trace the Big Dipper, breathe in the stars, run through a sprinkler, host a cartwheel contest in the front yard.

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

For me, being Catholic was who I was and who I am, just like I'm Irish and Slovak. It's just so ingrained in us.

Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?

From now on, I pray like I mean it. No more hitting SEND over and over. It's changed my life. It has freed me from fear and opened up endless avenues for me as a writer, radio host, parent, wife, and friend. It has enhanced every relationship I'm in, starting with the most important one: my relationship with God. Real faith isn't praying without ceasing. It's believing that God heard you the first time.

Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

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.

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

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

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

If we threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.

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.

I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw your body against the door to keep the demons from advancing and stay put until they go away.

I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not to save a few dollars to get more.

I think of her every time I judge myself or someone else too harshly. How do we really know the worth of our work? It's not our job to judge the worth of what we offer the world, but to keep offering it regardless. You might never know the true worth of your efforts. Or it could simply be too soon to tell.

It's easier to forgive those who hurt you than those who hurt the people you love.

It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

It's OK to let your children see you cry.

It's rare to find someone excited over jury duty. If they're out there, I've never met them. Not a one. When the summons for jury duty arrives in the mail, how many people scream, 'Yes!' and run to clear the calendar? None. Our first and only reaction is, 'Oh, no,' quickly followed by, 'How can I get out of this?'

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.

It's scary to make major changes, but we usually have enough courage to take the next right step. One small step and then another. That's what it takes to raise a child, to get a degree, to write a book, to do whatever it is your heart desires.

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?

It takes tough love to order kids to step away from the iPhone or iPad during dinner or to take the devices away if they're interrupting and interfering with everyone else's pleasure at a movie, concert or other public event.

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.

Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

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

My daughter had carried within her a story that kept hurting her: Her dad abandoned her. She started telling herself a new story. Her dad had done the best he could. He wasn't capable of giving more. It had nothing to do with her. She could no longer take it personally.

No matter how I feel, I get up, dress up, and show up for life. When I do, the day always serves up more than I could have hoped for. Each day truly is a slice of heaven. Some days the slices are just smaller than others.

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