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> [“I want to build a community of hope, to get people in that strong place where we can help each other. In that sense of belonging we are reminded that we are a community. Today more than ever that’s so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/i-want-to-build-a-community-of-hope-to-get-people-in-that-strong/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

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## More by Roma Downey

> [My accent gets more pronounced when I've been talking to people from Derry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/my-accent-gets-more-pronounced-when-i-ve-been-talking-to-people-from/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [“Over the years, I've found myself wishing sometimes my own guardian angel would show up. Some days I could use a little uplift, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/over-the-years-i-ve-found-myself-wishing-sometimes-my-own-guardian/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the years. Obviously…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/having-played-an-angel-for-so-long-you-can-imagine-that-i-ve-been/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [There's an assumption in many of these cultures that these children are mentally retarded, when in fact they're not at all. I saw how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/there-s-an-assumption-in-many-of-these-cultures-that-these-children/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [Pausing between stimulus and response allows you to show up in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/pausing-between-stimulus-and-response-allows-you-to-show-up-in-your/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [“He (Peter) doesn't know if he's looking into the eyes of a madman, or the eyes of a King.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/he-peter-doesn-t-know-if-he-s-looking-into-the-eyes-of-a-madman-or/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [I grew up in Ireland, and the ocean was never more than an arm's length away. As lovely as the mountains are and as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/i-grew-up-in-ireland-and-the-ocean-was-never-more-than-an-arm-s/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [People are hungry for stories of faith. People are hungry for hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/people-are-hungry-for-stories-of-faith-people-are-hungry-for-hope/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert she put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/jessica-simpson-is-the-youth-ambassador-for-operation-smile-and-an/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/if-i-can-steal-away-and-read-something-other-than-what-i-have-to-for/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [“When you feel empathy or compassion for what someone has gone through, those moments of connection remind us we have more in common than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/when-you-feel-empathy-or-compassion-for-what-someone-has-gone-through/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [“If you look at the course of my career, from 'Touched by an Angel,' to 'The Bible' series, you can see a thread of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/if-you-look-at-the-course-of-my-career-from-touched-by-an-angel-to/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [“If you can’t get up on your own that's where your community came in. Someone would help you up. Sometimes you were helped up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/if-you-can-t-get-up-on-your-own-that-s-where-your-community-came-in/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [I live a life of gratitude for the abundance of love that I have and that 'Touched by An Angel' still has an impact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/i-live-a-life-of-gratitude-for-the-abundance-of-love-that-i-have-and/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

> [Over the years, I've found myself wishing sometimes my angel would show up. I could use a little uplift, a little reminder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roma-downey/over-the-years-i-ve-found-myself-wishing-sometimes-my-angel-would/)

[Roma Downey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roma-downey/)

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