Donna Murphy Quotes
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We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel.
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I cry at films and TV and even adverts.
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I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.
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Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.
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I'm smart enough to know to work with smart people.
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Practice radical humility. Take no credit for your talents, intellectual abilities, aptitudes, or proficiencies. Be in a state of awe and bewilderment.
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Popping broad beans out of their skins can be therapeutic, but it isn't everybody's favourite waste of time.
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I don't feel like I'm grown up. I feel like I'm a kid.
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We hear so many records these days that are done with click tracks, as opposed to a drummer.
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I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
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I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.
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I know we can't always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural - no epidural, no interventions. Wish me luck.
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You can watch Chanel fashion shows and watch the news. Fortunately you don't have to choose. I always vote, I go to rallies, but I also go to fashion shows.
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The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And they'll tell you if you ask.
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A 2014 study commissioned by Facebook and done by Deloitte suggests that Facebook alone contributes almost $150 billion directly to the global economy, and when you add the peripherals, it nears $227 billion.
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The best thing about being Children's Laureate has definitely been all the children and teens I've met.
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The methods that EPA introduced after 1970 to reduce air-pollutant emissions worked for a while, but over time have become progressively less effective.
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I'm a great fan of Bloomingdale's, and I'm a very loyal alumni of Parsons. I think what they do, what they've done, is amazing. They've educated some of the best American designers.
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I don't want to play second leads or third leads in a film. I started working at 17. I still have a long way to go.
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Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is . . . For me, that balance is family, work, and service.
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I don't feel like I have to dress up to go to the deli.
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If you cross the Atlantic with an American lady you invariably fall in love with her before the journey is over. Travel with the same woman in a railway car for twelve hours, and you will have written her down in your own mind in quite other language than that of love.
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The agency was desperate to get started with the commercials in 1976, but I was working on Star Wars.
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I sometimes like the situation that forces you to rely on your instinct and impulses.
