Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin Quotes
It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.
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Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.
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I know the Russian political elite has got used to the Ukraine suffering from an inferiority complex, but I want this to disappear from our relationship.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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Idleness does drive me crazy, but I'd rather read or write than do anything just to work. A kind of respect has been instilled in me for acting: I love it too much to ever have a bad relationship with it.
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When I was very young I knew that I wanted to be in show business. I knew that I wanted to be an entertainer.
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Muslims who commit terrorist acts are perverting their religion.
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I had novels to write, so I wrote them.
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With social media, you don't just publish a book and figure you've done your part; your fans want to talk to you, have a conversation. It means, though, that you can connect with your readers like never before, so you don't have to guess what they like - you can ask.
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When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say.
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The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about the weaknesses in our nation's corporate structures and regulatory oversight.
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If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice.
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It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes just kind of come along for the ride.
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'Friends' played in this territory of being funny, and then also just grabbing your heart. And not afraid of that. It was a comedic soap opera. Not being afraid to have an audience feel something, laugh and cry, was quite extraordinary and quite wonderful.
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One thing I think kids need to do is more chores, and take care of their own rooms. Responsibilities are really important to start them with. If they have animals, they have to feed them and care for them. That's the only way I think I could do it.
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The only hope I can see for the future depends on a wiser and braver use of the reason, not a panic flight from it.
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Violence against women and girls touches every corner of the globe and is one of the world's most pervasive human rights violations.
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I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.
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When we started, there were KRAFTWERK and TANGERINE DREAM, and both bands also became very very strong internationally but in a different area, in a different field. They were doing, like, experimental kind of music, and KRAFTWERK were amazing, while we played just traditional rock.
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No, sir, th' dimmycratic party ain't on speakin' terms with itsilf. Whin ye see two men with white neckties go into a sthreet car an' set in opposite corners while wan mutthers Thraiter an' th' other hisses Miscreent ye can bet they're two dimmycratic leaders thryin' to reunite th' gran' ol' party.
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All you can do as an artist is just strive to make the best record you can and ride the rollercoaster as it goes up and down.
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it was a bitter and biting iron-gray afternoon, that clanked like armor and was as cold as a frosty axehead.
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I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.
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It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.
