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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If I were to take an undergraduate chemistry exam, I would probably fail.
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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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Nothing important is completely explicable.
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'Cold Case Files' and similar shows do bang up business, which points to a certain thirst for details in the viewership, but it seems like all the news chat shows continue to force the myth that Americans can't stand detail and have no interest in an idea that can't fit on a bumper sticker.
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Lucy swayed in shock. A gust of wind moaned through the conservatory and blew out all but one of her candles. Simon must have done this. He’d destroyed his fairyland conservatory. Why? She sank to her knees, huddled on the cold floor, her one remaining flame cradled in her numb palms. She’d seen how tenderly Simon had cared for his plants. Remembered the look of pride when she’d first discovered the dome and fountain. For him to have smashed all this . . . He must have lost hope. All hope.
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The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
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To go through the agonizing process of learning how to walk again and write again and speak again makes you much more empathetic to people.
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It's very homely, this castle. It doesn't have huge ballrooms. I didn't want a cold, cavernous place.
