Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin Quotes
People tend to think that because I need all this time on my own in the studio, that I need time on my own, period. And that's not really true.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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Most of the press is in league with government, or with the status quo.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident.
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I am mindful of achieving the right balance in my life and am working hard on that also. To enjoy the little moments of goodness when they appear, to be present with the people I love and to spread light wherever possible.
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People tend to think that because I need all this time on my own in the studio, that I need time on my own, period. And that's not really true.
