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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The highest compliment I could ever receive about my kids - and I can say that this does happen frequently - is when the in-flight crew say to me, 'Your children are wonderful. They are so well-behaved.' Every time I am told that, I could weep.
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Jazz vision for me is seeing my art in musical term. It offers me an visual expressions in an ever-changing musical palette.
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I've always wanted to play quarterback, and I lucked out to be able to play for my favorite team - America's team. I'm just living the moment. I feel like all of this was supposed to happen. When you work hard, things work your way.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.
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Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different.
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Sometimes in someone's gestures you can notice how a parent is somehow inhabiting that person without there being any awareness of that. Sometimes you can look at your hand and see your father.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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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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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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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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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what you're used to, you could completely fall on your face. You could completely blow it.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
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I would love to go back and help rebuild that country and help - you know, kind of like what's going on with Iraq right now. You know, they've got a new government in place. They're trying to rebuild the country. I would love for that to happen in Cuba also.
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Had I been older - maybe 25 or 30 - I would have never tried half the things I did because I would have rationalized everything and never did it.
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A winner is someone who can look in the mirror at the end of the day and say in pursuit of my goal and dreams I gave my best.
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Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you.
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Every time we have an All-Star game, he has a chance to get it. He'll win more, he'll win a lot more awards.
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I have a shrink in New York and a shrink in Arizona, just in case. You never know when you will have a breakdown.
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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.
