Aoife O'Donovan Quotes
I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to get advice and feedback.
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To me, 'Underground Luxury' is kinda like a contrasting title, and the reason for that is because on this album I plan on introducing to people and reintroducing to people the side of me that they didn't see on the first album.
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I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.
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The smartest thing I ever did as a writer was hire a retired conservation agent to blaze a hiking trail for me. It's nothing fancy - just a narrow path that meanders for a little over a mile through the woods near my home. But that trail through the trees has become my therapist, my personal trainer, and my best editor.
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As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.
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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
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New York City has an integration problem.
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It is seldom very hard to do one's duty when one knows what it is, but it is often exceedingly difficult to find this out.
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Utah is America's best place for business because Utahns make it their business to succeed - and we have the track record to prove it.
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CIU is not something to just tolerate. It's important to find an allergist or dermatologist who can work with you to help manage your condition.
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I don't sort of sit in a chair and pompously feel proud of myself about all the things we might have accomplished.
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Making your dad happy is - especially for an Italian Catholic girl, I'll tell you - it feels really good.
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As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.
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In film or TV work, you can have this amazingly dramatic pause, and they'll just edit it out.
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As much as I want to help people, I had to accept the fact long ago that being stupid with money isn't illegal.
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You know why I don't like that camera? Because it prevents me from seeing you!
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I have written for, very fortunately, some great singers from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley.
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I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.'
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Republicans and blacks had an unlikely alliance around 'max black' after the 1990 census. By concentrating black voters in some districts, the strategy elected a record number of black congressmen in 1992. But the remaining 'bleached' districts were more likely to elect white Republicans.
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The late, great Joan Rivers actually gave me so much advice, and she was so nice to me before she passed.
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Grown-up people do not know that a child can give exceedingly good advice even in the most difficult case.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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I think it's hilarious at 40 years old to bring out my roller skates from 'Starlight Express.' I find the humor and even the sadness in it hilarious and something to celebrate.
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I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to get advice and feedback.
