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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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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If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.
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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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I don't think I could make a pop album.
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Georgia has some really tough allergies.
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Yesterday Senator John Kerry changed his mind and now supports the ban on gay marriages. I'm telling you this guy has more positions than Paris Hilton.
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My kids love anime, but I don't show them the really graphic stuff.
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I'm quite good on the harmonica and can get a tune out of most musical instruments, so long as the tune is 'Oh Susannah.'
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I never, ever drink while writing. Never have from the start, and I'm happy that I never have to. A lot of my stuff is plot-driven and mathematical, and I think you need a clean and sober mind to pin down the logistics of that.
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If immigration reform passes, it'll be a big victory for sanity - nobody really believes it's healthy for a country to have millions and millions of undocumented noncitizens living in the shadows. But it'll also be a sign that the Republican Party has gotten tired of letting the Tea Party push it around.
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The advice would be the same for any kind of fiction. Keep writing, and keep sending things out, not to friends and relatives, but to people who have the power to buy. A lot of additional, useful tips could be added, but this is fundamental.
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I'll only stop singing when I'm in my grave.
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We are going to see a burst of creativity that will make the Renaissance pale in comparison.
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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.
