Aoife O'Donovan Quotes
It's not a morbid thing, but I think I've never been afraid of death, which is maybe why I love writing about it.
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There is a fundamental question we all have to face. How are we to live our lives; by what principles and moral values will we be guided and inspired?
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
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I got into politics because businessmen should be spending your money.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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Giving a phenomenon a label does not explain it.
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As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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Best Buy is just too Western! They do not stock enough Chinese brands, and Chinese people do not want to buy foreign brands.
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My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.
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Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and create our own thing, so the major labels were just always out of our picture, we're not interested.
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I've read that the ancient Chinese art of feng shui can bring a sense of peace, well-being, and positive energy to a home - same as beer.
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I watched TV religiously when I was a kid, but nowadays - with the Internet - there's so many people writing about TV on the Internet, that everything's sort of under a magnifying glass.
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A lot of times, when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They'll become myopic. They'll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves.
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I don't think most people understand acting, even the people who call themselves savvy, even actors.
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I started growing my audience in small clubs through word-of-mouth. I started making music that isn't necessarily commercially viable, and it's not necessarily marketable to my peers to a certain extent.
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If you eat junk, you look like junk. People say, 'It's not my fault, it's my glands.' It's not; it's greed!
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Love sticks around even when it has a lot to put up with.
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It's not a morbid thing, but I think I've never been afraid of death, which is maybe why I love writing about it.
