Fiona Shaw Quotes
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I am of the opinion that the appreciation and the desire for what is good takes more study and insight than does the understanding and test for the best music and art.
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I have worked with some great directors.
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The presence and the present of America are a future; our continent is, by its nature, the land which does not exist on its own, but as something which is created and invented.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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I don't want to be a bust.
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I have so much drive and passion for this industry and the creative arts, and I want other kids to have that kind of drive, and to have a fire in their belly for whatever industry that they want to get into.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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Although the evidence at this trial shows that Charles Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit these murders, there is no evidence that he actually personally killed any of the seven victims in this case.
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When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
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I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children.
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Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.
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I've come to the conclusion that the average person can do about four things a day, like four real things a day.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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If I could get the respect of 14-year-olds, I'm happy. They're the toughest audience.
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I think it's great anytime somebody can be in control of their own distribution.
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Today's children are taught by our culture that we are a cosmic accident. Something slithered out of the primal slime and over billions of years evolved into a human being. We are cousins, ten times removed, to the ape at the zoo eating his own excrement.
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There is a definite sound with all-girl bands, a good rudimentary sound, and that's what's cool and punk about all-girl bands that you still find, largely - it's really kind of primal.
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I think we were probably playing live for about 12 months before we got a recording deal.
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I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland.
