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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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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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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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.
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My career has sort of been characterized by taking advantage of the changes in the marketplace, sometimes by design, sometimes by accident.
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The thing was always, as every story you write has a built-in problem, was: Was it too personal. That was the thing I wondered about for a long time. Oddly enough, it's often the personal stuff that people come up to you later and say about it, 'I can't believe you put that in a movie. That happened to me.' And sometimes, the thing that you make up happened to no one.
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A personal story of the horrors that Poles lived through during World War II. When God Looked the Other Way, above all else, explains why there is still a Poland. . . . One of the most remarkable World War II sagas I have ever read. It is history with a human face.
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I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland.
