Fiona Shaw Quotes
Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
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I was brought up with beautiful music - Nat King Cole and Glen Miller from my dad, and my mum loved Judy Garland and Doris Day - brilliant stuff. Through my brothers and sisters I heard David Bowie and The Specials, The Carpenters, Meatloaf and The Rolling Stones.
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One of the last books I read was 'Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime' by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It gives a really good behind-the-scenes look at the campaigns. I didn't ask the president how accurate it was. I wouldn't ask him that.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy.
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As militias go, the Ohio Defense Force is on the moderate side.
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Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready.
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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
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People like music when they're in love, but they don't need it as much. You need music when you're missing someone or you're pining for someone or you're forgetting someone or you're trying to process what just happened.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people.
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Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.
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Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was too much so I had them cut it down to about three. It becomes taxing at times but its a lot of fun and you meet a lot of nice people.
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Well, when I came to Hollywood, there were three names really of Latin actors, three or four names, maybe five. There was Raul Julia, Edward James Olmos, Andy Garcia, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Smits. Now there's a lot.
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You're always being cast for what you've been in last.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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Never say, "I tried it once and it did not work."
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Through the wholesale destruction of the representatives of a class that from the beginning of history had been the directing and creative force in civilization, a process began which was almost mechanical.
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Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
