Róisín Murphy Quotes
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My sisters are amazing. My sister is my business partner, my twin. She's an amazing producer, writer. You know, we're just grinding and trying to make my mother proud as well as God.
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I had about four days of like, 'Pity party, woe is me, it's all over.' Then I did some research and spoke with doctors and got in contact with people who have MS, and I soon realized it's actually a lot more manageable than the kind of public perception of it is, and that's part of the reason why I've been so outspoken about it.
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To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.
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Without faith, I don't think I'd be here.
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Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess.
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The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.
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Winning 'American Idol' gives the opportunity to really help make a change to a lot of lives, and making a difference has given me the greatest satisfaction and joy.
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The thrill of acting is making a character real. Modeling is the opposite of real. It's being fake in front of the camera.
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I'm happy in Lululemon, with a glass of red wine, watching HGTV.
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When I make a film - I direct my own film, I write my own script - that's what I want to hear from the audience. 'Oh, thank you, Jackie!'
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I am Classic Rock Revisited. I revisit it every waking moment of my life because it has the spirit and the attitude and the fire and the middle finger. I am Rosa Parks with a Gibson guitar.
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Listen, I'm a sweet guy. I'm just intense at work. I have nothing but the end result in mind. My entire career has been like that.
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I'm a fan of parchment and wood pulp.
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My mother played the piano and my father the violin, I can remember my dad teaching me how to waltz; I had my feet on his, my mother playing the piano, and my husband will tell you the lessons weren't very successful.
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My mom is in her mid-60s and has more energy and is more youthful than any human being I know. It's pretty incredible.
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I'm happy people look at me as a role model.
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Lizz Wright is my favourite singer. Her voice moves me and takes me to another place. She also grows her own food, and that inspires me.
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The story about GE that hasn't been told is the value of an informal place. I think it's a big thought. I don't think people have ever figured out that being informal is a big deal.
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I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful? One must speak of problems in painting!
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Dramatically it's always more interesting to conceal rather than reveal things.
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Anyone can achieve their fullest potential, who we are might be predetermined, but the path we follow is always of our own choosing. We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny. Your destiny can't be changed but, it can be challenged. Every man is born as many men and dies as a single one.
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Because it's important. Laws can be reversed, Supreme Court decisions can be overturned, gender classifications can continue.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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I'm not someone to sit on her laurels.
