Roisin Murphy Quotes

My da used to sing 'Take Her Up to Monto' to me when we were walking down the street - he still does, actually - because it's got a walking tempo, and I still sing it to myself when I'm walking along.

Roisin Murphy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: July 5, 1973

Topics

MyselfMeWalkingDownStreetUp

If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.

Andrew Johnson

ManI AmWantWayBulletShot

In my day, MI6 - which I called the Circus in the books - stank of wartime nostalgia. People were defined by secret cachet: one man did something absolutely extraordinary in Norway; another was the darling of the French Resistance. We didn't even show passes to go in and out of the building.

John le Carre

DayManPeopleBuildingNostalgia

I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.

Steve Case

GovernmentResearchThinkCreditGet

Every time we've gone somewhere, it's just been better and better and God's always blessed us for following.

Stacie Orrico

GodTimeBlessedBetterAlwaysGone

I use language to pierce the brain. If I spoke like everybody else spoke, it would just dull everything.

Rose McGowan

BrainLanguageEverythingJustWould

Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

Rufus Wainwright

LifeLoveTrue LoveLove IsGame

I ensure I am focused throughout the game, whether that is making a chance for myself or receiving the ball from a teammate to score.

Romelu Lukaku

MyselfI AmGameChanceFocused

None of God's Creatures absolutely consider'd are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its Use and Vertue.

Mary Astell

NatureGodFlyOwnInsectNone

Patriarchy appears to be everywhere. Even outer space and the future have been colonized. As a rule, even the more imaginative science-fiction writers (allegedly the most foretelling futurists) cannot/will not create a space and time in which women get far beyond the role of space stewardess.

Mary Daly

WomenFutureTimeSpaceCreateMore

You hear these yummy mummies talk about being the best possible mother, and they put all their effort into their children. I also want to be the best possible mother, but I know that my job as a mother includes bringing my children up so, actually, they can live without me.

Cherie Blair

MotherLiveChildrenBestJobMe

My heart really lies in my jewelry line, Archangel. I have really enjoyed watching the company go from nothing and slowly building it year by year, and getting into one store, then another store. And then I'll see someone wearing a piece of it on the streets, and it's all very exciting.

Brody Jenner

HeartBuildingJewelrySomeoneYear

People doubted me, said I lacked skill. I'm just trying to stay consistent, use my minutes wisely, and do what I can with the opportunity.

Anthony Bennett

OpportunityPeopleMeTryingI Can

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