Roisin Murphy Quotes

I didn't spend my childhood trying to be a performer; it was a big surprise to me that this was what I was doing. But it has always felt quite natural to me. I wasn't taught to do what I do; I found out bit by bit.

Roisin Murphy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the time.

John Candy

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Why is the world that I see around me mixed, and why is the world I see in movies filled with all white people? Why does it have to be like that?

John Leguizamo

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We have to learn not to feel guilty about letting our imagination browse around, and you know, in writing fiction particularly. But I think, in any kind of writing, we have to learn to allow ourselves to approach it in a contemplative way.

Sue Monk Kidd

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When we were in school, we were told that Stalin was a madman who got control of Europe, which teaches you nothing.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

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My head is pretty small.

Torrey Smith

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Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.

Townsend Harris

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I'm just delighted that this woman I love can be a mum again.

Rod Stewart

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When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.

Mike Lee

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After I quit being a lawyer in '95, I was having a lot of trouble writing. Then I read somewhere that Willa Cather read a chapter of the Bible every day before she started work. I thought, 'Okay, I'll try it.' Before each writing session, I started to read the Bible like a writer, thinking about language, character, and themes.

Min Jin Lee

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In Venezuela, which doesn't have thousands of prestige universities like the U.S., people usually stay at home while attending to college. After they graduate, they move for a job or get married.

Juan Pablo Galavis

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In America, people focus on the end result; they focus on the star.

Joshua Waitzkin

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Giving is what makes a nation great.

Jonathan Sacks

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