Lionel Shriver Quotes

We speak often of 'destroying the planet' when what we mean is destroying its habitability for humans.

Lionel Shriver

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• I think the meaning of abortion is what the woman says it is: For a woman who wants a child but can't have this one, it can be sad; for a woman who doesn't want a baby, it can feel like a huge relief, like having your whole life given back to you.

  

  Katha Pollitt
  • Life
  • Baby
  • Child

• The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.

  

  Natalie Dormer
  • Men
  • Writing
  • Women

• I never really fit in growing up. I got made fun of a lot of the time in high school. People never liked me, and I was always the new kid.

  

  Magda Apanowicz
  • People
  • Up
  • Time

• I want to work with producers who are unique and have a different sound.

  

  Victoria Justice
  • Work
  • Different
  • Unique

• How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy.

  

  Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
  • Career
  • Entrepreneur
  • Philanthropy

• I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.

  

  Yvonne Strahovski
  • Up
  • True
  • Water

• It comes down to personal style, and that's what's sexy and attractive in a man.

  

  Hannah Simone
  • Man
  • Style
  • Sexy

• Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.

  

  Carlos Slim
  • Money
  • Culture
  • Education

• Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, and yet so many Americans are left to fight this battle without the coverage, support, and resources they need.

  

  Ted Deutch
  • Support
  • Fight
  • Eating

• Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.

  Ford Frick
  • Word
  • Last
  • Sarcasm

• I don't think I've ever used the word 'gay rights,' because I don't really believe in rights based on your behavior.

  

  Rand Paul
  • Believe
  • Think
  • Gay

• I look at old performance videos now, and it's really funny - I thought I was such a gangster!

  

  Becky G
  • Funny
  • Thought
  • Performance

• Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • People
  • Mission
  • Outstanding

• Having one's image, and effectively, life, democratized, dehumanizes and sometimes objectifies it into an entertainment product. What sort of valuation of the ego would one have once you've let it been preyed upon by the public for years and years? Perhaps, it becomes truly just skin and bones.

  

  Jack Gleeson
  • Life
  • Years
  • Ego

• I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm reserved. I'm self-contained. I get all my adventures in my head when I'm writing my books.

  

  Ian Rankin
  • Writing
  • Friends
  • Head

• My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.

  

  J. Paul Getty
  • Work
  • Success
  • Late

• In addition to a soaring stock market, 6.6 million jobs have been created since tax relief measures went into effect in 2003. Our deficit situation has also improved as tax revenues have increased at double-digit rates over the past two years.

  

  Randy Neugebauer
  • Past
  • Stock
  • Tax

• Medicaid and Medicare both need to be devolved to the states.

  

  Gary Johnson
  • Need
  • Both
  • Medicare

• Stop doing what the record companies are doing and do what's in your heart.

  

  Leif Garrett
  • Heart
  • Stop

• Nick sat beside Simon, who was at his computer. Marcus stood at attention beside the food. Hale had his feet on the table, reading the morning paper. And someone had given the Bagshaws a gun. 'Pull!' Hamish yelled, and Angus pulled a cord and sent a skeet flying across the deep blue water. A split second later, a loud crack was reverberating across the deck. Kat jumped. Hale sighed. The shot went far wide, and Marcus never moved a muscle.

  

  Ally Carter
  • Attention
  • Gun
  • Computer

• The internet is awesome and responsible for my success.

  

  Jason Mraz
  • Success
  • Internet
  • Awesome

• Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries.

  

  Al Lopez
  • Team
  • Player
  • Goals

• It is self-evident that no number of men, by conspiring, and calling themselves a government, can acquire any rights whatever over other men, or other men's property, which they had not before, as individuals.

  

  Lysander Spooner
  • Men

• We speak often of 'destroying the planet' when what we mean is destroying its habitability for humans.

  

  Lionel Shriver