Lionel Shriver Quotes
We speak often of 'destroying the planet' when what we mean is destroying its habitability for humans.
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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.
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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.
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I want to work with producers who are unique and have a different sound.
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How I see my career is very much as an entrepreneur in the field of philanthropy.
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I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.
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It comes down to personal style, and that's what's sexy and attractive in a man.
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Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.
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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.
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Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word.
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I don't think I've ever used the word 'gay rights,' because I don't really believe in rights based on your behavior.
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I look at old performance videos now, and it's really funny - I thought I was such a gangster!
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Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.
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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.
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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.
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My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
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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.
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Medicaid and Medicare both need to be devolved to the states.
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Growth is a sub-conscious activity, and I learnt a lot in this course, and I'm always open to learning and grasping new things from people. I'm learning with every film, and my confidence levels and technique is also getting better with each film.
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Be assured that Christianity is something more than forms and creeds and ceremonies: there is life, and power, and reality, in our holy faith.
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Extremists often derive their inspiration from literal interpretations of texts that should rightly be read not as Associated Press reports from the ancient world, but as theological and literary enterprises requiring independent intellectual assessment.
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For human nature is strange: the less we are inclined to self-sacrifice, the more we insist on it in others.
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We speak often of 'destroying the planet' when what we mean is destroying its habitability for humans.
