Lionel Shriver Quotes
A manuscript under way always gave me something to do; only while enduring the aimlessness between books was I truly glum.
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Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way.
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I'd sing all day, every day, all the time if I thought it didn't sound like dying cats.
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One thing I've done is surround myself with people who are as good as me or better.
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By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal.
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I don't work out or watch what I eat – but I need to start so it doesn't catch up to me.
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Know what suits you. Now I understand proportion and recognise the shapes that look good on my figure.
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The reason why I moved from Young Thug to Jeffery was because I felt like I did a wrong turn.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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People always ask, 'Do you wanna do movies; do you wanna do other things?' But they haven't fired me from 'OLTL' yet. When that happens, I'll make that choice.
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Breaking up is a natural evolution when you try to figure out what you want in life. If you're with an individual who isn't moving in the same direction and at the same rate that you are, it ain't going to work.
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Please don't erase my race because I'm white-passing. There is literally nothing I can do about my complexion.
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People who prepare false or fraudulent tax returns risk criminal prosecution and, upon conviction, substantial time in jail.
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I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.
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Making movies is really hard. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.
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You just have to be very humble if America has really worked for you like it has for me. Most of my friends are poor. Most of my siblings are poor. I see how hard it is just to get money unless you've got some incredible luck or work incredibly hard. I want everyone to do well. I wish 'Wayne's World' money on you!
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My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.
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Nobody ever told me, 'Art is this.' This was good luck in a way because I would have had to spend half of my life forgetting everything that I had been told, which is what happens with most students in schools of fine arts.
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Make portraits of people in familiar and typical positions, above all give their faces the same choice of expression one gives their bodies. Thus if laughter is typical for a person, make him laugh – there are, naturally, feelings that one cannot render…
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I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.
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When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
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When you're a mom and you have three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.
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I've got lots of good friends. I could have affairs. I can read a book all night, put the cat on the end of the bed. I can pick up my passport and go to France. I don't have to ask anybody.
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A manuscript under way always gave me something to do; only while enduring the aimlessness between books was I truly glum.
