Lionel Shriver Quotes
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I smoke, isn't that terrible?
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it.
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We haven't even begun to see just how many transactions are going to take place online.
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I'm a musician. I'm not, like, a personality. I've never really pretended to perform that kind of function.
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I love the anxiety, the pressure of the loud room full of yapping kids. But I'm a kid myself.
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I never expected my writing to become as popular as it did.
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My father usually does not talk to me about my films, and it was a pleasant moment when he appreciated me the first time.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Never let the negativity get to you. There are gonna be a lot of people you have to plow through, but as long you believe in yourself, that's all that matters.
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We all have our likes and our dislikes. But... when we're doing news - when we're doing the front-page news, not the back page, not the op-ed pages, but when we're doing the daily news, covering politics - it is our duty to be sure that we do not permit our prejudices to show. That is simply basic journalism.
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I spend most of my days pacing around, muttering that I have no ideas, feeling like I'm walking a plank.
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It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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I can say without hesitation that there is certainly no greater show to be a contestant on than 'Price' - the prizes can be huge, and the whole world loves and watches the show. It's an American institution!
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When you are in an unpleasant environment that makes you feel uncomfortable, one of the key ways to improve that situation is through design. That's why I think it is so important to help develop and showcase young designers, as they are our future.
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When you're in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you'd look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.
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My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.
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Myspace hurts my eyes.
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I like my life. I like competing, but it's not just because of the money.
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I started writing instrumentals but Roma pointed out they were very visual, so she started writing lyrics .. and Nicky had this idea of creating a wall of sound and started multi-tracking my voice.
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November’s sky is chill and drear,November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Indignant Man resumes the shaft he gave, Disarms the tyrant, and unbinds the slave, Displays the unclad skeleton of kings, Spectres of power, and serpents without stings.
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A smaller waist is not the solution to all your problems.
