Lionel Shriver Quotes
The daughter of an ordained minister, I had been forced to go to church since I was a toddler. I hated church and resented being forced to recite the Apostle's Creed, mumbling, 'I believe... ' when I didn't.
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How do people move on after they've lost the love of their life? It's a really interesting thing to look at. It happens to people every day: you see people... even in the worst, most war-torn places, people get up and continue with their lives. And it's a fascinating thing about human nature. That ability to just continue on.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
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I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.
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Food production has affected the environment more than any other activity humans have engaged in. Humanity devotes more land to food production than anything else - roughly a third of the surface area of the earth, much of which was once forest but has been converted by humans into farms or grazing lands.
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I've had Botox. It hurts a lot, but I like it.
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The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.
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I have a dress-up chest at home. I love to create this fantasy kind of thing.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.
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We seem to think we have some control over this planet.
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High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical.
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Kabir Khan is a director who goes out of his way to make his actors comfortable. He's very chilled out. He makes the environment on set very casual and friendly.
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I believe in my music.
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I think that if you can't be loyal to the Church, it's best to get out.
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I didn't want to be an accountant; I found myself being a banker, which was a bit different. I went to university, and I was going to do a Ph.D. in the States, but I didn't get the funding for it, so I had two years where I had a bit of a wobble and didn't really know what I wanted to do, and I ended up working as a banker.
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I don't think that would be entirely unfair. There are some things which get on one's nerves and some things that don't. And I'm, to use a rather journalistic word, allergic to the things that are typically American. I think that's fairly natural to someone who has just been described as a Tory and is always ready to describe himself as a High Tory.
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I know that I'm not a criminal. People say that, but my music speaks for itself. And I believe in my music.
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I still believe a majority of Republicans are for income tax cuts.
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The daughter of an ordained minister, I had been forced to go to church since I was a toddler. I hated church and resented being forced to recite the Apostle's Creed, mumbling, 'I believe... ' when I didn't.
