Lionel Shriver Quotes
'The Feminine Mystique' goads me to gratitude that, thanks to forerunners like Betty Friedan, I've had the opportunity to pursue a career.Lionel Shriver
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
Felix Baumgartner -
I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
Harold Ramis -
Some smashes have been timed at more than 250 mph, so you get less than a second to react. People who see a professional badminton match up close are always shocked at the speed.
Rajiv Ouseph -
'Hannity' had a a guy on that said, 'I fathered 20 kids by 14 mothers.' That is s cultural issue which has demeaned our society and has caused our society dearly in terms of imprisonment. Who's going to be the fathers to those children? Who's going to pay child support?
Foster Friess -
In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.
Ian Mcewan -
My children are English, and both of their mothers were English.
Salman Rushdie
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If your access to health care involves your leaving work and driving somewhere and parking and waiting for a long time, that's not going to promote healthiness.
Larry Page -
New Year's Eve to Valentine's Day is our peak season, and in many ways, Valentine's Day is our Christmas. Everybody in the world makes the same three New Year's resolutions: health, career and money, and love.
Sam Yagan -
One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
Jack McDevitt -
All the big online retailers are looking at how to enter the Russian market.
Maelle Gavet -
The bad boy: always more fun.
Ian McShane -
In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.
Mahesh Babu
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I feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same.
Rachael Harris -
I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.
Warwick Davis -
Writers always say, 'I always knew I wanted to be a writer; when I was a three-month-old foetus a pen formed in my hand and I began to scratch my first story on the inside of my mother's womb.' I started later, in my early twenties.
Harlan Coben -
What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.
Oprah Winfrey -
To the youth who have taken up guns, I urge them to return to their parents and shun violence.
Kapil Sibal -
I hate to wait. When I want something, I want it now.
Karen Salmansohn
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Gansey asked, 'Do you have time to run an errand with us? Do you have work? Homework?''No homework. I got suspended,' Blue replied.'Get the fuck out,' Ronan said, but with admiration. 'Sargent, you asshole.'Blue reluctantly allowed him to bump fists with her.
Maggie Stiefvater -
At the time of death your tongue will speak only what is in the heart.To say la illaha illa Allah, you must live it.
Yasmin Mogahed -
My father looked like this serious guy but was actually a very kind person.
Harshvardhan Rane -
You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours.
Benjamin Franklin -
Physical development fosters learning.
Betsy Hodges -
'The Feminine Mystique' goads me to gratitude that, thanks to forerunners like Betty Friedan, I've had the opportunity to pursue a career.
Lionel Shriver