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Julie Burchill Quotes

British - Journalist | July 3, 1959 -

As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for women.

Women Men Ideas World Better Place

Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easier and more acceptable in Hollywood than growing old gracefully.

Youth Suicide Growing Old Growing

From paying off friends' tax bills to rescuing stray dogs and stuffing £20 notes into the hands of homeless people, I can't get rid of my money fast enough.

Money People Homeless Friends Hands

Because I was an only, I had more things, and I remember early on the kick I got from giving stuff away. Despite all the myths about only children not being able to share, actually I've never knowingly met a stingy one.

Children Giving Remember Early Never

A therapist might suggest my generosity is a way of buying affection. But buying people's love has never been an issue for me. Generally speaking, I don't want their love.

Love People Generosity Me Want Way

As a child, I wanted only two things - to be left alone to read my library books, and to get away from my provincial hometown and go to London to be a writer. And I always knew that when I got there, I wanted to make loads of money.

Alone Money Child Library Hometown

People - and I include myself - get fat because they choose pleasure over self-denial.

Myself People Fat Choose Over Get

I just have a real problem with people who seek to portray fatness or thinness as moral concepts.

People Problem Moral Real Seek Just

Big women do themselves a disservice when they attempt to become the Righteous Fat (the Righteous Thin are bad enough, all that running around and sweating, somehow believing it means anything).

Women Fat Enough Bad Believing Big

There are exciting, intelligent, fat people - and exciting, intelligent, thin people.

People Fat Intelligent Exciting Thin

As a militant troublemaker, I once wrote that it was the duty of every woman worthy of the description to upset men at least three times a day, on principle.

Day Men Woman Three Upset Duty

When a man wants to relax, he will slob out and really relax. Or he will pursue a hobby - anything from building models to watching sport.

Man Relax Building Hobby Will Out

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