Allison Pearson Quotes

I am a passionate devotee of the Howard Hawks' screwball comedies of the 1930s and the 1940s, where I think that the relations between men and women were at their civilized height in terms of banter and exchange of wit and equality.

Allison Pearson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: welsh
  • Birth: 1960

Topics

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It is very difficult for middle-aged, institutionalised males who have done so well out of subsidy - and, fair play, given much back - to realise that there is a time to be a well-heeled revolutionary.

Melvyn Bragg

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As I got more into gay rights, I got more into equal pay, and you just see that it's all connected. You can't really speak out on one thing and not another without it not being the full picture.

Megan Rapinoe

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As an entrepreneur, I've come across countless articles and quotes proudly telling me that I should accept failure, smile, and keep my head up. In other words, I've been told to stay positive. The thing is, when you're forced to shut down a business and let really awesome people you care about go, staying positive is the last thing on your mind.

John Rampton

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Unless I play like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, it'll be hard to give myself 100 out of 100.

Son Heung-min

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I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist.

Missy Elliott

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Life as a voice actress is tough. It's not an easy career.

Lucille Bliss

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I don't think my first book was chick lit.

Lisa Jewell

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Any time you have someone's first-hand account of the sheer terror that ISIS can provoke... that's powerful.

Chuck Fleischmann

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So I think it's fair to say it's even more of a challenge for some of these actors that are coming up, because there's such a pressure to look good, to be sexy and be palatable to people on whatever level.

Anthony Michael Hall

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Yeah, I get to fight in 'Eclipse.' My trainer is teaching me MMA right now. So. Cool.

Ashley Greene

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I think they're an incredible honor. I'm grateful and flattered by them. But I have no control over winning awards - I have no control over any of that.

Audra McDonald

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I really like writing heroes who aren't necessarily 'Hollywood handsome.' Personally, I think men who are self-confident, intelligent, and funny are outrageously attractive - and my heroines tend to think that, too!

Suzanne Brockmann

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