Lionel Shriver Quotes

While one can't always begrudge the wealth of people who have at least produced something of value, the rich of the financial world don't make anything but more money. They're not creative, aside from, perhaps, in accounting.

Lionel Shriver

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MoneyCreativeValuePeopleWorld

One week after moving to Rome, I started writing in my diary in Italian.

Jhumpa Lahiri

MovingWritingWeekRomeDiary

I've never directed anything before 'Mad Men,' so I don't feel I have any advice for the other directors.

John Slattery

MenAdviceFeelMadNeverAnything

We're going to have to work. We're going to have to play well. Nothing will be given to us.

Stephen Curry

WorkPlayNothingWillGoingWell

If you keep your eyes fixed on Christ, He's going to reward you.

Steve Alford

EyesYouRewardKeepGoingYour

Some people have career plans, long-range career plans. I don't know anything about that. I'm no good at it.

Ry Cooder

GoodPeopleCareerKnowPlansSome

NYC is a wonderland full of passionate music fans. Once I got over being intimidated by rock critics and finicky hipsters, I realized that NYC was a great place to play.

Lou Barlow

MusicGreatPlacePlayRockOver

Life experiences can, at times, be quite humbling, but you learn from them. But I like the changes in my life and what kind of person they've made me into. I'm very open, not as judgmental as I was in my twenties, and a lot more compassionate.

Donna Air

LifeMeLearnMy LifeYouPerson

I strongly believe that you can't win in the marketplace unless you win first in the workplace. If you don't have a winning culture inside, it's hard to compete in the very tough world outside.

Douglas Conant

CultureWinWinningWorldBelieve

We should follow the facts wherever they lead us.

Brad Schneider

FactsFollowLeadWhereverUs

If I'm in Italy at a certain time of year, I'll make sure to try fresh porcini mushrooms in risotto, or puntarelle, a sort of curled chicory leaf that's only available for a few weeks in May.

Antoni Porowski

TimeLeafYearTryFreshMay

'Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

Antony Jay

ResponsibilityDecisionsAuthority

It's hard to imagine any Muslim fessing up to their secret proclivity for Sharia law knowing they would be deported if they gave the wrong answer.

Peter Bergen

LawWrongKnowingSecretHardUp

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