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Lionel Shriver Quotes

We speak often of 'destroying the planet' when what we mean is destroying its habitability for humans.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 18, 1957

Topics

Speak Mean Planet Humans Often

You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character.

Character Step You Play Right Out

I can't believe all this is happening to me, but I am definitely here to stay. And I am happy to be in Indian cinema.

I Am Happy Me Believe I Am Happy

It doesn't take a bruise or a broken bone for a child to be a victim of domestic violence. Kids who witness domestic violence are victims, too.

Broken Child Violence Victim Take

Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.

Home School People Me Writing Go

I'm not running around looking for love and validation.

Sophie B. Hawkins

Love Looking Validation Around

When it is fair, American workers can compete and win. I cannot support the TPP in its current form because it doesn't provide that level playing field.

Support Win American Fair Workers

When my shoulder problems started, basic methods like massages and icing the shoulder did not help.

Problems Help Shoulder Started Basic

People think about autism as something with kids. Well, those kids grow up.

People Think Grow Grow Up Up Well

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

Work Best People Try Rude Out

I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for the society will be.

Best Society Think Judge Will

My education, according to the tradition of the Jesuit school which I attended, had been centered on the 'ancient humanities', and I was strongly attracted to the more literary branches.

Christian de Duve

Education School Tradition More Been

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Attitude Peace War World Negative

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