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Lionel Shriver Quotes

As a teenager, I ached to grow up even more than I dreaded to. I craved escape from my parents' impositions on what I believed.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Parents Grow Escape More Grow Up Up

Pack lightly. If I'm anywhere a week or less, I carry on. I can fit everything I need in one small bag! And I pack small, mini liquids so TSA doesn't make me throw anything out.

Jessie James Decker

Me Small Bag Week I Can Need

I'm a street player, and all of my influences come from bands that I was listening to at the time when I was growing up. I was very impressed with guys like Mitch Mitchell. I liked rock and roll drummers, and I loved rhythm and blues guys like Clyde Stubblefield with James Brown. Man, that band blew me away all of the time.

Time Man Me Growing Up Listening

To the victors belong the spoils.

Belong Spoils Victors

When I opened the world's largest Internet cafe, certified by the 'Guinness Book of Records,' in Times Square in New York, I was live on 'Good Morning America,' and for me, that was an achievement.

Stelios Haji-Ioannou

Good Live Morning Achievement World

I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.

Sick Out Solo Because Stuck Label

Bodily discomfort and emotional fear and attachment make the dying uncomfortable and fearful. So, to help those dying people, I think modern medical science has a lot of facilities to reduce pain, or perhaps not to reduce pain, but not to experience pain.

Fear Science Experience Pain Medical

Jazz musicians have always tended to have cult followings, which is pretty wonderful.

Musicians Jazz Always Pretty Cult

Bullies really bother me a lot. A lot, a lot.

Me Bother Bullies Lot Really

If you're funny as a woman, people think it might be because someone else helped you.

Funny Woman People Think Someone

I'd like to rescue people in trouble, like Superman.

People Trouble Superman Rescue Like

I know about winning batting titles.

Winning Know Titles Batting About

I feel as if my mission is to write, to see, to observe, and I feel lazy if I'm not reaching conclusions. I feel stupid. I feel as if I'm wasting my time.

Time Stupid Feel Mission Lazy See

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