Lionel Shriver Quotes

The financial industry may not be synonymous with economics, but it does control a large enough sector of the global economy to sink us all, as was unnervingly demonstrated in 2008.

Lionel Shriver

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ControlEconomicsFinancialEnough

Now that this legislation has passed the House, I look forward to the vote in the Senate that will bring us to Conference, where we can resolve any outstanding issues and make this postal reform reality - for the Postal Service and for all Americans.

John M. McHugh

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You know, I'm really not interested in someone telling me that something's good or bad.

John Malkovich

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I wanted to be in museums. I don't do things to be small.

Amy Sherald

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Relying on intelligence as the chief touchstone for decisions about whether and when to attack creates a wide opening for misunderstandings, divergent interpretations, and vulnerabilities to parties with an interest in either attack or delay.

Ronen Bergman

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When children draw or do rudimentary painting, the whole human being develops an interest in what is being done. This is why we should allow writing to develop from drawing.

Rudolf Steiner

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I'll tell you now that I hate myself for many reasons, but being Jewish is not one of them.

Clive Sinclair

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It's sad to see these old buildings go because they have so many memories, and it's a real personal kind of thing when you play these places. It's part of our history just gone.

Clarence Clemons

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I can't dance anymore. Total knee replacements. I can't do anything anymore.

Annie Dillard

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No matter where I go, I want to carry my family.

Auli'i Cravalho

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I don't believe in open relationships. If you want to be with someone else, you shouldn't be in a relationship in the first place.

Pixie Lott

RelationshipBelieveSomeoneYou

These days, there are a great many books about childhood trauma and its effects, but at the time all the experts agreed that one should forget about it as quickly as possible and pick up where you left off.

Peter Straub

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I would not have stayed at a university if it told me upfront that a condition for me getting tenure. my views have to be filtered through Catholic values. I would consider it a betrayal of my parents' legacy.

Norman Finkelstein

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