Lionel Shriver Quotes

Criminality being partially preordained may seem to let culprits off the hook. Yet it also makes the proclivity seem ineradicable and suggests that reform is unlikely: once a baddie, always a baddie.

Lionel Shriver

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AlwaysSeemMayBeingReformOff

Do not make grand plans. Be flexible.

John C. Mather

PlansFlexibleMakeGrand

When I got laid off, I would write my friends these 15-page-long emails. This was before people had personal emails, and my friends would tell me that I was going to get them fired if I kept sending them stuff, so I started a website.

Jen Lancaster

PeopleMeFriendsWebsitePersonal

I just think there is a part of your brain that is supposed to be afraid of getting old, even if you're not really.

Maura Tierney

BrainThinkYouGetting OldOld

I don't know if I've owned a piece of technology that I hated - I don't think I would have owned it then.

Amber Heard

TechnologyThinkKnowWouldHated

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

Stephen Covey

DailyCharacterPatternsConsistent

Actors don't really sit around discussing the parts they've played - just in case someone says, 'That was crap!'

Roger Moore

SomeoneSitJustAroundCrapSays

The goal of Can't Do Nothing is to ask people, what matters for you? And whatever it is, what are you doing about it? How bad does it need to get before you take action?

Milana Vayntrub

PeopleActionDoingYouBadGoal

Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets it all wrong.

Don Marquis

YouWrongGetPoliticianIdeaHe

We live in a beauty-obsessed age and success sometimes appears to hinge solely on the presentation of an image that is acceptable to the press.

Douglas Booth

SuccessLiveAgeSometimesImage

You can't rush the science, but when the science points you in the right direction, then you can start rushing.

Anthony Fauci

ScienceStartDirectionYouRight

When I was a kid, I was always an athlete. I played a lot of sports. I played football, basketball, baseball and soccer.

Scott Caan

SportsFootballBaseballBasketball

Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female body is a beautiful work of art, while the male body is hairy and lumpy and should not be seen by the light of day.

Richard Roeper

WorkWomenBeautifulArtLightDay

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