Lionel Shriver Quotes

Hungry for both fantasy and inspiration, readers crave protagonists who, after overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, triumph at the end of the day.

Lionel Shriver

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One of my goals is to play a villain in a Bond film. People ask me if I want to be a Bond girl, and I say, 'No, I want to be the villain.' I'm waiting for that call!

Jessica Chastain

GoalsGirlWaitingPeopleVillain

It seemed impossible that a scrappy book like 'Goon Squad' could win an award like that. It's such an iconic honor. I think what the Pulitzer means to me is that I'll need to work very, very hard to try to live up to it.

Jennifer Egan

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My family life and my ideals, my commitment to the community and to other people - all people - has been improved. I think less about myself and more about my community today.

Andre Braugher

LifeFamilyTodayCommunityMyself

I loved operations, and I loved operations far from the headquarters. I had no passion for corporate.

Jean-Pascal Tricoire

PassionLovedOperationsFarHad

The truth is that I'm not very disciplined with diets. In general, I do whatever makes me happy in life, and food makes me quite happy!

Ana de Armas

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Just as London is not one endless afternoon tea, L.A. isn't all super-fit, health food-crazy freaks.

Suki Waterhouse

HealthTeaLondonAfternoonJust

Embraer is Brazilian. It represents Brazil very well abroad.

Michel Temer

BrazilWellAbroadBrazilianVery

Even though I had the talent, programming just didn't feel right. I never considered it very seriously. Some people get gratification from bending a machine to their will. I didn't.

Mitch Kapor

TalentPeopleFeelSeriouslyNever

Women like to watch women fight because it makes them feel sort of empowered physically and mentally. They feel kind of jazzed and excited by it.

Lucy Liu

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The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.

Deepak Chopra

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My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these two areas.

Claude Nicollier

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You can only be free if I am free.

Clarence Darrow

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