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Lionel Shriver Quotes

I have buckets of sympathy for the obese, often subject to cruelty, ridicule, denunciation, and contempt.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Sympathy Cruelty Ridicule Contempt

Because of the wonderfully positive response to 'Life's That Way,' I am considering writing some more autobiographical stuff - maybe another book. I don't know. It doesn't help that I'm lazy.

Life Positive I Am Writing Book Way

I don't have any skeletons in my closet.

Closet Skeletons Any

When I was very young, I started trying to sing like the great tenor Mario Lanza; my family used to play his records. We all learn best by imitating others.

Family Great Best Learn Trying Play

For both Protestants and Catholics, and whether or not absolute continence is demanded of the clergy, celibacy remains a blessed spiritual state.

Meir Soloveichik

Spiritual Blessed State Celibacy

I've never felt like I was in my mother's shadow. If anything, I felt like I was in her embrace.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Mother Shadow Embrace Never Anything

I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

Good People Good Things Perception

I grew up in the Ukraine 'til I was about 7, and then I moved to L.A.

Up Ukraine About Then Moved Grew

People don't have any confidence in Jefferson City. There's incredible anger in the political establishment, and one of the reasons is special interests dominate the Capitol in our state.

Confidence Anger People City Special

I don't have time to celebrate accomplishments. When good things happen, it's great, and obviously I get excited inside. But soon I gotta do something else; I gotta keep doing more stuff. The whole world will never be familiar, so I'm constantly going to be on a quest to get familiar.

Good Great Time Good Things World

I think every role you do prepares you for the next one. Of course, 'Nashville' has been, and will continue to be, a huge learning experience for me as an actor. It's something that I grew a lot doing.

Learning Experience Me Think Doing

You can't be an American if you don't speak English. Our public schools should be mandated to teach all children in English.

Phyllis Schlafly

Children Speak American You Teach

It's hard to get fluffed up about love anymore. I've lived it. I try to avoid it. If I'm extremely fond of a woman, if I think I might really wind up walking down the aisle again... I go in another direction.

Love Woman Wind Direction Think Go

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