Leila Slimani Quotes

I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home.

Leila Slimani

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: October 3, 1981

Topics

HomeWomenThinkPlaceUsedBeen

I think the problem I have is that first impressions are the ones that stick with people. And people's first impressions of me are obviously from the film, from 'Gregory's Girl.'

John Gordon Sinclair

GirlPeopleMeThinkProblemFirst

When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time.

John Hughes

TimeMoneyDancePeopleBelieveGo

If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners.

Johnny Carson

FunnyEatingTelevisionFrozenRadio

When I finish a film, I want to feel drained. I want to feel like I couldn't have possibly done any more to service a character and a story.

Mia Goth

CharacterServiceStoryFeelDone

One of the great things about America is we should not judge until we know the facts.

Stanley A. McChrystal

GreatFactsJudgeAmericaKnow

I have a positive mental attitude, and I think I'm divine, but I also think it takes a heck of a lot of blood, sweat and tears.

Steve Prefontaine

PositiveAttitudeTearsThinkSweat

I don't know if it's naivete or just narcissism, but I start out with this notion that I can do anything. It's not until I get into it that I realize what I've thrown myself into, and then I will do anything not to humiliate myself. And that, I think, is the secret to my success.

Michelle Pfeiffer

SuccessMyselfStartThinkI Can

The philosophy to 'buy and hold' is a philosophy that I use to manage funds.

Michael Lee-Chin

PhilosophyBuyHoldUseFunds

I didn't learn the word 'genre' until way, way late - I mean, like, in the '80s.

Dianne Reeves

LearnLateWayMeanLikeWord

I think original voices get noticed. But most importantly, I think you should have a story to tell.

Chetan Bhagat

StoryThinkYouTellOriginalGet

Kurt Angle was amazing. He was the person who got me into pro wrestling. He found me when I was at the Olympic training center just wrestling, amateur wrestling.

Bobby Lashley

TrainingAmazingMePersonWrestling

I like it when I'm watching a movie which has a harmonious feeling to it. It's as if the environment puts you in the mood for the characters and story you experience.

Brian Stelfreeze

ExperienceStoryEnvironmentYou

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