Carol Shields Quotes

I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother. I wanted to construct something that contained some of these feelings that I had, some of these discoveries or revelations.

Carol Shields

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: May 16, 1935 - July 16, 2003

Topics

MotherThinkFeelingsSomethingBeen

When I was a teenager, I felt my life was constrained by rules, school, my parents. I wanted to feel like I was empowered and different; that's why superheroes, comics, manga, and video games filled my needs. When I got older, I realized power is not free; it comes with responsibility.

Jenova Chen

LifePowerResponsibilitySchool

I'd rather be a good guest in someone's home than tell them I don't like their food or make fun of them.

Andrew Zimmern

GoodHomeFoodFunSomeoneTell

But there is a big difference in working for the West and working for a totalitarian state.

John le Carre

DifferenceBigWestWorkingState

Sequestration is leverage that should not be given up easily.

Max Baucus

LeverageUpShouldGivenEasily

I am quite miserable because I'm never satisfied with what I've got. You're always looking for that next high, and that is what I would define as happiness.

Simon Cowell

HappinessI AmLookingYouNever

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

Tom Stoppard

LifeWaitingQuestionsAnswersWhole

As a child, I was airlifted out of the path of the Nazis. Unfortunately, I was parachuted into the path of the Japanese, but then I was airlifted again to India.

Tom Stoppard

PathChildIndiaOutJapaneseAgain

My belief in God is responsible for what I am... How can I refuse to talk about something which is so much a prt of my life both as a man and as a actor?

Robert Vaughn

LifeGodManI AmMy LifeActor

Typically, every 14 to 16 months, we're putting a new album out. To be honest, I wish it was slower.

Jay DeMarcus

WishNewI WishOutHonestAlbum

I am not a prophet.

Jose Saramago

I AmProphetAm

I think my music speaks for itself - it backs me up.

Drake Bell

MusicMeThinkUpI ThinkBacks

If someone's going to talk about me, I'd want it to be positively. The way many write, you'd think only bad things were interesting. If we don't think positive, what's the use? It's a lot more fun, you know.

Dorothy Stratten

PositiveFunMeThinkInteresting

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