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Naomi Alderman Quotes

People who were always hardbodies love that competitive style of team-sports activity: they come up with timers and fitness contests and personal bests. But for the vast majority of people, competition in exercise is not fun. It's no fun to compete if you know you can never win.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: english
Birth: 1974

Topics

Love Style Fitness Competition Fun

Just to see him come on the stage was an event. They had very high risers, and back a little bit, so he'd walk around behind the risers and right across the front of the stage to the podium, remember?

Walk Remember Back Right See High

I still say if the ball is there to be won I will go for it, whether with my head or whatever, and if it means us scoring or stopping a goal, I won't think twice.

Think Goal Go Say Go For It Will

In the '50s, too many women, even though they were very smart, they tried to make the man feel that he was brainier. It was a sad thing.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Women Sad Man Smart Feel Tried

Writers and artists never pay attention to advice given by their elders, quite rightly. The only worthwhile advice is the most general: 'Keep trying, don't give up, don't be discouraged, don't pay attention to detractors.' Everyone knows this.

Joyce Carol Oates

Advice Trying Attention Elders Never

I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away.

Music Coffee Influence Never Gone

If you're not a first-round pick or you're not 6-2, they always say you can't be the best. But the only time there's a weight class is before the draft. This is the NFL. It's all about what you do. I can run past guys and get done what I need to. I can do everything the big guy can do.

Time Best Past You I Can Run

In 2005, I would have never guessed that I was at risk for a pulmonary embolism. I was 21 years-old, playing college soccer and just living the dream.

College Dream Soccer Living Never

I've longed for kids since I was very, very young. And so... I'm waiting to find the right person, someone who's willing to take on the job.

Job Waiting Right Person Someone

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.

Doing Done Nothing Useless Should

I started taking voice when I was six and dance classes every day - I just couldn't get enough.

Day Dance Voice Enough Every Day

Draft day is a hectic day, especially for draftees and, more or less, for management.

Day Management More Draft Hectic

When you become famous at 19, it does a number in your head, so you find romance in the mundane - isn't it so great that a guy would pick me up at my house and take me to a restaurant?

Great Me Restaurant You House Find

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