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Maeve Binchy Quotes

I've had a good life, full of more success and happiness than I ever expected.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: May 28, 1939 - June 30, 2012

Topics

Life Success Good Happiness More

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

Good School High School Know High

I often felt like that Mr. Magoo figure in the cartoon, who just wanders through traffic, and somehow it never hits him. I kind of feel that way about my whole childhood: Why do I have a normal life?

Life Childhood Feel Kind Why Way

If I body-shame a woman, it is more a reflection of me being critical of my body, me not being able to keep up to certain standards I have, and so making sure that the women around me feel the same way.

Women Reflection Woman Me Feel Body

There's a basic rule of thumb that the more a culture oppresses women, or oppresses anyone, the more culturally preoccupied they are with that.

Women Culture More Rule Thumb Basic

If you look at tennis, the girls have become much more attractive; they wear makeup. In my generation, you were a tennis player. It wasn't like you had to look a certain way.

Makeup Generation You Look Become

Of course I'm going to be labeled as a sex symbol. I made my bed, and I'm sleeping in it.

Sex Bed Sleeping Going Made Course

A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Gift Punishment Favor Some Many

My conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel.

Jose Maria Aznar

Best Strategy Defend Conviction West

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.

Love Together People Think You Know

In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan's future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to the status quo of Taiwan must be decided by the people of Taiwan through referenda.

Change Future People Resolution

The villain is usually the most interesting part. But it has to be a smart thing. Just dumb cliche villains with a Russian accent and big muscles and a mean face, I don't know. My Russian accent isn't that great, and the muscles aren't that big and the mean face is not enough. You know what I mean? It gets very boring. Tedious stuff.

Christoph Waltz

Great Smart Villain Face Interesting

My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all.

Age Character Shoes Day Pink Three

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