"In a country that doesn't discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable."

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Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.168, Counterpoint Press

Lionel Shriver

#Country Quotes #Fame Quotes #Latter Quotes

“A case of can't do with, can't do without, that's why I married him again.”
“The long-term goal of Christians in politics should be to gain exclusive control over the franchise. Those who refuse to submit publicly to the eternal sanctions of God by submitting to His Church's public marks of the covenant-baptism and holy communion-must be denied citizenship.”

Source : Gary North (1989). “Political polytheism: the myth of pluralism”, Inst for Christian Economics
“Once, poets were magicians. Poets were strong, stronger than warriors or kings â€” stronger than old hapless gods. And they will be strong once again.”

Source : Greg Bear (2014). “The Serpent Mage”, p.38, Open Road Media
“Hip hop has been an integral part of my life and my whole career. I started off doing videos with Ice Cube, and Dre, and Mary J. Blige, and TLC. So I've been involved in hip hop since the beginning.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.”
“In order to acquire anything in the physical universe, you have to relinquish your attachment to it. This doesn't mean you give up your intention to create your desire...and you don't give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the result.”
“It's the sheer joy of seeing things grow and helping them to grow, even harvesting the stuff that you've grown yourself, no matter how old you are.”
“I think that movies can help guide us through those experiences [the problems that are happening in our daily lives, the stresses between countries, the economy and global warming]. I think all art tries to grapple with, redefine, come to terms with, express what's happening now when it's working. You can be entertained, but you can also be stimulated to think about things.”

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