#more

It's rather fun writing a female spy, because she has so much more kit. Bond never carried a hair dryer or a makeup bag. And he certainly didn't wear an uplift bra. ↗

— Helen Fielding

#because #bond #bra #carried #certainly

The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about. ↗

— Diane Cilento

#actually #by the time #earning #father #going

I'm afraid I'm still trying to find that balance. Especially now that everyone wants a piece of me. I find that I have to become more and more reclusive, and pick and choose when I am public and when I am private. ↗

— Sandra Cisneros

#am #balance #become #choose #especially

The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought. ↗

— Vaclav Havel

#absurdity #deeper #experience #in other words #meaning

Dieting on New Year's Day isn't a good idea as you can't eat rationally but really need to be free to consume whatever is necessary, moment by moment, in order to ease your hangover. I think it would be much more sensible if resolutions began generally on January the second. ↗

— Helen Fielding

#consume #day #dieting #ease #eat

Fighting wars is not so much about killing people as it is about finding things out. The more you know, the more likely you are to win a battle. ↗

— Tom Clancy

#battle #fighting #finding #killing #know

There used to be this country called the Soviet Union; it's not there anymore. Our technology was better than theirs. ↗

— Tom Clancy

#better #called #country #our #soviet

Although biodiversity loss continues globally, many countries are significantly slowing the rate of loss by shoring up protected natural areas and the services they provide, and in expanding national park systems with tighter management and more secure funding. ↗

— Helen Clark

#areas #biodiversity #continues #countries #expanding

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality. ↗

— Helen Clark

#equality #gender #include #more #serious

Fortunately New Zealand doesn't have land borders so we are able to be somewhat more rigorous on who gets in and out of our country than perhaps some people. ↗

— Helen Clark

#borders #country #fortunately #gets #land