Shirley Conran Quotes

• Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

  Shirley Conran

  Life, Mushrooms, Stuff

  Superwoman epigraph (1975)

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• I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.

  Shirley Conran

  Lying, Sofas, Chores

  Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet

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• A Superwoman isn't a woman who can do anything, but a woman who avoids doing too much.

  Shirley Conran

  Too Much, Superwoman, Can Do

  Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet

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• If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness.

  Shirley Conran

  Dare, Doomed, Dullness

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• I make no secret of the fact that I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it. But you have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

  Shirley Conran

  Lying, Lazy, Secret

  Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet

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• Self-confidence is the most important thing, and this comes from identifying your goals, knowing your limits and roping in all the help you can get.

  Shirley Conran

  Self Confidence, Knowing, Goal

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• With color, for the price of a pot of paint, people can express their own style and individuality. But, as with style, a gift for color has to be developed by experiment. If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness.

  Shirley Conran

  Self Esteem, Color, People

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• First things first, second things never.

  Shirley Conran

  Firsts, Put First Things First, First Things First

  Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet

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• You have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

  Shirley Conran

  Lazy, Efficient, Ifs

  Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet

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• Conran's Law of Housework - it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.

  Shirley Conran

  Home, Law, House

  Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet

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• You're never too old to grow up.

  Shirley Conran

  Growing Up, Grows

  Shirley Conran (2012). “Savages”, p.249, Pan Macmillan

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