Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Shirley Conran

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British novelist Shirley Conran.
Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Shirley Conran

Shirley Conran OBE is a British novelist and journalist.

First things first, second things never.
Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.
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
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.
If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness.
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.
You have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.
You're never too old to grow up.
Conran's Law of Housework - it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.
A Superwoman isn't a woman who can do anything, but a woman who avoids doing too much.
I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.
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.
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