A Quote by Paula Fox

I was the goldfish that leapt out of the bowl. — © Paula Fox
I was the goldfish that leapt out of the bowl.

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Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl, except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish.
Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl,except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish.
We all live in a televised goldfish bowl.
I have as much privacy as a goldfish in a bowl.
I couldn't be a royal. It's like living in a supersonic goldfish bowl.
I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish.
Tony Fernandes is in that goldfish bowl and he's swimming against the tide.
I can't moan about any of it. I had a great time in the goldfish bowl.
Most times a person grows up gradually, but I found myself in a hurry... Hoping to find an answer, I uncovered an article about the common goldfish. "Kept in a small bowl, the goldfish will remain small. With more space, the fish will double, triple, or quadruple in size." It occurred to me then that I was intended for larger things. After all, a giant man can't have an ordinary-sized life.
I hate reality shows like Big Brother and I'm A Celebrity. I'd rather watch a goldfish bowl.
Modern Americans are so exposed, peered at, inquired about, and spied upon as to be increasingly without privacy--members of a ;naked society and denizens of a goldfish bowl.
If you have any interests you can gain a wider audience for those interests while the goldfish bowl is yours!
People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just to teach children right from the start that life is absurd.
Performers are the neediest people in the world. Unless you've been in that goldfish bowl - nobody can judge unless they've worn those shoes.
A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality?
It's weird not having companionship and not having somebody to talk to. I have two goldfish in my hotel room. They said, "If you would like companionship, we can bring you a goldfish." I was like, "Bring me a goldfish!" I have two because when I needed the water changed they brought another one. I was like, "Don't take Desmond!"
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