Shirley Conran famous quotes

03-18-2025

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.
-- Shirley Conran

#Life Is Too Short #Life Is Short #Mushrooms
I would rather lie on a sofa than sweep beneath it.
-- Shirley Conran

#Lying #Sofas #Housework
If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness...
-- Shirley Conran

#Dare
You're never too old to grow up.
-- Shirley Conran

#Growing Up #Grows
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 #Secret #Lazy
First things first, second things never.
-- Shirley Conran

#Firsts
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
A Superwoman isn't a woman who can do anything, but a woman who avoids doing too much.
-- Shirley Conran

#Too Much #Superwoman
Conran's Law of Housework - it expands to fill the time available plus half an hour.
-- Shirley Conran

#Law #Half #Hours
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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