Jane Smiley Quotes
In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans.
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I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
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The collusion of big business, big labor, and big government threaten the spirit of small business that makes America great.
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The beauty of kids is they don't care who you are, which is why people like the Obamas like them so much - they treat them like normal people.
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I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it.
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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I'm Cuban, so I know a lot of people who act like vampires. But wait, vampires have to be invited to your house, so maybe they are nothing like Latinos!
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If you behave normally, people treat you normally. It's only when you act as if you're someone special that they feel obliged to stand on ceremony.
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It's more important than ever for America to rededicate itself to manufacturing at home. When we make more products in America, more American families will make it.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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In Genesis 6:3, it says man can live to be 120, but there is no scientific basis for it.
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When I was bald, I went through a period where I seemed to do nothing except TV programmes about being bald.
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My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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I'd realize it's not worth our time to worry. You do your best, and God will put the right people in your path.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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The old Dodgers were something special, but of my teammates overall, there was nobody like Pee Wee Reese for me.
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Call me a cockeyed pessimist, but I'm having trouble finding any good news in the trashing of Harriet Miers.
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I think Ovechkin is everything the NHL needs.
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And touring is difficult when everybody's heads aren't in the same place.
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The people will come and go. Sometimes they'll be there for you. Sometimes they wont. Some will love you, some will not. This tide was never meant to be still. Step away from time to time. And know that only a heart fixed on the unmoving spot can ride the waves of this ever-changing, ever-fading life.
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Apparently, I have such a serious race face, even when I'm doing a bit of work, at first everybody wasn't sure if I was enjoying it or not. But it's absolutely exhilarating. It feels like you're one with your horse and you're flying.
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In many ways, being honest about 'Huckleberry Finn' goes right to the heart of whether we can be honest about our heritage and our identity as Americans.
