Jay Parini Quotes
Although the story of George and Lennie in 'Of Mice and Men' ends on a depressing note, there is a peculiar aura of human dignity in it, a hint of redemption.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
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America is essentially an entrepreneurial culture: the sizzle is the steak, because, after all, if you buy the sizzle, the steak comes with it. Canada's, in contrast, is a primary-producing culture: we'll buy the steak and hope to get a little sizzle with it. But we know we can't eat sizzle.
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Frances Conroy - brilliant, brilliant actress.
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I can be not showered and dressed like a slob, but my lip gloss will be on!
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I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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My job is to create myself a career that I can go to sleep satisfied with what I'm doing.
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I am always attracted to the moments when a person who is associated with a certain message, image or sensibility evolves. I am very interested in how audiences respond to that maturation and absorb the evolution.
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While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets to eat tomorrow. This is a time when we must look outward together and declare that humanity has no borders - no one deserves to suffer like this, especially in a world of such abundance.
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I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.
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The war industry people are very together; they know exactly what they want; they don't even have to talk to each other. The peace industry people are just intellectuals who are very critical of each other... Unless the peace industry is powerful, we're always going to have war. It is as simple as that.
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I normally hit the gym five times a week. I tend to do half an hour of cardio - on the treadmill or a spin class - then head for the weights. I do a lot of core work, obviously!
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I like going to the gym every day because I'm in physiotherapy every day.
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You can be, like, a totally different person on camera, and it's fun. You can take on another character, and it's awesome.
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Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines.
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Besides, I have a sister who's straight. And I want her to know that I love her and support her.
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I'm more comfortable performing in front of 50,000 people than five people - it's easier. When there's that many people, I feel like I'm alone. When I perform in front of only a few people, it's scary.
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After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions.
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What I've found over the years working on various projects is, you can have a clever book or clever tagline, but there has to be a story to go along with it that leads to something bigger. Something with a little more texture to it.
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It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
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You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute who's for you and who's against you.
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Life is a funny thing, the minute you think you've got everything figured out something comes along and turns it all upside down.
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Although the story of George and Lennie in 'Of Mice and Men' ends on a depressing note, there is a peculiar aura of human dignity in it, a hint of redemption.
