Jay Parini Quotes
'Of Mice and Men,' Steinbeck's fifth novel, adheres to a simple dramatic structure, which observes the classic Aristotelian unities of time, place and action.
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Orange juice from concentrate is labeled. Food coloring Red #5 is labeled. Fish are labeled as to whether they've been previously frozen. To a consumer, there's no plausible reason why these factors should be on a food ingredient label while the presence of GMOs shouldn't be.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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It's hard to say, 'I don't believe in God.' I would love to know if God exists. But it's a very difficult thing for me to believe.
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A lot of hard work goes into making a film. It's not all fun time, as people tend to think. There are always stereotypes attached to every profession, but I found out this industry breaks them all.
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My father was a teacher, and there were teachers all around, his friends, they were working for the Government and their behaviour was within strictly limited areas.
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I'm parodied as being some right-wing fundamentalist extremist, it just isn't true. The parody doesn't reflect reality.
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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In the Army, because the stakes are so high - right? - you can't just be a yes-man and say, 'Great idea, boss!' if you don't believe it - right? - because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I've worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback.
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My favorite body part? My feet. They're not pretty, but they get me where I want to go.
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When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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If you care about yourself and what you do, you get nervous about it. You just don't take the money and go home.
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The magic of creation has always fascinated me.
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Sometimes, once a fight starts, you have to do what you have to do to win.
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Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time?
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And me I'm in my bedroom drawing in my notebookBecause my hand thinks I'm an artistBut my heart knows I'm a poetIt's just words they mean so little to me.
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When water power then steam power were harnessed to spin and weave cloth, a cottage craft turned into an industry overnight.
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For whoever habitually suppresses the truth in the interests of tact will produce a deformity from the womb of his thought.
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I keep myself to myself pretty much. I'm not someone who gallivants around town looking for attention.
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'Of Mice and Men,' Steinbeck's fifth novel, adheres to a simple dramatic structure, which observes the classic Aristotelian unities of time, place and action.
