Jay Parini Quotes
A proper respect for nature means that you can't pollute the air, poison the rivers and chop down the forests indiscriminately without suffering greatly.
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You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.
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I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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You don't try to do more than you should.
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It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'
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Those who go along get along.
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People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election.
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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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I almost bought a DeLorean the other day just because. If I see something that I think is cool and I like it, I'll go for it.
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When I'm writing a movie, it's usually pretty close to what the movie is going to be, which is just a luxury of being a writer-director.
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If a man had more than one life, I think a little hanging would not hurt this one; but after he is once dead, we cannot bring him back, no matter how sorry we may be; so the boy shall be pardoned.
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Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal.
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My goal is two pages a day, five days a week. I never want to write, but I'm always glad that I have done it. After I write, I go to work at the bookstore.
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I always take things step by step and match by match.
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I like Tel Aviv; I live in Tel Aviv, but our right of return is Jerusalem. We did not return after 2,000 years for Tel Aviv but for Jerusalem.
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I made my own assessment of my life, and I began to live it. That was freedom.
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...there was practically one handwriting common to the whole school when it came to writing lines. It resembled the movements of a fly that had fallen into an ink-pot, and subsequently taken a little brisk exercise on a sheet of foolscap by way of restoring the circulation.
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All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a great aim to pursue, this burden of envy must be accepted, and it is wise to accept it.
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Monogamy is like a 40-watt bulb. It works, but it's not enough.
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One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground
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You do not need to have a 2,400-page bill come out of Washington, D.C.
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A proper respect for nature means that you can't pollute the air, poison the rivers and chop down the forests indiscriminately without suffering greatly.
