Jay Parini Quotes
In the Dead Sea Scrolls, there are many Aramaic texts from the time of Jesus, so one can get a pretty good idea of what the language of Jesus looked liked.
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Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.
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I have fun going on Twitter and the Internet. I feel safe and comfortable, and I wish everyone could feel that way.
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I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.
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Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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When I'm singing I feel like I'm talking to someone. I'm in conversation when I perform - either with myself or with whomever is listening.
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Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.
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I feel great physically. I feel really good.
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I get paid the same money if I'm fighting on pay-per-view or on Fight Pass, and Fight Pass is just getting started. It's the future. The Internet, many people watch it.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms... For example, I am made up of 5.8x10 27 atoms.
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Having a place out of the city is a shortcut toward the mental reset I need.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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We're becoming so much better at destigmatizing all sorts of things, including mental illness in 'Silver Linings.'
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For a writer, published works are like fallen flowers, but the expected new work is like a calyx waiting to blossom.
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When it comes to education, there is no one site you can point to that you can say, 'They speak to the world, and that is the site where you go to learn.'
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I'd like to know what I could do if I really had the time to spend on writing a book, with no columns or shows to do at the same time.
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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I think every good song tells a story, as ambiguous and vague as it may be. And if you know what a song is talking about, it can only help your performance.
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In the Dead Sea Scrolls, there are many Aramaic texts from the time of Jesus, so one can get a pretty good idea of what the language of Jesus looked liked.
