Jay Parini Quotes

The whole Christmas story was probably a later addition to the gospel narratives, presented only by the authors of Matthew and Luke. Mark and John seem never to have heard of the manger in Bethlehem, the Massacre of the Innocents, the hovering star, the three wise men, and so forth.

Jay Parini

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 2, 1948

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I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not.

Jessie Cave

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I like to do heavy lifting, so it's a great thing to have meals that have a lot of protein to maintain that.

Jessie James Decker

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My mother was a domestic goddess and Mother Earth figure. She was sweet and placid - just what the perfect wife was supposed to be and I was determined not to be.

Joan Collins

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Acting is kind of difficult to intellectualize - it's a far more visceral experience. It's really hard to be able to think about and then employ these kind of esoteric notions of this person's backstory and try to weave it in somehow. It's just kind of impossible.

Jesse Eisenberg

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The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center to pool and analyze intelligence.

John Bruton

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I don't like to dwell all day over one scene as you do in a big feature.

Jerry Orbach

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I like things that feel like they're timeless and really well made and tailored... things that make me feel confident when I leave the house.

John Legend

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I try to please everyone.

Ang Lee

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The Internet frees people to realize they don't have to live like slaves.

Michio Kaku

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I'm not gonna give the British Government the joy of keeping taxing me. They don't tax art. And all my cars are just a collection of art.

Jay Kay

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For TV you also get those pre-interviews when researchers ask you what you're going to say. The pre-interview drives me insane. If they've already decided the outcome, why don't I just hand in an essay? Maybe if we talk we'll find something out. I'd rather just have an awkward pause.

Jarvis Cocker

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The first time I heard 'Crazy Train,' I was crashed out in bed, definitely not wanting to get up and go to school, when my brother Vinnie came in and cranked it up.

Dimebag Darrell

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