Jay Parini Quotes

If you think about it, Jesus was this religious genius who grows up on the Silk Road, and so He's getting from the West all these Greek ideas from Plato about body and soul.

Jay Parini

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

SoulIdeasRoadThinkGeniusBody

My writing is extremely important, so I write every day. I just enjoy it. I get a kick out of it.

Jim Lehrer

DayWritingEnjoyEvery DayWrite

I love the Mexican chapulines. These little crickets are beautifully roasted with salt and lime.

Andrew Zimmern

LoveSaltMexicanLittleLime

I see the merit in religion, and I see the need for faith and hope and sometimes people who are more snide look at people who are religious, particularly people in rock bands, and they'll say, 'Oh that's dumb, you believe in whatever,' but I think everybody believes in something.

Andy Biersack

FaithHopeReligionPeopleBelieve

What does old look like? Sometimes I am wrinkled, sometimes not.

Maxine Hong Kingston

I AmLookSometimesOldLikeDoes

In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.

Simone de Beauvoir

StupidImpossibleFaceOvercome

But the time has come for journalists to acknowledge that a zone of privacy does exist.

Roger Mudd

TimePrivacyExistComeZoneDoes

In my home State of Texas, the Port of Houston operates as the United States' top port for foreign tonnage and our second largest for total tonnage, so I know how important this bill is for the protection of the American people.

Michael McCaul

HomePeopleTexasAmericanKnowTop

Goldman Sachs believes that economically empowering women globally is one of the best investments to grow economies, create jobs, and build more prosperous societies.

Dina Powell

WomenBestGrowCreateBuildMore

I have that memory of dancing on my father's feet to all the music my parents used to listen to.

Deborah Kass

FatherMusicMemoryParentsFeet

I see myself as a performer and that applies to a Greek drama or a modern comedy.

Brendan Coyle

MyselfComedyDramaSeeI SeeGreek

Do you know what my favorite renewable fuel is? An ecosystem for innovation.

Thomas Friedman

InnovationYouKnowFuelEcosystem

I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white drapes and fire lanterns.

Ricky Whittle

SunsetBeautifulBeachFireSky

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