Jay Parini Quotes

I've been teaching full-time for 41 years at small colleges, and I can't imagine what it would mean for me or my colleagues to be armed with handguns or rifles instead of books and a thorough knowledge of our chosen disciplines.

Jay Parini

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

KnowledgeMeSmallColleaguesMean

Every child grows; everything depends on the teacher.

Shinichi Suzuki

TeacherChildEverythingDepends

Pastry chefs are very particular people - we like a controlled environment; we don't like an audience.

Ron Ben-Israel

PeopleEnvironmentAudiencePastry

It seems a lot of straight men need a word coach or a lawyer when it comes to discussing 'Sex and the City.'

Michael Patrick King

MenCityLawyerSexNeedCoach

Sometime to be called Pavarotti is not always an advantage.

Luciano Pavarotti

AlwaysAdvantageSometime

I believe that this is the key, the principle itself is the key to conservatism. Because in many ways if you do not have a principled base you do not have policy and if you do not have policy in many ways you do not have an ideology.

Jonathan Krohn

BelieveKeyYouI BelievePolicy

When I'm writing, I'll just say random stuff that doesn't make sense, and then a certain word that I keep saying will stick out, and I'll write from there.

Jorja Smith

WritingRandomSayingSayWillOut

I would pretty much like to forget the music that happened to me between the ages of eight and 11, so I'm going to say the first album I bought was the special edition of 'Dark Side of the Moon.'

Diego Luna

MusicMeMoonDarkDark SideForget

I love eating it - grilled chicken, pasta, rice, and other foods that give me long term energy. Every once in a while, my sweet tooth gets the best of me and I have to snack on some candy. Beverage wise, I stick to sports drinks, water, milk, and juice.

Derrick Rose

LoveSportsWaterBestWiseSweet

When I was seven months pregnant with my son, my mother and I took a trip to El Salvador, where she's from. Frequent visits with her to see my extended family have taught me how different life can be if you are born into poverty.

Christy Turlington

LifeFamilyMotherSonMeYou

It is mind-boggling to me that there are so few movies about female friendship, considering women make up half the movie-going population.

Ari Graynor

FriendshipWomenMeMoviesUpHalf

I don't like to speak. I like to keep myself to myself - quiet.

Ashley Cole

MyselfSpeakQuietKeepLike

If you're writing a piece for the Boston Pops, the balance is towards one end. If you're writing a piece for a chamber music society, then it's towards another point. I won't make a final answer on that. I think it changes with every piece.

Peter Maxwell Davies

MusicBalanceWritingSocietyThink

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