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Jay Parini Quotes

Honest, simple work for young people is essential to their well-being.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work Simple People Well-Being Young

My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.

Matthew McConaughey

Good Friend Time Lawyer Long Been

For any sport to be sustainable, it cannot survive on government or corporate grants alone. The sporting ecosystem needs more investments from businesses, and businesses need to see the returns from their investment in sport. Cricket has achieved that distinction, but I feel a country of a billion-plus people cannot remain captive to one sport.

Alone Government People Cricket Feel

It's sad when you can't make everyone happy, though. It's impossible but, at the same time, you still hope. You think, 'Maybe I can do it,' but you know you can't. But gosh, if I had to rely on giving people what they wanted, I would have had to write 40 billion different books and even then, I wouldn't get it right.

Stephenie Meyer

Hope Sad Time Happy People Think

You will read in the newspaper more often about federal courts, but the law that affects people, the trials that affect human beings are by and large in the state courts.

People Law You Newspaper Trials

I can eat a lot of pizza. And I can cook. I'm from New Orleans, so it's just in my blood.

Trevante Rhodes

Pizza I Can New Blood Eat Cook

My title is intended to suggest that the community of scientists is organized in a way which resembles certain features of a body politic and works according to economic principles similar to those by which the production of material goods is regulated.

Michael Polanyi

Community Body Principles Way Those

Holly Holm - before she fought Ronda, the fights were never that great. It was like, 'Yeah, she's screwed against Ronda!' Well, what they were doing is they were kind of playing opossum, just waiting for the big shot.

Great Waiting Doing Kind Never She

When I put something on, and I stand up much straighter, that's when I love to wear clothes.

Love Stand Up Stand Clothes Up Wear

It's still the height of every four years for me, regardless of Tours de France and everything: it's all about the Olympics.

Bradley Wiggins

Me Height Years Everything Four

As far as show business, it's the gratification of doing something that pleases the fans.

Business Doing Fans Something Show

I don't get grumpy at a 'Strictly' level, you understand. We're just making a television show - the person I'm dancing with can't dance; they're doing their best, and we're not going to win the World Championships.

Best Dance Win World Doing You

In my proudest moments, I think I had a real hand in the creative force of making 'Star Trek.' But most of the time, I don't think about it.

William Shatner

Time Creative Think Moments Hand

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