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.

Jay Parini

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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I think political correctness has taken over this country.

Jesse Watters

ThinkPoliticalCountryOverTaken

Believe it or not, there's a lot of humor in 'Mad Men.' Especially in the dark moments.

Matthew Weiner

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I've learned that it's important to listen to employees at all levels, to engage them, to empower them. Whether you're a first-line supervisor or the head of an entire agency, you should be asking career staffers, 'What do you think?'

Tom Perez

ThinkEmployeesYouCareerImportant

When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That's when the sparkle started for me.

Mary Karr

FunMeGoodbyeSayingSparkleSober

The Godhead consists of three separate, distinct personages who are one in purpose. The Father and the Son have tangible bodies of flesh and bone while the Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Does the draft really matter? At the end of the day, at the end of your career, at the end of time, does it really matter?

Jon Gruden

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I'd heard Joyce Grenfell on the radio, and when Mum gave me a book of her comic routines, I just loved it. Me and my sister shared a bedroom, and every night I'd drive her mad with my version of 'George, Don't Do That' about people we knew at school.

Dorothy Atkinson

SchoolPeopleMeSisterNightDrive

I just want to fit in and win games for my team.

Chris Webber

TeamWinWantGamesJustFit

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Aristotle

CourageQualityMindWorldHonor

In my life, I'm an expert on a few things. Losing close elections is one of them. Electric utility regulation is another. Neither is a barrel of laughs, but both have their moments.

Peter Navarro

LifeLosingMy LifeMomentsExpert

Consumers used to think they had to compromise with solar. It was, 'Okay, I'm doing the right thing for the environment; it's cool to see the panels. I have to compromise on the cost and convenience side.' And now they no longer have to. On the cost side, it's cheaper, and on the convenience side, we set it all up.

Lynn Jurich

CoolCompromiseThinkDoingOkay

It's easy to get tired of religious fundamentalists. They're such a bore. They have no sense of mystery. It's a drag, man.

Kurt Elling

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