Jay Parini Quotes

I came to know Gore Vidal in the mid-1980s, when I was living in southern Italy, virtually a neighbour, and our friendship lasted until his death in 2012. Needless to say, he was a complicated and often combative man.

Jay Parini

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Audiences in every medium are becoming far more savvy. No one goes to watch a Tom Cruise movie any more just because it's starring Tom Cruise. No one gives a toss. Concept is what makes actors raise their game. Everyone's on merit now.

Joe Dempsie

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Nobody gets a free pass in life, and that's awesomely true for a drag queen or anyone else in the LGBT community. But I like to say, 'Don't be bitter, get better.'

Alyssa Edwards

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The long years of fighting Napoleon's ambitions for a world empire had hardened the British into an 'us-against-them' mentality.

Amanda Foreman

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The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence... is not in their interests.

Stephen Hadley

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When I was a kid, my favorite superhero was Robin Hood.

Stan Lee

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Unfortunately, we are living in an era where plenty of songs with vulgar, objectionable lyrics are also becoming popular. It's a disturbing trend, and I feel really sad when I see small kids dancing to such numbers in television shows. In my career so far, I have refused any song whose lyrics I haven't been comfortable with.

Shreya Ghoshal

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When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life.

Tracy Kidder

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Don't have a favorite subject, I think I want to carry on doing this because I really enjoy it.

Rupert Grint

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I prefer liberty to chains of diamonds.

Mary Wortley Montagu

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Sunglasses are a bit like watches for me - a real obsession. My favourites are Oakleys, Ray-Bans and Wileys, which are worn by the U.S. military.

Ross Kemp

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I decided that I was going to leave State House, and I was going also to step up and step aside so that I give President Peter Mutharika an opportunity to run the country without my interference.

Joyce Banda

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The truth is, anyone can start projects. The world is full of just-started projects that looked great at the time but were never completed.

Joyce Meyer

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