Jay Parini Quotes

In a country where Americans sense, quite genuinely, that their freedoms have been taken away by the government - as in the U.S. Patriot Act, as in NSA surveillance - people feel powerless.

Jay Parini

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

GovernmentPeopleFeelCountryAct

I really have to pace myself. I work about 75 hours a week.

Joe Penny

WorkMyselfWeekPaceHoursReally

It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.

Joaquin Phoenix

AloneAmazingFeelingGoStudio

I've become increasingly confidant in following intuitions ahead of thoughts as I produce more records.

Jerry Harrison

ThoughtsAheadBecomeMoreRecords

I used to assume no one would care, but I do think now I've written songs that are useful to people having dark hours.

John Darnielle

PeopleThinkCareDarkNowUsed

I only work on my books at nights and at weekends. It is really just like a hobby.

Jeff Kinney

WorkHobbyWeekendsOnlyJustBooks

I like people who would rather something be discovered than shoved in your face.

Amy Sedaris

PeopleFaceSomethingWouldYour

I don't like bungee jumping, but I do like skiing.

Roger Moore

SkiingJumpingLike

Acting can be very solitary, even if you're in a scene with someone else, because you worry about your own performance and if you look good.

Masi Oka

GoodPerformanceSomeoneWorryLook

I look ridiculous in a three-piece suit - I'm too fat.

Dominic West

FatLookRidiculousSuitToo

We all have friends and family who see one path for us, and we go a different path, and it's not necessarily what they would have wanted.

Colin Donnell

FamilyPathFriends And FamilyGoUs

Any scene I've ever played where I've thought people who watch it had experienced something like that - for example, people who've had to deal with losing a parent - I want to do it as respectfully as possible for those people.

Claire Foy

LosingPeopleThoughtParentWant

My pride at being a member of the theater community is deep, and we have a chance to reach a lot of people who might feel like there's a place for them. I want theater to be part of the cultural conversation and be on par with all mediums of television in its ability to be relevant.

Thomas Kail

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