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Jay Griffiths Quotes

Language is wild - you can't fence it or tell it what to do - and it's the same with people. Even under the worst excesses of Stalinism or consumerism, the human spirit will still express itself.

Jay Griffiths

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: british
Birth: 1965

Topics

People Language Fence You Will Wild

My boys told me they'd rather play than practice.

Jimmy Smith

Practice Me Play Rather Than

There's a certain trope in young adult fiction. A young girl gets cancer and becomes this radiant person who's a fountain of insight. Everyone who encounters her is changed for the better. That doesn't happen all the time. The whole thing is much more difficult to process. Adults have trouble with it, so why shouldn't we expect teens to?

Jesse Andrews

Girl Time Process Better Person Why

I think that with any emotion - fear, love, nervousness - if the actor's feeling it, then the audience feels it.

Jessica Chastain

Love Fear Think Feeling Actor Then

Not to brag, but I do think I've gotten pretty adept on PowerPoint... except that I can't figure out how to use Excel!

Jennifer Egan

Think Out Excel Pretty How Figure

Why do we remember stuff from when we were 5 years old but not important facts that are more recent?

Robert Lepage

Facts Remember Important Why More

I can't bear the silent ringing in my skull.

Jonathan Lethem

Silent Bear Skull Ringing

Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK.

David Soul

Shoes Fitness Problem Exercise Long

One of my biggest inspirations is President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Yea, President Hugo.

Cindy Sheehan

President Venezuela Biggest Hugo

My parents listened to music in our house all the time when we were growing up. It was everything from Dolly Parton to Paul Simon... We packed in everything.

Clare Bowen

Music Time Parents Growing Up House

Health management is my passion, and I hope to further my career in that area in the future.

Philomena Kwao

Future Passion Hope Health Career

We've evolved over millions of years to sense the world around us. We use our five natural senses to perceive information. But the huge amount of information mankind has accumulated and stored online cannot be perceived by these senses.

Pranav Mistry

World Information Over Years Mankind

I don't consider myself enigmatic, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my public persona.

Phil Knight

Time Myself Thinking Persona Public