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Jane Smiley Quotes

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: September 26, 1949

Topics

War Cold Think Cruelty Cold War

The thing about sport, any sport, is that swearing is very much part of it.

Swearing Much Part Very About Thing

Who do I think Jack The Ripper was? Do you know, I've got no idea who Jack The Ripper was. No idea.

Think You Know Got Idea Do You Know

I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was.

Saying Think Better Been Who Knew

I definitely am concerned with preservation. For me, what's interesting is the archival state, or how long oil paintings last.

Me Interesting Long Oil Preservation

I used to go to London by myself when I was 16. I think I got it from my mom. My mom was the type to just always just go off somewhere, wherever. She's a goer.

Myself Mom Think Go London She

With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself.

Wisdom Age Comfort Greater Ease

You're surrounded by electronic music in New York. I mean New York is one of the few places in North America where electronic music is the prevalent form.

Music New York America You New Mean

With a lot of contemporary musicals, the songs are like a calling card: the action stops for them.

Action Like Songs Contemporary Them

A dislike of death is no proof of the want of religion. The instincts of nature shrink from it, for no creature can like its own dissolution. But though death is not desired, the result of it may be, for dying to the Christian is the way to life eternal.

Life Nature Death Religion Christian

You can make films, and often, they get released on four screens in the U.K. Although it's been interesting and good for you, if no one's seen it, what's the point?

Good Interesting You Point Seen Get

The interesting thing is when you look at what people want to do on their phone, it's mail, weather, check stock quotes and news. That's Yahoo's business. This is a huge opportunity for us because we have the content and all the information people want on their phones.

Business Opportunity People Weather

Mainly I study the sense of touch and what the molecules are that transduce touch. And I use mutants in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to look at that problem.

Problem Look Touch Study Sense Use

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