Jane Smiley Quotes

Novelists of a conservative or more purely aesthetic bent hold up better on the surface, but their novels go in and out of fashion according to relevance or irrelevance.

Jane Smiley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

FashionBetterAestheticGoMoreUp

The Army was always big on Clausewitz, the Prussian; the Navy on Alfred Thayer Mahan, the American; and the Air Force on Giulio Douhet, the Italian. But the Marine Corps has always been more Eastern-oriented. I am much more comfortable with Sun-tzu and his approach to warfare.

Jim Mattis

I AmAmericanArmyAir ForceNavy

I think good entertainment makes you feel something... it can be a variety of different feelings.

Jodi Benson

GoodThinkFeelYouFeelings

This is one of the major problems we have. By the way, it was endorsed by leadership on both sides of the aisle and both ends of the Capitol, by the NRA and also by the gun control groups.

John Dingell

LeadershipControlProblemsGunWay

Ethical is 'I'll wait and do what's right even in the hardest times and even if I have to give up gains to do it.'

John J. Mack

WaitRightUpEthicalGiveHardest

I don't go to premieres, unless I'm contractually bound to.

Steve Coogan

GoBoundUnless

I'd like to open doors for underserved communities and minorities in entrepreneurship.

Troy Carter

DoorsOpen DoorsOpenLike

Globalization has redefined the competition for employment and incomes in the United States. Tradeoffs will have to be made between the two.

Michael Spence

CompetitionGlobalizationWillTwo

I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!

Diane Lane

MemoryPeopleThinkShortFeelLike

Anger, if used properly, might be for a cause, like helping feed children or stopping abuse somewhere. When we understand that every quality has importance and value, then we open up to this. Shining a light on these shadow qualities gives it balance.

Debbie Ford

ChildrenLightQualityShadowAnger

I don't want to carry the burden of a flop. I don't fall into that trap.

Anushka Sharma

FallBurdenWantCarryTrapFlop

When men destroy their old gods they will find new ones to take their place.

Pearl S. Buck

MenFindPlaceNewWillOld

I sold a million books because I have a lot of fans, not because people hate me.

Tucker Max

HatePeopleMeFansBecauseMillion

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Jane Smiley