Jane Smiley Quotes

When 'The Awakening' was published it was considered so scandalous it was banned in the author's home-town library, and she herself was barred from the Fine Arts Club in the same city. What the novel has to offer, among other things, is honesty.

Jane Smiley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

HonestyCityLibrarySheSameClub

I've always liked traveling around Europe and seeing the architecture. The buildings in capital cities have been there for hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of years. Some look better than the new ones.

Joe Elliott

ArchitectureBetterBuildingsLook

I used to do stop motion in my own garage and Claymation and all that stuff. That led to doing backgrounds and matte paintings. I started doing matte paintings professionally back before the computer, sort of painting on glass.

Robert Stromberg

PaintingDoingBackStopGlassOwn

I realized that the actors that I liked and admired all went to drama school and got an agent that way. So I started when I was about 16 in drama school, and then I knew I had to wait until I was 18 so I could go on auditions, and I tried to get into one of the ones that I liked and then go from there.

Aneurin Barnard

SchoolWaitDramaGoWayStarted

I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.'

Sophia Amoruso

WomanLieCollegeDegreeGoing

I'm a big supporter of President Obama.

Russell Simmons

PresidentBigObamaSupporter

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

Mike Thompson

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Every day is different. I am constantly creating, whether that be for my own YouTube channel and social networks or my businesses like FAWN (For all Women's Network) - a women's lifestyle network on YouTube that I founded/produce; em michelle phan (my cosmetics line with L'Oreal); or Ipsy (a beauty sampling service I co-founded in 2011).

Michelle Phan

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Our experience is composed rather of illusions lost than of wisdom acquired.

Joseph Roux

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My favorite singer to this day is Nat King Cole. I've tried to emulate his phrasing. It is so absolutely beautiful to listen to his lovely voice.

Johnny Mathis

BeautifulDayKingVoiceSinger

The secret to gaining the upper hand in a negotiation is to give the other side the illusion of control. Don't try to force your opponent to admit that you are right. Ask questions, that begin with 'How?' or 'What?' so your opponent uses mental energy to figure out the answer.

Christopher Voss

ControlEnergyQuestionsYouAdmit

As an entertainer, a comedy guy, whatever, you're never gonna be truly 100-percent happy with anything.

Corey Feldman

HappyComedyYouNeverAnythingGuy

Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross between a benevolent dictator and benign negligence - you should just let kids crack on with it.

Clare Balding

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