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Jane Smiley Quotes

Another thing I learned is that novels, even those from apparently distant times and places, remain current and enlightening, and also comforting.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Places Comforting Even Those Learned

My dad used to have an expression - 'It is the lucky person who gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they are about to do, and thinks it still matters.'

Morning Feet Person Lucky Matters

Physics tells us observations can't be predicted absolutely. Rather, there's a range of possible observations each with a different probability.

Physics Possible Probability Us Each

Yes, e-commerce is a strange situation for an old guy like me. You can buy a TV online, OK, but to buy a dress or shoes? Ugh. The customer has to go back to the store and breathe and smell and have a good time. Because shopping is a good time - like going to a nice restaurant.

Good Time Shoes Dress Me Shopping

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit.

Someone Call Used Hit Had

But clearly an economy that's growing and expanding like this one - and it certainly is doing that with high GDP output, employment numbers strong, capacity utilization strong - that's an environment in which the Fed needs to continually be alert to early signs of inflation.

Strong Environment Doing Early High

The audience that I try to reach are members of what I call the church alumni association. Now they are people who have not found in institutional religion a God big enough to be God for their world.

John Shelby Spong

God Religion People World Church

I like to give myself a nice run up to a shirtless scene. Physically, it really doesn't make any difference. It's about mentally feeling good about it.

Good Myself Feeling Good Nice Run

We didn't roll credits after 'Monday Night Raw.' You know, it didn't say, 'Stone Cold Steve Austin played by Steve Austin,' so all of a sudden people think that's who and what you are 24/7, you know, 365 days a year.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Monday People Night Cold Think Year

My heart goes out to the brave citizens of Syria, who each day risk and even sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom from a murderous regime. We in Israel welcome the historic struggle to forge democratic, peace-loving governments in our region.

Heart Freedom Day Struggle Welcome

The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan.

Learning Hope Me Media See Radio

I have my chops in organizing, and I know how to create political space through movement building.

Pramila Jayapal

Space Building Political Create Know

Familiarity with your lover is what initially makes sex really good.

Good Sex Your Familiarity Lover

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