Jane Smiley Quotes

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, but you have to train yourself to remember them.

Jane Smiley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TogetherYourselfIdeasRememberYou

I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.

Jessica Raine

TimeCaringToughThinkThinking

The two questions I always ask myself are 'What if' and 'Why not?

Jennifer Nettles

MyselfQuestionsWhyWhat IfAsk

The world is infinitely more complex than it appeared to me 15 years ago.

Andrew Denton

MeWorldMoreYearsComplexThan

A lot of the time in modern Britain, certainly in urban life, we barely have any contact at all with the people around us.

John Lanchester

LifeTimePeopleContactModernUs

Of course there have been times when I've done crazy things. But I don't think I'm crazy. I just grew up in a crazy world.

Metta World Peace

CrazyWorldThinkDoneUpThings

You don't have to be serious all the time to do a good job.

Simone Biles

GoodTimeJobYouSeriousGood Job

In the late '70s, maybe just before I started, there was still an attitude that if you did film you didn't do TV and vice versa, but that's gone now.

Robert Carlyle

AttitudeYouLateNowViceGone

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Ronald Reagan

LifeMusicSweetSongStartGrand

I'd say it's far more challenging to be female and be a showrunner. People are not surprised to see a black person running this show, but the female aspect is the thing that I get asked about.

Courtney A. Kemp

PeopleBlackPersonSayMoreSee

Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new.

Bob Parsons

DoingStopNewNeverNever Stop

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also as a result of my being able to reach people with a tune.

Bruce Springsteen

HistoryPeopleReachResultBand

When it comes to hitting solid drives, the secret is to swing within yourself. I know that sounds like a cliche, but it's true. If you swing at 100 miles per hour and hit it on the toe, you won't hit the ball as far as you would with an 80-mph swing that catches the ball in the center of the clubface.

Sergio Garcia

YourselfYouKnowTrueSwingSecret

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