"Men are competent in groups that mimic the……" — Jane Smiley
"Men are competent in groups that mimic the playground, incompetent in groups that mimic the family"
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102 Quotes by Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley has 102 quotes on this site.
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People with good intentions never give up!
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Some people do wait their whole lives for something, and it's only when that thing arrives that they find out…
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With preference came point of view; with point of view, personality; with personality, uniqueness; with uniqueness, grief.
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As soon as you bring up money, I notice, conversation gets sociological, then political, then moral.
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Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that…
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Giving his lecture for the third time freed Dr. Lionel Gift from paying much attention to it. He had a…
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One of the things that Ivar knew about Mrs. Walker was that she would only tell him what she knew…
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Many said that now there was no hope of salvation, for a man might do anything and be in the…
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After a long day, folk rest at night. After a long summer, folk play games and sit about in the…
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The body, the mind, and the spirit don't form a pyramid, they form a circle. Each of them runs into…
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When I came home for the summer after my first year of college, I told my mother that my best…
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I say, when your hair turns gray and your children think they know who you are, do the thing that…
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Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural…
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There is a growing literature about the multitude of journalism's problems, but most of it is concerned with the editorial…
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I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections.
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But I was amazed at how organized the Palestinian election authority was, how competent they were in setting up their…
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I have seen good nurses and bad nurses. They existed along a continuum: from hard-working, kind and competent people, to…
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A fair trial is one in which the rules of evidence are honored, the accused has competent counsel, and the…
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It has long been apparent that many people in the media don't believe you're competent to make your own decisions.
— Harry Browne
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Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements... According…
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If a sect does officially insist that its structure of belief demands that evolution be false, then no compromise is…
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Parenting is about being competent and responsible. It's not about gender, necessarily.
— Dan Savage
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle…
— Laozi
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You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives!
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