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american-poet brought poems
Our poems will have failed if our readers are not brought by them beyond the poems. Muriel Rukeyser
american-poet itself shows
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint. Marianne Moore
american-poet dull nature rigid school torture unknown weary wild
Unknown to her the rigid rule, the dull restraint, the chiding frown, the weary torture of the school, the taming of wild nature down. John Whittier
american-poet bows enthusiasm heart spirit turns wrinkle wrinkles
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust. Samuel Ullman
american-poet game line means mets tonight york
I said to myself I've got to go up there and do it because the New York Mets keep winning every day. The game was on the line and I wanted to go out there and come through for my team. That win tonight means a lot for us. Sammy Sosa
american-poet record
I'm not keeping track, but the record is there for someone to break.
american-poet
I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine.
american-poet home
My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for the playoffs.
american-poet body days flesh good saying
There are moments when the body is as numinous as words, days that are the good flesh continuing. Such tenderness, those afternoons and evenings, saying blackberry, blackberry, blackberry. Robert Hass
criticized president spent
We spent more than the president requested, and we were criticized for pork-barrel spending, Bob Bennett
criticized crush dream dreams foolish giving half people special whenever
Whenever we dream out loud, were criticized for being foolish by people who really have no idea how special we are. As a result, we crush our dreams without giving them half a chance. Barbara Sher
criticized defend foreign forgetting latin life military object policy regimes saddam side states supported supporting taught united whipped whipping
Life has taught me that if someone is being whipped and someone is whipping this person, I am always on the side of those who are being whipped. I've always criticized U.S. foreign policy for forgetting that the United States should defend those who need to be defended. I would object to U.S. policy if it supported Saddam Hussein, and I have always criticized the United States for supporting military regimes in Latin America. Adam Michnik
criticized proved throughout time
We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach. Ken Starr
criticized fear reporting
The thing that's been inhibiting long-form investigative reporting is fear - fear of being sued, of being unpopular, of being criticized by very powerful groups. Eric Schlosser
criticized good wave white
We were broadly criticized by some, especially in the Senate, ... We did not back up. We did not wave the white flag. We did not retreat. ... I think this is a good bill. Dennis Hastert
criticized critics-and-criticism demanded last maps quality rand simplicity sort
Last year, we were criticized for the simplicity of the maps. This is the sort of quality with maps that we demanded when I was with Rand McNally.
criticized produced though work writers
There's no demand for a body of work, though writers will be criticized for not having produced one. David Rabe
criticized duck lone pond
I was a lone duck in a swan-filled pond who criticized everyone. Chris Colfer
english-athlete
There are companies that are cutting their costs by over 50% by offshoring.
english france french home met spoke student teaching until visited
We spoke French at home and I didn't know any English until I went to school. My mother was French and met my father when he visited France as a student on a teaching placement. Joanne Harris
english-writer whom
As for my brothers, of whom I had three, I know not how they were bred. Margaret Cavendish
english-scientist
Whenever the occasion arose, he rose to the occasion.
englishmen
I'm an Englishman. What more can I say? Alan Sugar
english-actress
While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it. Dinah Sheridan
english model paris suddenly
When I was living in Paris in the '80s, I used to go out with an American model who couldn't speak French. But suddenly everyone could speak English because he was so cute. Edmund White
english gotten invaluable neighbors number scientific together translated understand
What's invaluable about Bernie is that he has gotten a number of us eggheads together and has translated what is scientific gobbledygook into English so that our neighbors and friends can understand it,
english-musician york
Unfortunately I was in New York when 9/11 happened. Joe Cocker
poetry should
Why then we should drop into poetry. Charles Dickens
poet companion whole-life
Read somewhat in the English poets every day. You will find them elegant, entertaining and constructive companions through your whole life. David McCullough
poetry mind body
Poetry is the connecting link between body and mind. Camille Paglia
poetry wish way
Poetry confronts in the most clear-eyed way just those emotions which consciousness wishes to slide by. C. K. Williams
poet represent size sound thus universal
The poet should size the Particular, and he should, if there be anything sound in it, thus represent the Universal Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
poet true
The poet does not know and often will never know his true receiver. Eugenio Montale
poet negotiation range
Readers bring their own experiences, their own range of - their own wisdom, their own knowledge, their own insights to poem and the meaning of a poem takes place in the negotiation between the poet, the poem and the reader. Edward Hirsch
poetry essentials needs
Poetry never loses its appeal. Sometimes its audience wanes and sometimes it swells like a wave. But the essential mystery of being human is always going to engage and compel us. We're involved in a mystery. Poetry uses words to put us in touch with that mystery. We're always going to need it.
poet reader great-poet
There has never been a great poet who wasn't also a great reader of poetry.
poets since
But since he died, and poets better prove,Theirs for their styleI'll read, his for his love. William Shakespeare
poets simply words
We all write poems; it is simply that the poets are the ones who write in words John Fowles
recently
A radio show recently did a beautiful eulogy of me. Janis Ian
recently
My cats - I have Luna who's just had kittens recently and we called one of them Dumbledore. They're nice but they're not like their characters. Evanna Lynch
recently stocks
Stocks that were most favored recently are being penalized now.