Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frostwas an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the twentieth century, Frost was honored frequently...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth26 March 1874
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.
There are three things, after all, that a poem must reach: the eye, the ear, and what we may call the heart or the mind. It is the most important of all to reach the heart of the reader.
Freud was way off base in considering sex the fundamental motivation. The ruling passion in men is minding each other's business.
The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week.
The only way around is through.
To be a poet is a condition, not a profession.
The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
The best way out is always through.
I've had a lover's quarrel with the world
Oh I kept the first for another dayYet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if should ever come back.
It looked as if a night of dark intentWas coming, and not only a night, an age.Someone had better be prepared for rage.There would be more than ocean-water brokenBefore God's last 'Put out the Light' was spoken