Ruth Pitter Quotes
The lily in splendor, the vine in her grace, The fox in the forest, all had their desire, As then I had mine, in the place that was happy and poor.Ruth Pitter
Quotes to Explore
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To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
W. E. B. Du Bois -
By nature, men desire the beautiful.
Saint Basil -
If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
Saint Teresa of Avila -
We are on red alert when it comes to how we are perceiving ourselves as a species. There's no desire to be an adult.
Frances McDormand -
Liberals have to get more comfortable with dealing with the poor as they actually are. I admire their refusal to look down on the least among us, but at some level, that can become an excuse to never really look at the problem at all.
J. D. Vance -
I'm concerned about - the oppression of the poor.
Pat Robertson
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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
Gaston Bachelard -
I was driven completely by a desire to understand how cells worked.
Randy Schekman -
Maybe a thing that you do not like is really in your interest. It is possible that a thing that you may desire may be against your interest.
Abu Bakr -
Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.
Natalie Goldberg -
I like to make music because it's fun to do and it makes me feel good, but I have no desire to be a huge pop singer or anything like that. I just like to make it.
Zoe Kravitz -
I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it.
Dean Koontz
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I like having the freedom to dress as I desire.
Alber Elbaz -
'A Streetcar Named Desire' is one of the best, if not the best, modern American plays. It deals with family dynamics, mental health, PTSD, war, and love. It's hard to beat.
Ben Foster -
The accordion came from just having a desire to play music. Somehow, I have slowly taught myself.
Mary Steenburgen -
My desire to contribute to the spaceflight team as we move forward in our exploration of space has only increased over the years.
Peggy Whitson -
So whatever it is you want, need or desire or just like to have, you better try to get it now, 'cause this is the only time there is.
Delloreese Patricia Early -
I work with the options I have in front of me and my reasons for choosing a job can vary enormously depending on the circumstances. Sometimes I take a job because it's a group of people I'm dying to work with, and sometimes it can be a desire to shake things up a bit and not to take myself too seriously.
Colin Firth
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I think romance basically starts with respect. And new romance always starts with respect. Like the song 'Love the One You're With'; there is something to that. It's not just make love to whomever you're with, it's just love whomever you're with.
Bill Murray -
I never analyze stuff with comedy because it's boring. It makes you stop being funny. Just be who you are and do what you do, and you're either funny or you're not.
Jeff Garlin -
The dew-bead Gem of earth and sky begotten.
George Eliot -
Thus in such a Labour Party there can be no question of independent policy.
Karl Radek -
The lily in splendor, the vine in her grace, The fox in the forest, all had their desire, As then I had mine, in the place that was happy and poor.
Ruth Pitter