Charles Olson Quotes
You can do anything, literally, right? That's one of the exciting possibilities of the present.
Quotes to Explore
-
North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
-
If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
-
Some people change when they think they're a star or something.
-
Most Americans, like most Japanese, view their dogs, cats, and other animal companions as family members, and rightly so.
-
I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.
-
Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
-
Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
-
I don't like controversy.
-
In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
-
It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
-
Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
-
Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
-
I've really had two heroes in my life. My father and Ronald Reagan.
-
The whole story of the comfort women, the system of forced sexual slavery, the medical experiments of Unit 731, is not something that is in the US psyche. That is changing because many books are coming out.
-
The most annoying and full-of-crap thing a writer says is, 'I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.' A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
-
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
-
No one person is an island.
-
Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
-
While performing, I can't wear anything that I'm not going to be able to dance in or heels that don't have ankle support.
-
Celebs says we have no time for love, but I wouldn't say that.
-
That is to say, their thoughts came higglety-pigglety out of the big, buzzing, booming confusion of their minds, too many pouring out chaotically in the same instant.
-
The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.
-
Doubt yourself all you want, but you have to make choices in life and live with them.
-
You can do anything, literally, right? That's one of the exciting possibilities of the present.
