Mark Strand Quotes
A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art.
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The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active.
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I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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I breathe martial arts every day of my life.
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Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I have a deep and ongoing love of Iceland, particular the landscape, and when writing 'Burial Rites,' I was constantly trying to see whether I could distill its extraordinary and ineffable qualities into a kind of poetry.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
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I'm pretty much a thrift shop gal. Flea markets on Sundays.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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I'm not nervous standing with anyone.
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I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.
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Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
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I've done tons of Debbie Allen musicals. I was a dancer in 'Glee,' and I was a Laker girl for three months.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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A mad, keen photographer needs to get out into the world and work and make mistakes.
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People just kind of associate me with kicking some ass.
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As much as we like to pretend we're just getting on stage and whatever, it's like, no, I practiced in front of the mirror my whole life.
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It would have been a good resignation speech for a president leaving office because of illness, or for one who had lost congressional support because of differences over policies. It was not the speech of a president who had violated his constitutional oath and duty by obstructing justice, by abusing the power of his office, by transforming the Oval Office into a mean den where perjury and low scheming became a way of life.
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A life is not sufficiently elevated for poetry, unless, of course, the life has been made into an art.
