David Whyte Quotes
I have hundreds of poems memorized. Mostly by others, but also my own. I use the poems when I lead retreats for management groups on topics like creating teams, or coming up with a more entrepreneurial system, or creating more excitement.
Quotes to Explore
-
When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping us glimpse the complexity behind the headlines.
-
I find dates, in general, horrific. We have to sit there and ask these questions and pretend to eat a meal, and it just feels so stiff.
-
I got addicted to Tetris, playing it in my basement, I was missing all these airplane flights over it. After the fourth one that I missed, I realized I needed to get rid of this thing - so ever since then, I don't play video games any more.
-
Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
-
Sometimes I wonder where I am from. I am either way ahead or I come from another world. I don't recognise this world.
-
There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
-
Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
-
History's a resource.
-
I would like for people to hear my music and hear/realize that people and experiences are deeper than what's at face value. Hopefully, with the span of my career, I can try to convey that in more ways than one.
-
I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
-
I started writing 'The Lord of Opium' in 2008 and produced about 80 pages before disaster struck. Three eye operations nearly put an end to my career.
-
I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine.
-
It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees.
-
I, Maggie, personally cannot tell you that you're going to save the planet. But what I do know is that we can draw a line to an issue that can conserve what we already have and what's left in a way that we can actually breathe the air, drink the water, actually grow things in soil - that matters in a real, practical way.
-
If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
-
If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
-
In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.
-
I love all animals. I just happen to prefer cats. They're really chill, and they're loving yet not loving. I relate to them, in a way.
-
Staying in China provided me with the opportunity to adjust to life outside of North Korea and to gain a sense of perspective, most importantly, by learning that so much of what I had been taught about my country was a lie.
-
The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success.
-
War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
-
You have one big mythology in your favor: Everyone believes that you Europeans are impeccable. But I know you are jerks.
-
What is a superhero? They're supposed to represent hope, opportunity, and strength for everybody.
-
I have hundreds of poems memorized. Mostly by others, but also my own. I use the poems when I lead retreats for management groups on topics like creating teams, or coming up with a more entrepreneurial system, or creating more excitement.
